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
• At the same time, the vocabulary isn’t trite, and there aren’t too many proper names.
  — New York Times, 29 May 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• It's often said that a child's vocabulary grows to 200 or more words during this time.
  — Maureen Ryan, Parents, 24 July 2024
• What is there to play for’ like that’s not even in our definition, not even in our vocabulary.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 5 Jan. 2022
• The position was made very clear, with a Beard-style modicum of vocabulary.
  — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
• Want to fall in love — or improve your vocabulary! — in an instant?
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2022
• Singer spends time reading aloud to the children and teaching them new vocabulary.
  — Athena Jones, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
• The English language boasts more than a million words, more than twice the vocabulary of any other tongue.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• Now, straight from the horse’s mouth, here’s a parade of horsey words and expressions stabled in our vocabulary.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
• Eighteen-month-olds might have anywhere from five to 40 words in their vocabulary.
  — Christine Luff, Parents, 27 Feb. 2024
• Yeah, and that's another word that has been stricken from the vocabulary.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022
• Reading is the most surefire way there is to expand your rusty vocabulary.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
• Strands tends to be a bit more swingy, with some extremely easy grids and others that really test your vocabulary.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
• Research shows that reading can increase a person's vocabulary, which is linked to intelligence.
  — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024