Example sentences for: omit

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

  • Pepys also has a tendency to omit subject pronouns, reminding one of television commercials: “Had a bowl of Whamo this morning.

  • An author may omit letters, perhaps to show clipped gerund forms (singin', goin', whistlin') , to indicate dropped hs ('ello, 'adn't, 'ome) , or lost final ds (husban', tol') .

  • One might well counter that words containing those elements are therefore not common enough to merit inclusion, but is that suffi- cient reason to omit - mane words ( balletomane ), - bund words ( moribund ), and all words ending in - phobe or - phile ? I believe that to create a truly useful work, even acknowledging its restrictions, the author should have considered matters other than raw frequency, the criterion applied for “use in the classroom or at home.”

  • Several readers suggested the addition of that '70s hit, zipless fuck an act of intercourse without an emotional connection, coined by Erica Jong in Fear of Flying . We had originally decided to omit it since zipless was often used on its own to mean passionate but emotionally uninvolved, but it does appear often enough as a set phrase to deserve entry.

  • All the majors save the WSJ omit mention of "Wag the Dog" in their airstrike news stories.


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