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Examples of serial number in a Sentence
the serial number of a computer
Recent Examples on the Web
There was one early loser: a young man who stole a stack of tickets with specific serial numbers and bolted from a pizza parlor on 71st Street.
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2024
As part of a plea agreement, federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss two other charges: brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2024
Voters in 2022 also passed AB 1621, which outlawed the sale of firearm parts without a serial number, and which the attorney general’s office said has helped stem the use of ghost guns.
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Will Intel share specific manufacturing dates and serial number ranges for the oxidized processors so mission-critical businesses can selectively rip and replace?
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Sean Hollister, The Verge, 26 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1838, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near serial number
Cite this Entry
“Serial number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serial%20number. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
serial number
noun
: a number showing place in a series and used as a means of identification
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