Example sentences for: parentheses

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

  • The 1996 results were compared to those of 1995 [ 8] (in parentheses).

  • The top 20 ranking genes can be seen in Figure 12, where the genes known to be differentially regulated are shown in parentheses and up- or downregulation is shown in red or green, respectively.

  • In Table 1the figures in the parentheses show the number of animals tested with each stimulus in each series.

  • • English names written in romanji: a (always glossed in parentheses as alpha), Access, CoCo, Damn Rockers, Dreams Come True, Escalators Vanilla (possibly inspired by the `60's American bands Vanilla Fudge, The Mood Elevators, and Strawberry Alarm Clock, though made ludicrous in conforming to Japanese grammar which requires the adjective to follow the noun), Hound Dog, Jigger's Son (four guys), Judy and Mary (three guys backing a girl singer), Princess, Tube, Wink, Zoo.

  • In the following paragraphs, the year of first recorded use given in the OED is indicated in parentheses.


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