Example sentences for: plural

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

  • In these examples we eliminated redundant singular/plural forms by averaging term-occurrence values derived from both entries (considering, for instance, 'lipoprotein' and 'lipoproteins' as a single entity).

  • One respondent mentions "y'all," an excellent example--English used to make a distinction between singular "thou" and plural "you," but now only Southern varieties of English are capable of this distinction without resorting to circumlocutions.

  • It may not even represent the plural of Old English hlyw burial mound as usually explained.

  • The result of this evolution is that there is now both a plural media and a singular media, and each means something different.

  • In such usage the plural definit article seems to imply a sense of solidarity, of togetherness, of addressing not just any or all boys or kids or whatever but of specifying a particular group.


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