How to Use wording in a Sentence

wording

noun
  • What's the exact wording of the agreement?
  • That wording felt stiff and a little off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • At issue is the wording of where the tax revenue would end up.
    — Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
  • And that loose kind of wording has given us a hell of a lot of freedom.
    — Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The vague wording leaves room for activism on the other side.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2022
  • The wording of the agreement states the board is bound to comply with the terms.
    — Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2021
  • This mindset shift isn’t just a matter of wording.
    — Ashley Herd, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Quatraro said his wording was the main sticking point.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This is due to the wording of the claims around the ingredient.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 8 Mar. 2019
  • People get bent out of shape over the style of music or the exact wording of hymns.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 1 Aug. 2021
  • The wording of the choices to click on can be confusing.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
  • The logic still applies even if the wording needs an update.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • The handful of Hall staffers who draft and edit the wording are aware of all this.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • But her tweet’s wording absolved her of the need to specify.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Others simply said the wording of the question didn't make sense.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • How was that wording decided on?
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The masks will have to fit snugly, with no holes or gaps, and cannot have offensive wording.
    — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Thus, trying to dodge the law by being sneaky about wording isn’t going to get you off the hook.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Dates, times, and exact wording of things that are said to you, and actions that have been taken.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The exact wording of the latest draft is unknown.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Many also took issue with the vague wording of the measure and its newness.
    — NBC News, 2 Nov. 2021
  • And so those could change, wording can change, all of those things could change before the court issues an opinion.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022
  • The wording appears to have been stamped on after the Bible was produced.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The exact wording has not yet been determined.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The court cited the wording of the amendment that created the tax.
    — Nyssa Kruse, Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2020
  • That revealed wording that honored Davis as well as the course itself.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023
  • While the team of teachers were trying to protect students, the wording is what caused alarm.
    — Fox News, 27 Sep. 2019
  • There are varying ways to interpret this wording.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Entries may be — and often are — edited for space, taste and just better wording of the joke.
    — Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Red flags hiding in plain sight The layout of the email matters as much as the wording.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026

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