Examples of lettering in a Sentence
I couldn't read the sign's lettering.
a sign with gold lettering
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The suspects were described as two Black males, one wearing a black T-shirt with white lettering and denim shorts, and the other with a long-sleeve black shirt.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
It was packaged in a maroon wrapper with silver lettering.
—David P. Willis, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The first advertises the restaurant’s name and the second larger sign advertises the lunch special in red and white lettering.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Against a black background, the red lettering of the title is all but crushing a prone human form.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
It was packaged in a maroon wrapper with silver lettering.
—David P. Willis, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The first advertises the restaurant’s name and the second larger sign advertises the lunch special in red and white lettering.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Against a black background, the red lettering of the title is all but crushing a prone human form.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Lettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lettering. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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lettering
noun
let·ter·ing
ˈlet-ə-riŋ 
: letters used in an inscription
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