How to Use spell out in a Sentence

spell out

verb
  • The numbers on the back of their jerseys spell out 214.
    Dallas News, 12 July 2022
  • Roll out air-dry clay, and spell out the names of your herbs with letter stamps.
    Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
  • In April, Biden sent a letter to Scholz that spelled out the details of the offer.
    Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • On the marquee, lit bulbs spelled out the theatre’s new name: the Nimoy.
    Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • All blanks should be filled and the terms of any warranty that comes with the car should be spelled out.
    Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The bracelets with names spelled out has become a Taylor Swift thing.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The penalties are spelled out in a font so tiny as To be unreadable.
    Ishmael Reed, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • An Instagram handle was spelled out in the dust of a pew.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
  • OnePlus didn't spell out just how quick the charging times will be.
    Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The law would spell out what an AI-pertinent red flag is.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • There are 13 clues of letters that spell out a message, the agency added.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Two within 10 years—the blink of an eye in viral time—spelled out a pattern.
    Dan Werb, Time, 11 July 2023
  • Suarez spelled out his viewpoint in a Jan. 3 email to a resident.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The trend is spelled out in research by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
    Paul Farhi, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Elves in the scene in question briefly spell out Satan rather than Santa.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The letters still match up to spell out Speak Now (Taylor's Version).
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • And that for me spells out mostly on an airplane or at an airport.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 July 2024
  • In 2017, the model spelled out her thoughts on Instagram.
    Asia Moore, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
  • Having to spell out words and phrases this way can cause eye fatigue.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 28 July 2024
  • Who could forget the logo tee with gems spelling out Bebe?
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
  • State law spells out how appraisal districts set the values.
    Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2024
  • Even the font spelling out the product name is minimalist, with not a serif in sight.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The duo wore black Aaliyah T-shirts and purple backpacks that spelled out each of their names in purple patches.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Choose from 15 color options and eight styles that can be customized to spell out their name along the top rim.
    Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The post shows the twins on the beach, facing away from the camera so as to keep their faces private, with their names spelled out in green leaves on the sand behind them.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 15 Feb. 2024
  • All warm wood and eggshell, its most prominent feature is a large poster spelling out the word JOY.
    Belinda Luscombe / Kirkland, TIME, 18 June 2024
  • The bill doesn't spell out how schools are supposed to police this policy.
    Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 27 June 2024
  • This magnetic fill-in-the-blank game comes with cards that spell out words—but with one letter missing.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The words Harrell expresses with the device are spelled out on a screen before they are said out loud.
    Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The release goes on to spell out the way that the act respects those diverse religious beliefs.
    Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022

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