How to Use printing in a Sentence

printing

noun
  • Her printing is very neat.
  • The book is already in its second printing, and a third printing is scheduled for later this year.
  • The book has had two printings of 100,000 copies each.
  • The third printing, published in 1975, sold out in just a few months.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The rest of the setup and printing process is pretty straightforward.
    Katie Melynn, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The same thing can happen with 3D and 4D printing if the print nozzle is too far from the printing substrate.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The show includes a fragment from the 1459 Mainz Psalter, the second-oldest dated piece of printing from movable type in the West.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The two blocks to the east of the former printing plant has 20 parcels, with 12 owners, including local restaurants and bars.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024
  • After Green’s death in 1860, his printing plates were passed on to his agent, and then his agent’s son-in-law, Benjamin Pollock.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The precise nature of 3-D printing also means that no concrete goes to waste.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The piece is from the first printing of the poster and is the rarest of three different poster designs released by the War Department, says the auction house.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Some counties have already sent the ballots for the Sept. 5 primary to the printing so they can be mailed to voters on time.
    Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • The revised paperbacks will be released in April to mark 70 years since the printing of Casino Royale.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In June, local printing stopped, and the massive press was dismantled.
    Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Heritage noticed some residue in the grooves — plaster of Paris, a clue that they had been used in a stereotype printing process developed in the 1830s.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Ellis, who specializes in printing and paper, has a soft spot for this type of gift.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
  • After pulling into a parking spot near the printing house, Thomas wandered off.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The first was a chemical printing process to produce computer chips in batches rather than one at a time.
    Kathleen Day, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
  • This gives the printing process a level of press-and-play simplicity that’s been sorely missing.
    Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But the quality of the bindings, paper and printing vary wildly from service to service.
    Valerie Walsh, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The original Barbie the Album vinyl sold out, but a new sky-blue printing is shipping out now, with two new tracks for good measure.
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2023
  • End of carousel Ideally, printing services should avoid storing the content of your files, or at least delete daily.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • Matthew Perry has promised to remove the unprovoked swipes at Keanu Reeves from future printings of the Friends actor’s memoir.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2023
  • This Because, Students Wine Glass provides a lighthearted touch and has a durable printing process that ensures the text lasts through many trips in the dishwasher.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • An example is the use of 3D inkjet printing for personalized medicine.
    Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Cogsworth Upholstery fabrics and 3D printing were key to Cogsworth’s outfits.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Visitors can try their hand at skills such as block printing, moss wall art, and Japanese sashiko mending.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The chambers could proceed without the internet by printing bills, but members of the public wouldn’t be able to watch live proceedings.
    Julia Shumway, oregonlive, 21 June 2023
  • The printing is good enough, especially for the price, and shipping is generally speedy.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Besides, our printing techniques also reflect our deep love for the planet.
    Meggen Harris, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023

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