Example sentences for: singular

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

  • It has been a rule in English from time immemorical to put a noun into the singular when it is used as an adjective before another noun.

  • My hunch also tells me that there are more people who use media as a singular noun than there are people who write bristling letters to the editor insisting on its immutable plurality—which is to say, a lot.

  • The singular values, w

  • I am happy to let the usually conservative American Heritage Dictionary have the last word: “As with the analogous words data and agenda, the originally plural form has begun to acquire a sense that departs from that of the singular [ medium ]; used as a collective term, media denotes an industry or community.”

  • Entries range from grammatical matters (like agreement between various elements that ought to agree), to questions of syntax (like the placement of adjectives), to matters of semantics (like the discussion of adequate ), to the meaning, usage, spelling, inflection, and pronunciation of a large number of words and phrases that might be confused ( adduce, deduce ; plural/singular status of addendum, agenda ; spelling of practice, practise ; plurals of words ending in -o , etc.).


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