How to Use nominal in a Sentence

nominal

adjective
  • They charge a nominal fee for the service.
  • Her title of vice president had been nominal only.
  • Fines can range from a nominal fee to a hefty chunk of change.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Train rides have a nominal cost.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Train rides have a nominal cost.
    — Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • What seemed to be nominal promises of a new coach came to fruition.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Facebook should ride this wave and charge a nominal fee, such as $3.
    — Alex Salkever, Fortune, 8 May 2018
  • The ship channel has a nominal depth of 45 feet for most of its run.
    — Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • That does not mean the highest nominal bid must always win.
    — Mark Desjardine, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • While there is a nominal fee, there is no fee involved for youth-only hunts.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 31 July 2020
  • By the way, the title is a bit of a misnomer; any oak on the palate is very nominal.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
  • If all else fails, most cruise lines offer wash and press services for a nominal fee.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • For nominal flights, the landing took place at a large, dry lake bed, 21km long.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2019
  • There is a nominal charge of $10 per person.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In nominal terms — that is, the prices people see at the time — there have been spikes and slowdowns.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022
  • For a nominal fee, paddleboards can be rented by the hour or half hour.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 July 2021
  • Users can rent a scooter via a smartphone for a nominal fee and drop it off anywhere in the city.
    — Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, 1 June 2018
  • Over time, interest rates tend to move in tandem with the nominal growth rate.
    — Neil Irwin, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Bring your own skates and admission is free, but rentals are available for a nominal fee.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2019
  • This makes the nominal satire of the Amazon shows feels oddly tame.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Before long, the nominal two-day office schedule has crept up to three or four days.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Pan for gold along the banks of Rattlesnake Creek and ride the train for nominal fees.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Even now, these parents are not the nominal givers of those birthday presents — their children are.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • Even now, these parents are not the nominal givers of those birthday presents -- their children are.
    — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 20 June 2023
  • Only the ability to drive to a park, pay a nominal fee, and maybe rent a plot of dirt to serve as home base.
    — Judson Berger, National Review, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Think of nominal yields as absolute yields.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • This was supposed to be a nominal job and not a serious career.
    — Deborah Levy, The Cut, 1 July 2018
  • The same cannot be said for the nominal price of Bitcoin, however.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • What matters is not the nominal price level, but the value on offer.
    — John Stepek, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The truce would be an extension of the nominal three-day holiday cease-fire.
    — Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023

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