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Examples of serial number in a Sentence
the serial number of a computer
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Check with the manufacturer and your seat's serial number.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Traditional firearms are manufactured by licensed companies and sold through licensed dealers, with all legal guns in the U.S. required to have serial numbers.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Nothing seems to rattle them until the trio gets a call from Detective Williams, who is able to ID who the shoulder belonged to from the serial number.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
All three guns were registered to Bui and detectives also found an empty Glock firearm box with an obliterated serial number, according to court records.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1838, in the meaning defined above
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“Serial number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serial%20number. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
serial number
noun
: a number showing place in a series and used as a means of identification
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