Used in a Sentence

brackets

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for brackets.

Editorial note

And that the sum of parens+brackets+braces is similar to other languages, just the distribution is different.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brackets gathered in one view.

noun

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

noun

One of several ranges of numbers.

noun

Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”). [(historical) A liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brackets.

noun

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

noun

One of several ranges of numbers.

noun

Alternative form of bragget (“drink made with ale and honey”). [(historical) A liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices.]

noun

(nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.

Example sentences

1

And that the sum of parens+brackets+braces is similar to other languages, just the distribution is different.

2

However, in the surrounding countries from the Eurozone, tax rates for similar income brackets tend to be significantly higher.

3

Don't bother in this case, the brackets are usual notation for the floor function.

4

Devising new ways to litter code with <> brackets smells suspiciously like C++.

5

A little confusing because ruby doesn't require brackets for zero argument function calls.

6

A better rule is that hard-to-rememeber precedence rules should require brackets.

7

Change brackets to dashes (like this) - or like this.

8

And then there are the curly braces and mandatory brackets for function calls, but I think that can't be what everybody hates (Ruby is more verbose with do end instead of brackets, isn't it?).

9

In the United States though, that is the largest tax deduction available to John/Jane Doe and a significant incentive to buy a house in some tax brackets.

10

But it doesn't have brackets and semicolons.

11

It looks like US and CA income tax has brackets, so even if your marginal rate is 37% you won't be paying that rate on 100% of your income.

12

I can never remember those if I need to do a `x * y + 2 z --` and so always write in brackets explicitly.

Quote examples

1

Notice how they put "also known as double opt-in" in brackets, and then never use it again but only use confirmed opt-in?

2

The case is obvious for the poor, but as you go to higher income brackets more and more of the possibilities fall into "luxury" and "status symbol".

3

This has been my attitude so far, and my original title (before being edited) had "[How]" in brackets: I'm not at all sure what to do.

4

> as you go to higher income brackets more and more of the possibilities fall into "luxury" and "status symbol".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brackets in a sentence?

And that the sum of parens+brackets+braces is similar to other languages, just the distribution is different.

What does brackets mean?

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

What part of speech is brackets?

brackets is commonly used as noun.