How to Use terminal in a Sentence

terminal

1 of 2 adjective
  • I was suffering from terminal boredom.
  • She was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
  • What would the terminal phase look like?
    — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The terminal nest is about five times the size of other species' nests.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • The doctor told me my cancer is terminal — there is no cure.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • Share your terminal tricks in the comments!
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
  • In some cases, both are terminal.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
  • In some cases, both are terminal.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • His struggle for form and fitness appeared, to many, to be terminal.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Around the world, terminal saline lakes are shrinking at an alarming rate, research shows.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Field plays a woman coming to terms with the tragic news that her son has terminal cancer.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2022
  • An ageing ad exec retires to care for his son who has terminal cancer.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2022
  • But Sklar, who has a terminal illness and not long to live, has lots that has been left undone in his life.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But could the notion that life sucks be a starting point for discovery rather than a terminal epiphany?
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The crew taxied off the runway and sought clearance to a terminal gate; none was available.
    — Colleen Mondor, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • That includes boost, cruise, and terminal segments.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Feb. 2026
  • But this, finally, brings us to the whole point of the article—what are your cool terminal tricks and hacks?
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
  • That’s where the terminal value comes into the picture.
    — Paulina Likos,zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This encounter was the first in-flight test of the spacecraft’s terminal tracking system.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The cancer proved to be terminal, and Lacks passed away later that year at age 31.
    — Molly Enking, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2023
  • But that doesn’t seem to have increased terminal congestion.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The progressive disease is terminal and there’s no cure.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Flowers with four petals are borne on terminal inflorescences and lack bracts.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The source did not include a timeline for an official launch of the new terminal product.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • The melanoma was determined to be terminal two years ago after spreading to his liver and lungs.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The person’s condition does not need to be fatal or terminal.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
  • This raises the specter of the Fed nearing the terminal rate for this cycle before too long.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The midcourse is one of the three phases of ballistic missile flight, along with the boost phase and the terminal phase.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • All cruise terminal parking garages and surface lots are reserved for cruise guest parking only.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In constructing the new terminal space, PS preserved quite a bit of the past.
    — Miami Herald, 19 May 2026

terminal

2 of 2 noun
  • I will meet you outside the bus terminal.
  • You will need to clean the corrosion off the battery terminals.
  • You are not allowed in the terminal without a ticket.
  • Ten terminals are connected to this server.
  • Go back to the terminal and then back to the plane.
    — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • That is also when the first phase of the new terminal will open.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • What will the new airport terminal look like?
    — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The port is also in the midst of planning a fourth cruise terminal.
    — John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Shuttles will link it to the terminal.
    — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Those things will happen whether new export terminals are built or not.
    — The Editors, National Review, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The mood inside the terminal was calm as the snaking line crawled forward.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • That’s in part because of a three-hour time limit to spend in the terminal.
    — Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Others had sharper words for the old terminal, which will be torn down soon.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But Kharg is not only an oil terminal.
    — Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Customers deplaned via airstairs and were bused to the terminal.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • See all the available ferry terminals and times here.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
  • At Tan Son Nhut, the terminal was jammed.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • There’s even a cool indie bookstore in the terminal.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Driving times from both rail terminals vary with traffic.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • They were taken to the terminal by bus and were offered hotel room and meals.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • So how did a wild possum end up inside an airport terminal?
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Decades later, there was a plan to use the island as a terminal for shipping peanut oil.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • The calm of the terminal was abruptly broken.
    — Claudia Núñez, AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • That framing settled in long before any of us opened a terminal.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Long lines snaked around the terminal Sunday.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The passenger terminal will have four gates with room to expand to six.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Shuttle buses will link it to the terminal.
    — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 12 May 2026
  • Rolling this two-piece set across airport terminals is as easy as cutting through butter.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026
  • The Lancaster terminal was cleaned out, and the doors rolled down and locked.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The private space is on airport grounds and near the airfield, but away from the main terminals.
    — Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

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