Examples of term of art in a Sentence
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The term of art for this sort of battlefield confusion is fog of war.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
To borrow a baseball term of art (okay, a cliché), Jane Leavy is an elite spitballer.
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Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Offline is somewhat of a term of art in the Legislature where lawmakers have side conversations that aren’t public.
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Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
The settlement also revises the penalty structure for a school that exits the ACC’s grant of rights, a term of art that refers to a school permitting its intellectual property and media rights to be used by the conference and its business partners.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
But today, the word, which is also a legal term of art, has a different context and usage in online spaces.
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Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2024
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Judy Berman,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
To borrow a baseball term of art (okay, a cliché), Jane Leavy is an elite spitballer.
—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Offline is somewhat of a term of art in the Legislature where lawmakers have side conversations that aren’t public.
—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
The settlement also revises the penalty structure for a school that exits the ACC’s grant of rights, a term of art that refers to a school permitting its intellectual property and media rights to be used by the conference and its business partners.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
But today, the word, which is also a legal term of art, has a different context and usage in online spaces.
—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2024
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“Term of art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20of%20art. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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