WORDING in a Sentence

Learn WORDING from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
412 example sentences for WORDING, such as:
1. Suit the action to the word.
2. Many a true word is spoken in jest.
3. The word 'Redskins' was on every lip.'
4. She didn't seem able to get out a word.
5. The statement was vague in its wording.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of WORDING
wording
 n.  the manner in which something is expressed in words
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  As Mr. Holohan was a novice in such delicate matters as the wording of bills and the disposing of items for a programme, Mrs. Kearney helped him.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In A MOTHER
2  Pierre now understood the count's dissatisfaction with the wording of the Note.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III
3  Finally, he examined with his glass the word upon the wall, going over every letter of it with the most minute exactness.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
4  She didn't seem able to get out a word.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
5  "The word RACHE, written in letters of blood," he said.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
6  "I will now cut one of these pills in two," said Holmes, and drawing his penknife he suited the action to the word.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
7  The word 'Redskins' was on every lip.'
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
8  A rash word or a hasty act was followed by annihilation, and yet none knew what the nature might be of this terrible power which was suspended over them.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
9  Without a glance or a word to the cowering women, he walked up to the white silent figure which had once contained the pure soul of Lucy Ferrier.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
10  "I'll sit down, with your leave," the prisoner said, suiting the action to the word.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
11  I got so close to them in the bustle that I could hear every word that passed between them.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
12  He went in, leaving word that I should wait for him.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
13  I suppose he thought we had come to the hotel that he had mentioned, for he got out without another word, and followed me down the garden.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
14  I give you my word that all the way, the father and the daughter were walking in front of us.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
15  The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  The two sides failed to agree on the wording of a final report.
2  There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report.
3  We examine the wording in detail before deciding on the final text.
4  Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution.
5  The wording of this section of the contract is open to interpretation.
6  The statement was vague in its wording.
7  The photos are worth a thousand words although the actual wording is short and meaningful.
8  Many a true word is spoken in jest.
9  Don't say a word about the accident to my mother.
10  Suit the action to the word.
11  Speak clearly if you speak at all, Carve every word before you let it fall.
12  He didn't allow any word to escape his lips.
13  Although the book was devoted to cancer, the word "cancer" did not even appear in the index.
14  The literal meaning of the word " cat " is an animal.
15  The word "lion"denotes a certian kind of animal.