Examples of lettering in a Sentence
I couldn't read the sign's lettering.
a sign with gold lettering
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That inspired shirts with embroideries, patches, and all sorts of detail in early collections taken from those authentic black shirts with gold lettering.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
To my great dismay, the lettering underneath the gas knobs (and even the manufacturing logo) has started to flake off.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
The new license plate is designed with an all-black background and white lettering.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Signs of the times Originally, California’s road signs were black with white lettering, but the state changed them after a federal rule was extended to the states.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
To my great dismay, the lettering underneath the gas knobs (and even the manufacturing logo) has started to flake off.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
The new license plate is designed with an all-black background and white lettering.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Signs of the times Originally, California’s road signs were black with white lettering, but the state changed them after a federal rule was extended to the states.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
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“Lettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lettering. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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lettering
noun
let·ter·ing
ˈlet-ə-riŋ 
: letters used in an inscription
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