How to Use language in a Sentence

language

noun
  • How many languages do you speak?
  • French is her first language.
  • He is always careful in his use of language.
  • She expressed her ideas using simple and clear language.
  • The book has been translated into several languages.
  • He's learning English as a second language.
  • The vagueness of the language sent a chill through the book program.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Not of language, but of the life in El Salvador and the life in the United States.
    Javier Zamora, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • Then in the film world, music for me is a visual language.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The nods are in the music but also in the language surrounding the album.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The members of the group had a lot of different ideas about what language the lyrics should be in.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Still, the summary language is sure to sway some people at the polls.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Notably, 92 Democrats voted present due to concerns with the language in the bill.
    Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The language would need to be sorted out between the two bills in order to make it to the governor’s desk.
    Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
  • David wrote a lot of very difficult language, but Paul was right there on it.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
  • In 1913, English was adopted as the sole language of the church and its Sunday school programs.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2023
  • For many in the region, such language smacks of a dangerous kind of weakness rather than strength.
    Matt Bradley, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Babies who are read to tend to develop strong reading and language skills down the road.
    Brienne Walsh, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The two votes were over whether to change the Irish constitution to remove language stating ...
    Henry Olsen, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024
  • There are other great language learning apps, of course.
    WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Aune said she’s been revising the exact language of the measure.
    Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • There’s language about the responsibilities of the enslaved and of masters in the Bible.
    Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • While this language isn't new to the GOP playbook, Ramaswamy has at times gone further than some of his rivals.
    Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Nuanced language and cancel-free ways to reason about it will emerge.
    WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Creer said the 133 available languages on the website come from everything Google can translate.
    Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The contractual language states that owners who try to sell the EV within the first year might not be able to buy future Teslas.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a lot of yelling and nasty language and juvenile behavior.
    Sam Anderson, New York Times, 3 June 2023
  • LaRose, who chairs the board, explained his office had drafted new ballot language.
    Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Nearly all of the tools include some language component.
    Matt O'Brien, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • As pictures flashed on the wall, the students — immigrants still learning the English language — shuffled across the room to show their opinions.
    Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023

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