entry

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en·try | \ ˈen-trē

plural entries

Definition of entry

1 : the right or privilege of entering : entrée

2 : the act of entering : entrance

3 : a place of entrance: such as

a : vestibule, passage

b : door, gate

4a : the act of making or entering a record

b : something entered: such as

(1) : a record or notation of an occurrence, transaction, or proceeding

(2) : a descriptive record (as in a card catalog or an index)

(3) : headword

(4) : a headword with its definition or identification

(5) : vocabulary entry

5 : a person, thing, or group entered into something (such as a contest or market) the latest entries in the computer market judge the entries in the writing contest

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Examples of entry in a Sentence

His parents tried to make his entry into school life as smooth as possible. His friends were surprised by his entry into politics. She was denied entry into the courtroom. students competing for entry into the college

Recent Examples on the Web The first entry was giant global cycling and hiking luxury specialist Butterfield & Robinson (read here). — Allison Olmsted, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Woodward and Herblock would share in The Post’s 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of Watergate; 10 supplemental editorial cartoons were included in the entry. — Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Just inside the first-floor entry is an old, preserved wooden wall telephone, the kind with a crank on the side. — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 14 June 2022 The eighth entry in the Forza Motorsport series doesn’t have a number, signaling a reboot of sorts for the sim-style racing game. — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 13 June 2022 In other words:stay tuned for the below entry on Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 13 June 2022 This new entry into the splash pad market is a brilliant mash-up between classic Twister and a splash pad. — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2022 This week sees the release of Jurassic World Dominion, the sixth entry in the Jurassic franchise. — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 10 June 2022 The meal is the latest entry in the growing trend of musical artists collaborating with fast food companies on their own combo meals. — Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc, 10 June 2022 See More

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