How to Use serial number in a Sentence

serial number

noun
  • The serial numbers were found to be scratched off the weapon.
    — Houston Chronicle, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Each wafer had a serial number and was tracked at every step through the line.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In one episode, Farr joked that his nose had its own serial number.
    — Rachel Flynn, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • The serial number showed that the weapon had been stolen from a pawn shop in Texas.
    — Vic Ryckaert, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2020
  • Police searched the gun's serial number, but there was no record.
    — Tyler Langan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2018
  • It is identified by the small star to the right of the serial number.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The gun will be registered with a serial number so it can be tracked.
    — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Or to find the serial number on my printer, stuffed away in a closet.
    — Whitson Gordon, Wired, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The page does a have feature to look up the serial number based on your email and home address.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The winner had to match the last digit on the bill’s serial number.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 7 May 2021
  • The serial number on one of the guns had been defaced, police said.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The serial number is on the back label above the metal prongs.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 July 2025
  • The horn should have a low serial number; the older ones, people say, are the best.
    — Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The mystery didn’t last long, given that the boat had a serial number.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 29 June 2023
  • Some of the weapons seized did not have serial numbers, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The serial number of the second pistol had been scratched off.
    — Ruth Bruno, courant.com, 28 June 2018
  • You will be asked for the serial number listed on the bottom of your machine.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2021
  • Your award is made of enamel on silver, and the serial number on the back was hand engraved.
    — oregonlive, 5 July 2023
  • Police say the gun doesn't have a visible serial number and cannot be traced.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 May 2026
  • Some products may not have serial numbers.
    — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Tap the name of your item tracker, and the serial number and firmware version will appear.
    — José Adorno, BGR, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Two of the guns had serial numbers that matched guns stolen from the Crosby business.
    — Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The serial numbers of the two guns matched those which were taken from the Sussex home.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For many investors, the idea of a gold bar conjures an image of a large, heavy brick stamped with a serial number.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Its serial number matched that of the missing chopper.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Both the model numbers and the serial numbers are found at the bottom of the power bank.
    — Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 June 2025
  • On that date, five $20 bills with the same serial number were discovered in cash bags.
    — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • These particles would encode the bits of a unique serial number.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The serial number is under the bar code that is under the model number.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • If the serial number matches the ones that have been impacted, the part will be replaced.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025

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