grammatical

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Recent Examples of grammatical More than this, Smart’s project, an ongoing one, seems to have transcended the grammatical and become devotional. Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Epstein emailed current and former political figures on all sides, sending news clips and discussing strategy or gossip often in short, choppy emails laden with spelling and grammatical errors. Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025 The Wild Faith to Take Over America — all of which had titles and paragraphs similar to her work but full of spelling, factual, and grammatical errors. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025 Tender Buttons is a celebration of mutability, a rejoinder to rules, where words are set free from the shackles of meaning and grammatical function, made unfamiliar, and charged with power to make the world afresh. Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grammatical
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Adjective
  • Her poetry offers a rare collection of literary introspection from within Miami-Dade County government, where Tallman works as chief of staff to a top deputy of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
    Douglas Hanks April 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • These six novels, running the gamut from pulp fiction to literary fiction, have something else in common.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Most restaurants correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly after.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The correct spreadsheet was never found.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Westcott said some of the subdivisions along the creek were built in the 1960s and 1970s when proper drainage was an afterthought and fences were installed in floodways.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Hayden said that Charles failed to execute proper safety protocols while Joseph crossed the street.
    Anna Meiler, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • While students are surrounded by technology, teachers say that exposure alone is not building the kind of skills needed for academic or professional environments.
    Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Wyzant provides academic tutoring services, which allow tutors to establish their own hourly rates that range between $25 and $100.
    Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The poisoning of a champion stallion opens an investigation that starts to expose tensions and secrets inside an aristocratic horse breeding dynasty.
    Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The series begins with her and Jolyon’s wedding, and Francis certainly thinks that her six-episode season will be about ensuring her family’s ascendency into aristocratic society by finding a suitable match for her daughter June (Justine Emma Moore).
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Education also plays a role, with more educated women tending to have fewer children.
    Manuela Castro, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Various strands of the opposition—ethnic minorities, leftists, and educated technocrats—appeared determined to block him, even at the price of leaving the regime in place.
    Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Calgary, Alberta The third-largest city by population in Canada, Calgary offers a vibrant destination for literary enthusiasts that is a refreshing change of pace from the often sleepy, romantic bookish towns.
    Lara Kramer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Those making more bookish and insular styles of the genre, like the Magnetic Fields and Belle and Sebastian, weren’t being worshipped as critical darlings; in some cases their records hadn’t made it to America yet.
    David Glickman, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Grammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grammatical. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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