How to Use serial number in a Sentence

serial number

noun

• The serial number showed that the weapon had been stolen from a pawn shop in Texas.
  — Vic Ryckaert, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2020
• The serial number on the weapon had been scratched off.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 7 Apr. 2022
• On one side was the stamp of the handgun’s unique serial number: YZC020.
  — Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• The winner had to match the last digit on the bill’s serial number.
  — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 7 May 2021
• The horn should have a low serial number; the older ones, people say, are the best.
  — Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024
• To top it off, the carbon-fiber airbox is etched with the serial number 001.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022
• The mystery didn’t last long, given that the boat had a serial number.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2023
• Or to find the serial number on my printer, stuffed away in a closet.
  — Whitson Gordon, Wired, 13 Mar. 2021
• Tap the name of your item tracker, and the serial number and firmware version will appear.
  — José Adorno, BGR, 20 Dec. 2022
• Your award is made of enamel on silver, and the serial number on the back was hand engraved.
  — oregonlive, 5 July 2023
• The silencer lacked a serial number, as required by the NFA.
  — Madison Bateman, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 21 Sep. 2021
• You will be asked for the serial number listed on the bottom of your machine.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2021
• The report says police found a Glock handgun at the scene with its serial number scratched off.
  — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
• Each vaccine vial has a unique serial number and bar code.
  — New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
• Meanwhile, Carrie would try to match the serial numbers on the scraps of bills and tape them together.
  — USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
• Its serial number had been scratched off, records state.
  — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
• And because these aren't sold as guns, they aren't engraved or stamped with a serial number.
  — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 8 Apr. 2021
• The gun’s serial number was pried off and detectives couldn’t trace where it was last purchased and by whom.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
• In the end, the man was found because of a gun serial number and a background check, none of the high-tech tracking throughout the transit system.
  — WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022
• Each AirTag has a serial number and is linked to an Apple account.
  — NBC News, 10 Feb. 2022
• Typically, they're asked to load a prepaid card and read the serial number over the phone.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 15 Sep. 2021
• When these firearms turn up at crime scenes, they often cannot be traced by law enforcement due to the lack of a serial number.
  — Donna Owens, Essence, 8 Apr. 2021
• Many of the guns seized or found by police, or turned in by residents, have no serial number and cannot be traced, said Capt.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2021
• The weapon was a .223-caliber assault rifle and had no serial number, Zanoni said.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
• Police ran the serial number on the missing console and learned it had been sold the day before the home invasion.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 23 July 2021
• Ghost guns that are there without a serial number, just for the wrong purposes.
  — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2022
• Even so, Musk was thrilled with the results from the six-minute 42-second flight of the prototype Starship, serial number 8.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2020
• The soldier, who was a reservist and has since been discharged, said the device had been made in a factory and had a serial number on it.
  — Gal Koplewitz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
• There was one early loser: a young man who stole a stack of tickets with specific serial numbers and bolted from a pizza parlor on 71st Street.
  — Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2024
• The only thing technicians need to install the software is the vehicle’s identification number, also known as the serial number or VIN.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024