How to Use lettering in a Sentence

lettering

noun
  • I couldn't read the sign's lettering.
  • Thanks to @babybluesbbq for the wall and my boy @mensoone for the lettering!
    Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, 6 July 2018
  • 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
  • Like those in the movie, these were bright red with stark black lettering.
    Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The grant includes lettering for the outside of the van, Doyle said.
    Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 July 2019
  • 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 band’s name had been scratched off the curve of bell, but the outline of the giant lettering remained.
    Jennifer Levitz, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2018
  • 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 pickup had black or blue lettering and a foot-wide brown strip along both sides.
    Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • There is no large sign, just a lighted gold fan over the door and very subtle gold lettering on the wall on the side.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • According to the team, the maize lettering will remain the same.
    Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2018
  • 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
  • Chocolates, sold in a signature turquoise box with red lettering, make for a sweet souvenir.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Some included red and green lettering and others were black and red with reindeer heads printed on them.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

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