How to Use lowercase in a Sentence

lowercase

adjective
Definition of lowercasenext
  • The word white, when referring to race, will remain lowercase in The News.
    — Mike Wilson, Dallas News, 24 June 2020
  • In the ‘50s, the American heritage brand went lowercase.
    — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 22 May 2020
  • Last week, Bea Kristi, a London teen-ager who records under the lowercase stage name beabadoobee, popped onto the mainstream’s radar.
    — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Ads for a curvaceous couch from a cool brand whose logo was all lowercase, ads for a rainbow selection of sweatsuits, ads for candles, colorful sheet pans, and wireless bralettes.
    — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2021
  • This company is now recognized by its bright red, lowercase name, but its earliest symbol was a little Dutch boy — an homage to its immigrant founders.
    — Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Those meet the requirements of having at least eight characters, a special character, and upper and lowercase letters.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2017
  • NordPass suggests changing your passwords every 90 days with a mix of upper and lowercase letters, and creating a different password for each of your accounts.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
  • This can be communicated in either upper or lowercase text.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Use complex passwords: A complex password is one that contains at least 12 characters and a varied combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Also, when using a more-preferred shorthand, the Dow industrials, note that industrials is lowercase.
    — WSJ, 13 May 2021
  • According to SplashData, the key is using at least 12 characters with a combination of upper and lowercase letters and characters.
    — Lena Grossman, Time, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Industry standards call for passwords that are at least 16 characters in length with a random selection of upper and lowercase letters, numerals and special characters.
    — Ashley Rose, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press stylebook.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The word white, when referring to race, will remain lowercase in The News.
    — Mike Wilson, Dallas News, 24 June 2020
  • In the ‘50s, the American heritage brand went lowercase.
    — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 22 May 2020
  • Last week, Bea Kristi, a London teen-ager who records under the lowercase stage name beabadoobee, popped onto the mainstream’s radar.
    — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Ads for a curvaceous couch from a cool brand whose logo was all lowercase, ads for a rainbow selection of sweatsuits, ads for candles, colorful sheet pans, and wireless bralettes.
    — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2021
  • This company is now recognized by its bright red, lowercase name, but its earliest symbol was a little Dutch boy — an homage to its immigrant founders.
    — Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Those meet the requirements of having at least eight characters, a special character, and upper and lowercase letters.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2017
  • NordPass suggests changing your passwords every 90 days with a mix of upper and lowercase letters, and creating a different password for each of your accounts.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
  • This can be communicated in either upper or lowercase text.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Use complex passwords: A complex password is one that contains at least 12 characters and a varied combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Also, when using a more-preferred shorthand, the Dow industrials, note that industrials is lowercase.
    — WSJ, 13 May 2021
  • According to SplashData, the key is using at least 12 characters with a combination of upper and lowercase letters and characters.
    — Lena Grossman, Time, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Industry standards call for passwords that are at least 16 characters in length with a random selection of upper and lowercase letters, numerals and special characters.
    — Ashley Rose, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • It's also supposed to be lowercase, not uppercase, according to the Associated Press stylebook.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2022

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