How to Use serif in a Sentence

serif

noun
Definition of serifnext
  • The design features a black sans-serif I, C, and A on a white background.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018
  • Like, the uppercase T had a spike serif on the bottom and slab serifs on the top.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The new logo features a sleek and streamlined bold sans-serif text in all caps.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2018
  • Each bore a homemade label, typed in black, sans-serif font.
    — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2020
  • In the study, the font people read fastest, on average, was Garamond — a serif font.
    — Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
  • Their san-serif logos and branding all look the exact same.
    — Emily Farra, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2019
  • The middle serif was removed while the left serif’s italics were lessened.
    — Dallas News, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Write neatly or print labels with clean sans-serif fonts.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2019
  • 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 logo replaces an all-caps, serif style created in 1999 with a sans-serif, bold text.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2018
  • In the world of typography, there are two main categories – serif and sans serif.
    — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Having serifs or not is further down the list of importance.
    — Curbed, 20 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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, 27 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Compare, for instance, the clean sans-serif lowercase fonts of Nectar, Layla, Purple, and Saatva.
    — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
  • Stuffy wall texts have been replaced by short panels in a zippy sans-serif typeface, part of a larger rebranding by Sagmeister & Walsh.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 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
  • Crisp photography, sans-serif fonts, and pastel colors.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 21 Dec. 2018
  • 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
  • Sans-serif typefaces are easier to read than their more baroque relatives, particularly on a screen.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2023
  • In 2015, with computers firmly entrenched in our lives, Google updated its logo to feature a more modern-looking sans-serif font and a single-story g.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Soon enough, words took over and became entire pictures, including perhaps the best known: Oof, a trilogy of sans-serif block letters in cadmium yellow against cobalt and Bellini blue.
    — Mark Rozzo, Vanities, 30 May 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
  • Amy Klobuchar’s heavy serif calls to mind the groovy aesthetic of Harold Hughes’s unsuccessful 1972 presidential campaign.
    — Kate Wagner, The New Republic, 20 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • The Obama campaign's logo, color scheme, and sans-serif font have inspired political design ever since.
    — Hunter Schwarz, CNN, 6 May 2018
  • Its glossy website and physical paper are emblazoned with its name in serif font, and wire service articles sit beside Epoch Times originals.
    — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Bierstadt, designed by Steve Matteson, is a precise serif inspired by mid-century Swiss designs.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Apr. 2021

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