How to Use term in a Sentence

term

1 of 2 noun

• The law had been understood in broad terms.
• He spoke about them in glowing terms.
• His grades have improved since last term.
• The governor will run for a second term.
• He was sentenced to a ten-year term in the state penitentiary.
• The term of the contract is 60 months.
• That's an outdated term that no one uses anymore.
• He is currently serving his third term in the U.S. Senate.
• English 122 is not offered this term.
• But the deal terms are made clear.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
• No longer-term gains were put on hold.
  — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
• In terms of prices, there is no let up.
  — Art De Roché, New York Times, 15 May 2026
• In Lords terms, that is speedy.
  — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
• In terms of taste, fresh dates are rich and caramel-like.
  — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
• But in terms of his skills as a passer?
  — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
• Both in the near term and for the future.
  — Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
• The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
• Each listing comes with its own set of terms.
  — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
• Most lenders won’t agree to those terms, Drury said.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
• The winners will serve three-year terms.
  — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
• Those opposed to the deal have their own terms, of course.
  — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
• In shipping terms, that's soon.
  — Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
• Brown is serving her first term and faces felony fraud charges.
  — Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
• The time apart allowed the band to come back on their own terms.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
• The jobs are miles apart for Briones in terms of tone and genre.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
• Holmer is running for what would be his first full four-year term.
  — Erin Yarnall, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2021
• Today’s stars want to build, shape, and lead, on their terms.
  — Gabby Shacknai, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• In terms of the worst pests to spot in your home, ants might sound like no big deal.
  — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
• In the short term, thinks look bleak for Biden and Democrats.
  — Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022
• The term is also used for baby goats.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026

term

2 of 2 verb

• The project was termed a success.
• He’s termed out at the end of this year.
  — Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
• Or, as our staff termed it today, mad.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 June 2026
• Or maybe they’re termed-out of their current job and need some place to land.
  — John Phillips, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
• Both of whom have been termed day-to-day but did not travel with the team.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
• Carollo was termed out of office at the end of last year.
  — Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
• And as for her next steps, or what could be termed the French elephant in the gym?
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
• One additional tax to be aware of is what’s termed a wealth tax.
  — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• The program has since termed his injury a hamstring strain.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
• Joe Carollo served two back-to-back terms and is now termed out.
  — Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
• Desmond, who is termed out at the end of this year, is running for Congress.
  — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
• If Flora wins, he will be termed out in 2028.
  — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
• In other cities, the adjacent body of water might be termed a stream.
  — Elizabeth Roberts, Sun-Sentinel.com, 17 May 2017
• Whether the fracture is open or closed can also impact whether it is termed as complex.
  — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
• More accurately, it can be termed as a threat response.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
• This look is also termed the Cellophane.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
• Popovich said the situation can only be termed a soap opera if the club talks about it daily.
  — Tom Orsborn, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
• Dagon is termed out and ineligible to run.
  — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
• Bailey served two one-year terms as president and then termed out of the position.
  — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• He also was benched for two games this past week, which Cora termed a mental reset.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• You wouldn’t be termed a Black actor on the continent of Africa, right?
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
• In some quarters, that might be termed socialistic.
  — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
• The Heat minutes later termed it a lower-back injury.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
• But what was going on there was, in many respects, there were, as was termed at the time, fellow travelers.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
• Experts are terming this more of a long-term drought given the longevity but still, a wet spring could change things in a hurry.
  — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
• The governor's first choice to succeed Thomas, who's termed out, has already bowed out.
  — Ted Sickinger, OregonLive.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• That’s what a friend of mine termed as neo-pessimism, but this is deeper than that, because the logic is so intact.
  — Hilary Hughes, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2018
• That set of evening clothes termed a tuxedo is probably the most bombproof uniform in existence.
  — New York Times, 4 Mar. 2018
• Bitmain is a miner first and foremost, but also sells what might be termed crypto-shovels.
  — The Economist, 19 May 2018
• Krekorian terms out at the end of next year, creating a wide-open race for his Valley seat.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023