How to Use vocabulary in a Sentence

vocabulary

noun
  • She has learned a lot of new vocabulary.
  • Reading helped to expand her vocabulary.
  • The Internet has given us a whole new vocabulary.
  • He has a somewhat limited vocabulary.
  • The word ‘lesbian’ wasn’t even a part of the vocabulary.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Things that wouldn’t have been in the CIA’s vocabulary not so long ago.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 12 May 2021
  • At the same time, the vocabulary isn’t trite, and there aren’t too many proper names.
    — New York Times, 29 May 2022
  • Maybe there will be some more trades that force Woj to flex his vocabulary a bit more.
    — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, 20 June 2019
  • If anything, the birds’ colorful vocabulary helps keep the mood light and fun amid all the doom and gloom in the world, says Nichols.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
  • So the Church would propose, and in a vocabulary that the people of the modern world could hear and engage.
    — George Weigel, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Dressy clogs may not be in your footwear vocabulary just yet, but these shoes will change your mind.
    — Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Sep. 2022
  • That was just part of our vocabulary back in those early days and those shows were great.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 21 Oct. 2021
  • For most people, the idea of a new language is simply a new vocabulary, but that’s not the case.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021
  • By the age of four, the average vocabulary has ballooned to more than 1,000 words.
    — Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The phrase has become such a part of the vocabulary that for many its origins have been obscured.
    — JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
  • The mission of the school was so new and so foreign that there wasn’t a neutral vocabulary to describe it.
    — Peg Tyre, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
  • But in between the tail whips and howls of despair, dogs have a whole vocabulary for their emotions.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 June 2024
  • What's unclear whether the new words, acronyms and terms will have short shelf lives or become ingrained in the vocabulary.
    — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 5 June 2020
  • The vocabulary created over that week became a huge part of the language that has made it into the show.
    — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Part of that comes from learning how to give answers and finding the right vocabulary.
    — Time For Kids, Time, 7 Aug. 2019
  • And while her vocabulary keeps getting better, there’s still a ways to go.
    — Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • That state now places its trust in the force of arms, and so must resort to the vocabulary of a police state, as in South Africa or Algeria.
    — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The world of books has played a notable role in the history of English vocabulary.
    — David Crystal june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
  • Though the findings show there are not many parts of Utah’s vocabulary that are unique to Utah, there are a few, Eddington said.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
  • When confronted with such wealth, the word no is not in their vocabulary.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 May 2022
  • Don’t let the sister fool you, the Ramblers’ fan base has a Chicago vocabulary.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2021
  • It's often said that a child's vocabulary grows to 200 or more words during this time.
    — Maureen Ryan, Parents, 24 July 2024
  • All those hours on Duolingo had given me a huge vocabulary but left me more or less mute.
    — Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 21 Nov. 2024
  • That was part of the band, creating this new vocabulary that didn't really exist.
    — Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 3 July 2025
  • But at the start of the project, which launched in 2023, their vocabularies differed dramatically.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 July 2025

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