How to Use numeral in a Sentence

numeral

1 of 2 noun
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  • The numeral to the right of the dot is a 5, making the full number 605.
    — Amir Aczel, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2013
  • But true to vibe of the show, this numeral is formed by beams of light.
    — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 24 Oct. 2017
  • At the front of the room, next to the glass drum, is a gray briefcase that holds the 14 white pingpong balls, each adorned with a black numeral.
    — Scott Bordow, azcentral, 19 May 2018
  • The amount of the check, in words and numerals, also showed signs of alteration.
    — Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
  • And none of the books on his shelf have titles, just a single numeral on each of their spines.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2021
  • France is wearing dark blue tops with red and white numerals over blue shorts.
    — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 28 June 2019
  • That is why Melania Trump appears to have her left hand across her chest and there is a backward numeral 4 in the video.
    — Author: Sarah Blaskey, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2020
  • There is also silver trim around the numerals on the red jersey.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The league later added Super Bowl and Roman numerals to the first four editions.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The matching tattoo is the date of their wedding in Roman numerals.
    — Adam England, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Writing it out in both words and numerals ensures there's no confusion over the amount.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 17 July 2023
  • The numeral on the sapphire crystal disc rotates onto the track to read the hour in correspondence with the minutes.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 June 2022
  • And then an ‘M’ that’s a maize and blue ‘M.’ Also that signifies a thousand in Roman numerals.
    — Eric Olson, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Wilson-Burroughs on Thursday wore a T-shirt with those bold blue numerals.
    — Chris Palmer, Philly.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • The jerseys are black, trimmed in gold numerals and letters, with a distinctive gold band that rings the full circumference of the collar.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The teeny numerals likely signify the year she was born, making for an adorable marker of self-love.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The words are in the Moabite language and script, while the numerals in the inscriptions are in Hieratic (an Egyptian writing system).
    — Fox News, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The most noticeable development seems to be a numeral, not a name.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 July 2018
  • Near the bandshell, a coquina clock tower features four dials that bear the 12 letters of the city’s name, Daytona Beach, instead of numerals.
    — Joy Wallace Dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 June 2017
  • That’s black helmets with the Pistol Pete logo, white jerseys with black numerals and orange trim, and gray pants.
    — Hunter Cooke, ajc, 30 Sep. 2017
  • On the front side, the dial is designed with numerals in a boxy onyx chapter ring surrounded by diamonds.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Every number, including a date, can be boiled down to a single-digit numeral from one to nine.
    — Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 29 Feb. 2020
  • The watch displays Hebrew numerals; embossed on the back is a depiction of Moses holding the Ten Commandments.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Still, the most important numeral was the 29 sitting in a column nearly all the way to the right of the box score, representing his positive plus-minus.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Each of the 12 wheels was imprinted with a different number of two-digit numerals.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Before long, the numerals returned to their rightful places and so did the Lakers, who missed shots throughout the game and played increasingly poor defense.
    — Rich Hammond, Orange County Register, 26 Mar. 2017
  • The watch featured a traditional round face with hands and numerals in a large curved rectangular case.
    — Bloomberg.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • The 18-karat wristwatch features a square silhouette, black band and roman numerals.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 June 2017
  • Say, for instance, a string of sevens or zeros, or a repeating pattern of numerals.
    — Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Meanwhile, numerals aren't allowed in New Jersey, Illinois, and Texas.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 29 Jan. 2024
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numeral

2 of 2 adjective
  • Google is a play on the word googol, the term for the numeral one followed by 100 zeroes.
    — CNN, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Simply press a button to see the time displayed in numeral form on the screen of the computer.
    — Bloomberg.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • One arm has an outline of a heart tattoo and the other has the roman numeral 18.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Plus, the date window is small enough to allow room for the three o'clock numeral to still be visible.
    — Men's Health, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The single’s artwork featured the letter U and the numeral 2.
    — Michael Friedrich, The New Republic, 3 May 2022
  • The numeral ring is bordered by a single row of diamonds on the inside and two rows on the bezel for a total of 3.48 carats.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022
  • At the 3 o’clock position, there’s a date window in lieu of a numeral, with a white border, black background, and white print.
    — Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • But that, of course, would not preclude the team retiring LeBron James’ No. 6 jersey, as well, which appears next in the team’s line of numeral honors.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The Heat quite literally got caught up in a numbers game, or, more precisely, a numeral game.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2022
  • Its numeral hour markers and broad sword-style hands are extremely legible, even on the small sub registers.
    — Daniel Bentley, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Blancpain’s logo sits beneath the Roman numeral 12 o’ clock, giving the dial a subtle pop.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
  • Human languages are out of the question for obvious reasons, but so are our numeral systems.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The only numeral visible is the 2, thereby honoring the artist’s lucky number.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022
  • People should remember that the first character is always a letter, not a numeral.
    — Emily Wilder, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2020
  • In other words, this numeral exudes big Elle Woods energy.
    — Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
  • His shirt included a heart below the right shoulder with the numeral 2 — Gianna’s jersey number.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2021
  • On his left arm, the comedian has a kneeling firefighter tattoo along with the firefighter's prayer and the Roman numeral nine, which likely represents the month his father died.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
  • The pieces are tailored to fit a variety of body types, with a unique size range that’s numbered one through 12, with each numeral corresponding to a specific set of measurements, so that customers can find their most precise fit.
    — Emily Ruane, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2021
  • In the remote Arctic almost 30 years ago, a group of Inuit middle school students and their teacher invented the Western Hemisphere's first new numeral system in more than a century.
    — Amory Tillinghast-Raby, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The Hindu-Arabic system is a place-value system, meaning the position of a numeral indicates its value.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Those olfactory notes, along with key design elements such as the bottle, stopper and numeral, became reference points for the new line of ornate jewels.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Among them, there’s a Typography face that focuses in on different numeral styles, and a Memoji face that features your own personal avatar.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Only residences or businesses with a leading zero will have their numeral address change.
    — Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, 30 May 2018
  • Its sophisticated display, which uses Arabic numeral hour markers instead of the batons the Crown uses in current models, is accented by a small-second dial at 6 o’clock, as well as hour and minute counters at 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock, respectively.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
  • After an initial transmission of a prime number to mark the message as artificial, Jiang’s message uses the same alien alphabet to introduce our base-10 numeral system and basic mathematics.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Three-dimensional things may be worked into the surface, or overlaid above it: One composition includes some of those adhesive metal numeral plates used to identify addresses, and another is partly hidden under a thick wrapping of twine.
    — Washington Post, 16 July 2021
  • This may be no coincidence since angel numbers are repeating number sequences often used as guides for deeper spiritual exploration with each numeral having its own significance.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Google is a play on the word googol, the term for the numeral one followed by 100 zeroes.
    — CNN, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Simply press a button to see the time displayed in numeral form on the screen of the computer.
    — Bloomberg.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • One arm has an outline of a heart tattoo and the other has the roman numeral 18.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022

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