How to Use stylebook in a Sentence

stylebook

noun
  • As the stylebook reminds us, seize the reins, give free rein to, put a rein on.
    WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023
  • These 9/11-related style items are in the WSJ stylebook.
    WSJ, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Take a page out of her fashion stylebook and lean into the hot pink trend for a look that is anything but boring.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Standards editors, that has been added to the stylebook.
    WSJ, 15 July 2022
  • Many of these examples are in the stylebook and most are also reflected in the Tansa spell-checker.
    WSJ, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Kylie took a page out of older sister Kim Kardashian-West's stylebook and hit the deck in a fitted black onesie.
    Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 2 Oct. 2018
  • See the maker entry in the Journal stylebook for more examples.
    WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
  • So, his preference and Laura’s and the stylebook’s is autistic people.
    WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The New York Times sometimes, but not always, capitalizes lowercase works; its stylebook lacks a hard-and-fast rule.
    Michael Cooper, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2017
  • See the stylebook’s entry on legislative bodies outside the U.S.
    WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Every once in a while, a Wall Street Journal columnist envies the punctuation of people who don’t have to follow a stylebook.
    Jason Zweig, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Chiu described the regulation as a sort of stylebook entry for Hong Kong journalists.
    Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Our overall policy on datelines and stand-alone datelines is in the stylebook in the datelines and dateline selection entries.
    WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The stylebook’s entry for headline capitalization spells out the rules.
    WSJ, 13 May 2021
  • The Associated Press also updated its stylebook, which many regard as the gold standard, to reflect the name change.
    Kate Conger, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • See the stylebook’s entry for abbreviations and acronyms.
    WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The stylebook requires Central Florida for the first reference.
    Andy Staples, SI.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The Journal stylebook since 2016 has called for spelling out most vulgarities if there is a compelling reason to use the quote at all, such as showing insight into someone’s character.
    WSJ, 11 June 2021
  • If you’re set on dressing up for the occasion without sacrificing comfort, lift a page from Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s stylebook and pair split-hem leggings with a blazer.
    Talia Abbas, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Overall, Paul explained, some editors still insisted that common sense was more important than a stylebook.
    WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
  • See the full explanation in the stylebook under electrical measurements.
    WSJ, 11 June 2021
  • The stylebook is now updated continuously on the WSJ’s employee website.
    WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Moreover, this leader is charged with upholding The Times’ journalistic standards — both on specific questions that come up every day and on codifying the rules for our stylebook and standards and practices documents.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press stylebook.
    Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Accidents happen; crashes have causes (the Associated Press’s stylebook now agrees).
    Christopher Bonanos, Daily Intelligencer, 30 Mar. 2018

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