How to Use printing in a Sentence

printing

noun
  • Her printing is very neat.
  • The book is already in its second printing, and a third printing is scheduled for later this year.
  • The third printing, published in 1975, sold out in just a few months.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Owners of the Union purchased the printing plant and name for about $2,500.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The printing trade was his start, the profession that made him.
    Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
  • The art of printing is making adjustments to shape the way a copy will be made.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2022
  • This was the world that 3D printing was supposed to bring forth once upon a time.
    Adriana Lee, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The rest of the setup and printing process is pretty straightforward.
    Katie Melynn, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The law stops the printing of books by Russian citizens.
    Lorraine Taylor, Fox News, 20 June 2022
  • The same thing can happen with 3D and 4D printing if the print nozzle is too far from the printing substrate.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The printing trade was once commonly taught at deaf schools across the United States.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Desk rates start at $30/day and include coffee and printing.
    Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Benjamin Franklin was sustained by just this kind of printing work.
    Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
  • The show includes a fragment from the 1459 Mainz Psalter, the second-oldest dated piece of printing from movable type in the West.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • By turning a blind eye to money, the Fed has allowed the printing presses to run in overdrive.
    Nicholas Hanlon, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The only real downside to this printer is the slow printing speed.
    Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2022
  • The two other big clients had started to insource their printing needs.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • The two blocks to the east of the former printing plant has 20 parcels, with 12 owners, including local restaurants and bars.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024
  • After Green’s death in 1860, his printing plates were passed on to his agent, and then his agent’s son-in-law, Benjamin Pollock.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The precise nature of 3-D printing also means that no concrete goes to waste.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The piece is from the first printing of the poster and is the rarest of three different poster designs released by the War Department, says the auction house.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The way the money works is each product has costs built in, from shipping to procurement to printing.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Felix gives her a brief pep talk, reminding her of all of the lives her organ printing has saved.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 30 June 2024
  • Some counties have already sent the ballots for the Sept. 5 primary to the printing so they can be mailed to voters on time.
    Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • In the back of Khisha Asubuhi’s store, where there’s printing equipment, a microwave and a small minifridge, stacks of her other shirts sit on racks.
    Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The app has a bunch of basic printing features that all work as expected.
    PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The lead slugs are taken to a separate station, clamped in a frame, and put through a roller to create the one-page press plate used for printing.
    Nick Yetto, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The revised paperbacks will be released in April to mark 70 years since the printing of Casino Royale.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Whether its a new printing, a different game using the Clue branding or one of the many licensed editions, Baker doesn’t want to new versions of the game to seem like cheap cash ins.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • And the fans responded, buying out the title's entire first printing on Amazon within two hours.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024

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