How to Use serif in a Sentence

serif

noun
  • Will my boss prefer serif or sans serif headings in this pitch deck?
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The new logo features a sleek and streamlined bold sans-serif text in all caps.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2018
  • The middle serif was removed while the left serif’s italics were lessened.
    — Dallas News, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Even the font spelling out the product name is minimalist, with not a serif in sight.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Like, the uppercase T had a spike serif on the bottom and slab serifs on the top.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2021
  • In the study, the font people read fastest, on average, was Garamond — a serif font.
    — Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
  • The design features a black sans-serif I, C, and A on a white background.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018
  • The summit’s branding stretched across the screen behind her, all groovy lines and fat serif fonts in mustard, mauve and sienna.
    — Kara Voght, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • Depending on the tile's layout, floor phrases can be spelled out in bold block letters or elegant serif fonts.
    — Laura Lambert, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2020
  • The logo replaces an all-caps, serif style created in 1999 with a sans-serif, bold text.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2018
  • Centuries ago, in the early days of printing presses, almost all typefaces had serifs.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • From the serif fonts to the taglines to the excessive use of the color green, a lot of wellness brands begin to blend in with one another.
    — Nicole Dunn, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • The details of the card are written in a cursive that flows against the less elastic serifs of the demographic data questions.
    — Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • Sans-serif typefaces are easier to read than their more baroque relatives, particularly on a screen.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Font options include bubble lettering, bold, serif, signature, and retro—all of which have a different look and feel to them.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Gowns and slippers come with blue trims and the curving serif font of The Twenty Two’s quietly cool branding.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
  • The big divide in the world of typeface is between serif, or letters with small lines or tails attached to their edges, and sans serif, letters without those lines that have a smoother look.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The night’s text was JewBelong’s own, a Haggadah with sans-serif type and festive songs written to familiar tunes.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Pair bold serif font treatments with minimalist layouts or dynamic motion using sans serif type to capture attention.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • Stuffy wall texts have been replaced by short panels in a zippy sans-serif typeface, part of a larger rebranding by Sagmeister & Walsh.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The pots are much smaller and aimed at an urban audience familiar with the scrolls and serifs of neoclassical artistic conventions.
    — Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The Obama campaign's logo, color scheme, and sans-serif font have inspired political design ever since.
    — Hunter Schwarz, CNN, 6 May 2018
  • Some studies suggest that sans-serif fonts, such as Calibri, are easier to read for those with certain visual disabilities.
    — Humeyra Pamuk, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Just as elliptical, if more hard-edged, are Peter Downsbrough’s prints of single rust-red bars flanked by shards of black sans-serif letters and much empty space.
    — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The traditional serif font and vine motif lend a luxurious feel, and the doormat is hand-hooked with polyester and acrylic yarns that appear similar to a standard indoor rug.
    — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2023
  • Script fonts work just as nicely and don't give off that same wannabe feel, while incorporating a serif font that feels strong and chic contrasts well with more artful, romantic and hand-crafted stationery suites.
    — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Additionally, sans-serif fonts are less likely to create problems for people who need to use optical character recognition and text-to-speech tools.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2023
  • So, without the serif clues, and without reasonable visibility of the thin characters, well, the photos are beautiful.
    — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Bierstadt, designed by Steve Matteson, is a precise serif inspired by mid-century Swiss designs.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Apr. 2021
  • By the register were notebooks made to look like classic book covers designed by the German publisher Suhrkamp Verlag—stark, with serif text.
    — John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024

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