How to Use spelling in a Sentence

spelling

noun
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  • The words “made” and “maid” sound alike but have different spellings.
  • The wrong spelling of the name should have been a flag.
    — Teresa Dixon Murray, cleveland.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • The website will play a word, and Koya will type in the spelling.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2022
  • For now, the spelling whiz wants to relax for the rest of the summer.
    — Shahzeb Ahmed, charlotteobserver, 1 June 2017
  • The brief had been full of spelling errors and was in no way ready to be viewed.
    — Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 8 June 2022
  • In March, Ukraine asked the world to practice its spelling.
    — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Some of the same strategies work for all these spelling games.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Top of the Six’s, it was called (and yes, the spelling was mangled that way on the signage and menus).
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2021
  • First, double-check the spelling used to search your name.
    — Mikhayla Dunaj, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2020
  • The book also changed the spelling of Sokolov’s first name from Lali to Lale; the movie has changed it back.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The spelling Kiev, meanwhile, is from the Russian name for it, Киев.
    — James Harbeck, The Week, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Watch them battle it out for the worst spelling, above.
    — Raisa Bruner, Time, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Keep an eye out for strange spelling and anything weird in the URL.
    — Diya Chacko, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2020
  • Put your spelling skills to the test with these seven words from this year’s bee.
    — Staff Report, courant.com, 31 May 2018
  • But the spelling — when that’s the focus of the contest — pretty much doomed it as a choice.
    — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 2 June 2022
  • Yet the spelling, even then, was mainly crack in the English style.
    — James Harbeck, The Week, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Lizzy Grant, where she wasn’t fully formed -- even down to the spelling of her name.
    — Richard S. He, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2019
  • First, the men must compete in math and spelling challenges.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2020
  • This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the name of the town.
    — Sarah Sirgany, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023
  • In fact, each of my books has pages of notes at the back spelling out these sorts of connections.
    — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The coup de grace is a singing and dancing omelette — the British spelling seems apt — flanked by singing and dancing eggs.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • What should have the final word in this spelling debate?
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The two men used the first letter of each of their last names to create the unique spelling of the company moniker.
    — Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2021
  • This was the first county spelling bee held in person since 2019.
    — Luis Cruz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Helm later changed the spelling of his first name to Levon.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2022
  • This year’s was the first county spelling bee held in person since 2019.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023
  • There have been changes in her life since that other spelling bee.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
  • Yes, Bryant is named after the late NBA great, even with the different spelling of the first name.
    — Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Open the files on your iPad, run them through Microsoft Editor for a spelling and grammar check, and use Outlook to send them to your client.
    — Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to changing the spelling of Bradshaw's name to Sheryl, Kendrick took a few other creative liberties with the real actress' life.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024

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