Examples of term of art in a Sentence
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But today, the word, which is also a legal term of art, has a different context and usage in online spaces.
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Offline is somewhat of a term of art in the Legislature where lawmakers have side conversations that aren’t public.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
The plain and active meaning of the word cannot be diluted by its constriction, as the government would have it, to a narrow term of art.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
The settlement also revises the penalty structure for a school that exits the ACC’s grant of rights, a term of art that refers to a school permitting its intellectual property and media rights to be used by the conference and its business partners.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But this term, used in this context, is a legal term of art.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
But the rules are murky and 'published' is a term of art in copyright law that was not well-defined.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Blanche created a term of art for Cohen, called the GLOAT, the greatest liar of all time, a play on the word GOAT, greatest of all time.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Offline is somewhat of a term of art in the Legislature where lawmakers have side conversations that aren’t public.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
The plain and active meaning of the word cannot be diluted by its constriction, as the government would have it, to a narrow term of art.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
The settlement also revises the penalty structure for a school that exits the ACC’s grant of rights, a term of art that refers to a school permitting its intellectual property and media rights to be used by the conference and its business partners.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But this term, used in this context, is a legal term of art.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
But the rules are murky and 'published' is a term of art in copyright law that was not well-defined.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Blanche created a term of art for Cohen, called the GLOAT, the greatest liar of all time, a play on the word GOAT, greatest of all time.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
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“Term of art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20of%20art. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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