How to Use parenthesis in a Sentence

parenthesis

noun

• The amounts in parenthesis are for a batch of seven drinks.
  — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• If a player was on the list last month, his past ranking is in parenthesis.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022
• If a player was ranked in the last big board, his ranking will be in parentheses.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Here are the rest of the AP top five (with first-place votes in parentheses).
  — Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
• For each stock example, the month in parentheses is the month of the initial drop from highs.
  — Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
• The number of points received is in parentheses.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2025
• The number of points received is in parentheses.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2025
• The number in parenthesis is the increase from the day before.
  — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 6 Aug. 2021
• The year or years in which an Olympian medaled are in parentheses after each athlete’s name.
  — Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
• Here's a look at every first round playoff series that is set in stone (with team seeds in parenthesis).
  — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
• These are the eight stocks, with their year-to-date advances in parentheses, broken up into two charts.
  — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 16 May 2025
• Next to each team's name in parentheses is the number of points gained through votes and first-place votes if said team received any.
  — Adam Coleman, Houston Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017
• In parentheses are noted the costume designer and the year of the movie was made.
  — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
• The rankings include first-place votes in parenthesis, win-loss record and overall points from this week’s poll.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2021
• The rankings include first-place votes in parenthesis, win-loss record and overall points from this week’s poll.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2021
• The rankings include first-place votes in parenthesis, win-loss record and overall points from this week’s poll.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021
• Their year of induction is in parentheses.
  — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• Each team's futures odds to reach the Sweet 16 are listed in parentheses.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
• The number in parenthesis is the increase from the previous day.
  — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 20 June 2020
• The figure in parenthesis is the increase from the previous day.
  — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 6 Aug. 2020
• The figures in parenthesis is the increase from the previous day.
  — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 4 Sep. 2020
• Records and Super Bowl chances appear in parentheses.
  — Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
• Some of his models were Senegalese men and women whose names appear in parentheses in the titles of the pieces.
  — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• Player ages at the start of the 2025 season are listed in parentheses.
  — Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
• For the second week in a row, Stroud tops the list of college football's best passers with last week's rankings in parenthesis.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
• The stats in parentheses reflect Maye’s camp-long performance.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
• The number in parentheses is what percentage of ballots the candidate was on last year.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
• Each writer’s personal ranking will appear in parentheses next to their name.
  — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
• Below is a list of the Browns' first-round picks since 1999, with the selection in parentheses.
  — Scooby Axson, SI.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• The prose is hypnotic, all the more so for its many digressions and parentheses, unveiling tiny set pieces like so many Fabergé eggs.
  — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026