Example sentences for: numeral

How can you use “numeral” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Because the fiddling charge arises in the context of college rankings . In the hushed groves of academia, few things cause more consternation than an outsider using numeral measurements to gauge academic performance--even though colleges and universities rely on similar measurements to rate their applicants.

  • The question mark “nose” is actually the Nepali numeral one, meaning the only way to enlightenment is by following the rules of conduct laid down by the Buddha.

  • Anyone can enjoy knowing how a $10 bill came to be called a sawbuck (the Roman numeral "X" that appeared on early notes reminded people of the wooden sawbuck used in carpentry), or how the word "robot" came into English (it comes from the Czech word "robota," meaning "drudgery," and was part of the title of a widely popular 1920 Czech play), or how the Indo-European root for "beech tree," "bhago-," gave us the word "book" (Germanic tribes used beech staves to carve runes on).

  • The Postal Service could, for example, place a Roman numeral in front of each ZIP Code, yielding a code like I-20878-2619.

  • The numeral "II" could indicate locations of average income and stop density that are relatively economical to deliver.


How many words do you know? Try our free vocabulary size test!


Search

Search for example sentences

Loading Loading...
Quantcast