How to Use term in a Sentence

term

1 of 2 noun

• The law had been understood in broad terms.
• He spoke about them in glowing terms.
• His grades have improved since last term.
• The governor will run for a second term.
• He was sentenced to a ten-year term in the state penitentiary.
• The term of the contract is 60 months.
• That's an outdated term that no one uses anymore.
• He is currently serving his third term in the U.S. Senate.
• English 122 is not offered this term.
• The term black and blue refers to the colors of a bruise.
  — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2019
• In terms of food, Day 3 of the plan is the best one yet.
  — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2018
• In the short term, thinks look bleak for Biden and Democrats.
  — Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022
• But what about the near-term growth based on the stock movement over the last month?
  — Trefis Team, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
• The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case during its next term this fall.
  — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 2 July 2020
• So far, that has not been the case in terms of fuel costs.
  — Rockford Weitz, The Conversation, 19 July 2019
• But Merkel, who does not plan to run for a fifth term next year, can read the polls.
  — Stephen Collinson With Caitlin Hu, CNN, 10 July 2020
• For lack of a better term, these guys like to have fun.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 19 Nov. 2022
• The term refers to cloud-to-cloud lightning that occurs in the absence of rain.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2019
• Tell me about your, for lack of a better term, big break.
  — Tom Philip, GQ, 20 Dec. 2017
• The doubters don’t have much to go on, in terms of evidence.
  — Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019
• The Fed has raised its benchmark short-term rate five times this year.
  — Time, 11 Oct. 2022
• The people were amazing in terms of the nurses and the doctors, and their help.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023
• Mitchell said it’s a long-term effort that could take 20 years.
  — Molly Samuel, ajc, 5 Feb. 2022
• Free to choose, human beings too much on the short-term.
  — Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
• Those numbers, of course, could change before the term ends.
  — Charles Fishman, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2020
• In terms of cost, this palette won't be breaking the bank.
  — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 12 Apr. 2019
• Intel does have something to cheer about, at least in the short term.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 5 Feb. 2020
• But, at least in the short term, peace was not forthcoming.
  — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2021
• The attack has also raised questions both in and outside Israel about what recent events mean in terms of Israel's ability to deter attacks against it.
  — Peter Kenyon, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
• That includes an $8 million dollar loan the banking and real estate mogul made to fund his effort to deny Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin a third term.
  — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024

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term

2 of 2 verb

• The project was termed a success.
• At the same time, Gov. Jerry Brown was set to term out in 2018.
  — Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, 3 Nov. 2020
• And as for her next steps, or what could be termed the French elephant in the gym?
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
• Lowry has not played since Feb. 2, dealing with what the team is terming a sore left knee.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2023
• The death of a 43-year-old man can only be termed untimely.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 June 2019
• Hertzberg, the former speaker of the Assembly, will term out of the Senate on Nov. 30.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
• Cordero was shut down for a time in May and went on the disabled list May 27 with what was termed a forearm strain at the time.
  — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 June 2018
• In other cities, the adjacent body of water might be termed a stream.
  — Elizabeth Roberts, Sun-Sentinel.com, 17 May 2017
• Those plates came in a large variety of shapes and sizes, which could mean that what has been termed S. favosa is more than one species.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
• Voters will have two years to size her up and decide before Newsom is termed out at the end of 2026.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• Out with a knee injury that is termed week-to-week, forward Corey Perry must get healthy or the Ducks will fall short.
  — Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2017
• That’s the case in the lone local state Senate race, taking place in the central 39th District, where Toni Atkins is terming out.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• Nine out of the 11 were what are termed DNA-intercalating agents.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2018
• For the more usual suspects, the race to replace termed-out Gov. Jerry Brown has begun and the field has started to take shape.
  — John Phillips, Orange County Register, 15 June 2017
• Sixty-two is a point in life that many of us would term middle age: hardly a moment to hang it all up.
  — Daniel De Visé, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024
• The governor's first choice to succeed Thomas, who's termed out, has already bowed out.
  — Ted Sickinger, OregonLive.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• Donors right now clearly see him as the best option to succeed Mayor John Cranley, who'll be termed out at the end of 2021.
  — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 29 July 2019
• Popovich said the situation can only be termed a soap opera if the club talks about it daily.
  — Tom Orsborn, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
• Bailey served two one-year terms as president and then termed out of the position.
  — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• The legend of Lou-Will, as it has been termed, was probably born during a holdup on Christmas Eve 2011.
  — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
• That’s what a friend of mine termed as neo-pessimism, but this is deeper than that, because the logic is so intact.
  — Hilary Hughes, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2018
• Krekorian terms out at the end of next year, creating a wide-open race for his Valley seat.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
• Both Cannella and Berryhill are termed out of office next year.
  — Liam Dillon, latimes.com, 13 July 2017
• An array of challengers are vying for the chance to replace termed-out Gov. Jerry Brown, with the race likely heading to a runoff on Nov. 8.
  — Ramona Sentinel, 8 May 2018
• Those values formed the core of what has been termed China’s social religion.
  — Therese Shaheen, National Review, 25 Jan. 2018
• The seat will be open because incumbent Assembly Member Phil Ting is termed out at the end of next year.
  — Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2023
• Certainly there is no need to preform the hacking and whacking that has been termed ‘crape murder’.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
• He also was benched for two games this past week, which Cora termed a mental reset.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• Diggs missed Wednesday's practice due to what the team termed non-jury reasons.
  — Alaa Abdeldaiem, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2019
• The fight there was termed a stalemate by the top commander there, Gen. John Nicholson, as recently as last month.
  — Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024