How to Use lexicon in a Sentence

lexicon

noun
  • Well, the fact that self-care is even in my lexicon is the new part.
    Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 17 June 2021
  • With the new get-out-the-vote efforts come a new lexicon.
    Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
  • Grain, in Scott’s lexicon, is the kind of thing a state can see.
    Jedediah Purdy, New Republic, 1 Nov. 2017
  • So, there’s a lot of things that have unfolded in the lexicon since then.
    Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Rock ’n’ roll marathon and fun run entered the lexicon.
    Sheon Han February 9, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Surely bypass is the cruelest word in the lexicon of small towns.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Yes, the word does appear in the lexicon of the English language.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2013
  • Just as most of these attempts to pilfer from our lexicon do.
    Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2014
  • The lexicon consisted of two classes of words: free and bound.
    Anvita Abbi, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
  • And so the travails of travel became engraved in the lexicon.
    James Harbeck, The Week, 23 Feb. 2022
  • But since then, deep state has entered the public lexicon with a vengeance.
    Glenn Garvin, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Ghosting has been a part of the modern dating lexicon for years.
    Seventeen, 19 Apr. 2017
  • The phrase will be introduced to the lexicon in an upcoming episode.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Inevitably, the poor soul who posed the inquiry gets lost in its circuitous lexicon.
    Anne Quito, Quartz, 11 May 2021
  • Many of us have a secret language, the private lexicon of our home life.
    Kathryn Hymes, The Atlantic, 13 May 2021
  • The book was a best seller, and its titular coinage has since sunk into the lexicon.
    Jessica Pressler, Daily Intelligencer, 20 Sep. 2017
  • There’s an advantage of being part of the lucky lexicon.
    Polina Marinova, Fortune, 25 June 2019
  • The scientists are aiming to grow its lexicon over time.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Due to the pervasiveness of the sport, a few falconry terms have even been added to our lexicon.
    Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The movie has become even more beloved over the years, with the title having entered the lexicon as a tedious sense of déjà vu.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The medical lexicon for moms-to-be can be downright harsh.
    Rachel E. Gross, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2023
  • There is something immortal about adding to the lexicon.
    The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Shame simply has no place in the lexicon of a stylish person, and anyone wearing a beret should do so with aplomb.
    Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The wine will not taste sweet, except in Champagne, which has its own lexicon.
    New York Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • And here a crucial word in Trump’s lexicon must be whispered: losers.
    Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 29 Apr. 2020
  • But since then, Deep State has entered the public lexicon with a vengeance.
    Glenn Garvin, miamiherald, 2 Feb. 2018
  • If the word tablescape is part of a loved one's lexicon, these festive salt & pepper shakers are a must.
    Jaimie Potters, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • If 'tablescape' is part of your mom's lexicon, then this stunning duo of candles is a must.
    Jaimie Potters, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The buy-anything-you-need site is even moving into our lexicon.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 30 July 2020
  • Those were some of his references that wouldn’t have been in our previous lexicon.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2023

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