How to Use lettering in a Sentence

lettering

noun
  • I couldn't read the sign's lettering.
  • Don't want the lettering on the wing or the number in the grille?
    John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The easy way would be to do the lettering as push pins and leave the wall blank.
    Marty Swant, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The sweatshirt had white lettering with green leaves on the front.
    CBS News, 15 July 2022
  • The black sweatshirt had white lettering with green leaves on the front.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022
  • Bits of a fuselage and part of a tail with some lettering on it.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The bag also comes in white and yellow, in contrast with the black lettering to the front.
    Angela Lei, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • The bathroom walls have the song title and the names of Lil Nas and Youngboy scrawled in black lettering .
    Wilson Chapman, Variety, 23 June 2022
  • But workers used the wrong lettering, and the name was removed.
    Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Above the lettering, there are four black and white buildings.
    Malaika Jabali, Essence, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The tween's space looks neat and peaceful in neutrals, with her name in big trendy lettering on the wall.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The tween's space looked neat and peaceful in neutrals, with her name in big trendy lettering on the wall.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The Rebels will be wear powder-blue tops with white lettering, on top of white pants.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The ship’s name, in gold lettering, was visible across the stern.
    Mike Cherney, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The calipers are painted black with blue lettering to match the color scheme.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
  • His chains and big cross glimmered against the gold lettering of his black Buffs sweats.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The pub - with its name in Olde English lettering - has been around since 1963.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2019
  • The clear key rims let the RGB backlighting shine through more than just the lettering on the keycaps.
    Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 5 May 2024
  • Matt Hollingsworth is the colorist and Clayton Cowles does the lettering.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The black shirt with white lettering has Gauge’s paw print on the front and a larger recognition on the back.
    cleveland, 26 Sep. 2020
  • The back of the uniform shows the player’s name and number centered in white with the NBA logo above the lettering of the last name.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2020
  • In this work, the text makes the eye shudder with a stencil motif that includes the blue as part of the lettering.
    John Zotos, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Then, that look was gone and we were left with silver and stripes and plugs where the old lettering was attached.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Police said the man wore a dark blue or black shirt with lettering on it with dark blue or black pants.
    Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Still, said engraver had to be fairly skilled, given the small size of the lettering.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Contractors used the wrong typeface and had to take the lettering down, said Chris Haug, a Fort Hood spokesman.
    Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The new logo has the word Kenvue in white lettering against a green backdrop.
    Peter Loftus, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022
  • She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with white lettering, black shorts, and white shoes.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
  • She was last seen wearing a black crop top shirt with white lettering, blue jeans with rips in them and a dark purple bonnet.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Among the chief findings: Three columns of lettering have been added to the opening folio that could be an early attempt to decode the script.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024

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