How to Use nominal in a Sentence

nominal

adjective

• They charge a nominal fee for the service.
• Her title of vice president had been nominal only.
• Yes, that is a lot—the most in the world, in nominal terms.
  — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 24 Sep. 2020
• What seemed to be nominal promises of a new coach came to fruition.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2020
• By the way, the title is a bit of a misnomer; any oak on the palate is very nominal.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
• This makes the nominal satire of the Amazon shows feels oddly tame.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2021
• Pan for gold along the banks of Rattlesnake Creek and ride the train for nominal fees.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
• Users can rent a scooter via a smartphone for a nominal fee and drop it off anywhere in the city.
  — Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, 1 June 2018
• If only the same were true of many of the politicians in nominal charge of the coronavirus crisis.
  — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 15 May 2020
• Each of the ten years of nominal peace saw plenty of bloodshed.
  — Theodore Roosevelt, The Winning of the West: 1769-1776, (1894) 1995
• You, the nominal viewer, will flip-flop between the two.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 8 Jan. 2020
• In nominal terms — that is, the prices people see at the time — there have been spikes and slowdowns.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022
• Extra meals may be purchased on site for a nominal charge.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2018
• Only the ability to drive to a park, pay a nominal fee, and maybe rent a plot of dirt to serve as home base.
  — Judson Berger, National Review, 24 Apr. 2021
• The same cannot be said for the nominal price of Bitcoin, however.
  — Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
• Horford is a nominal center joining a team that already has the best center in the league.
  — The Si Staff, SI.com, 5 July 2019
• Over time, interest rates tend to move in tandem with the nominal growth rate.
  — Neil Irwin, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
• Often, a nominal subject adds a touch of irony to the narrative.
  — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2018
• For a nominal fee, paddleboards can be rented by the hour or half hour.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 July 2021
• This was supposed to be a nominal job and not a serious career.
  — Deborah Levy, The Cut, 1 July 2018
• The ship channel has a nominal depth of 45 feet for most of its run.
  — Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Hutchinson, who signed the bill into law, was a nominal defendant in the suit.
  — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 11 Dec. 2021
• Her will bequeathed most of it to five of her six children but left the remaining child only a nominal amount.
  — Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2021
• Joey also said that the last person to be charged with a similar crime was punished with a nominal fine.
  — Raga Justin, Dallas News, 6 July 2021
• Bring your own skates and admission is free, but rentals are available for a nominal fee.
  — Joseph Hernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2019
• While there is a nominal fee, there is no fee involved for youth-only hunts.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 31 July 2020
• Admission is free, train and pony rides are available for a nominal fee.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2021
• The truce would be an extension of the nominal three-day holiday cease-fire.
  — Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• Even now, these parents are not the nominal givers of those birthday presents — their children are.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
• Even now, these parents are not the nominal givers of those birthday presents -- their children are.
  — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 20 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024