Used in a Sentence

leno

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

Editorial note

It reminds me of a segment in Jay Leno where they went on the street asking geography questions like, where on the map is Russia or something like that.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A surname.

noun

(textiles) A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for leno.

noun

A surname.

noun

(textiles) A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

Example sentences

1

It reminds me of a segment in Jay Leno where they went on the street asking geography questions like, where on the map is Russia or something like that.

2

Punchline to bad Leno joke, the beginning of the end of the dominance of the human species...

3

Along the way there have been cool things (after all Leno made fun of our research [1] once) and insanely fun times.

4

This reminds of a guy who was on Leno back in the early 2000's.

5

I believe Leno would be a good comparison, hardly seems like he retired once starting the Tonight Show.

6

At the time, from Mark Leno et al., there was no such talk.

7

Funnily enough, it was on Leno the same day Scheier posted it.

8

It's like telling Jay Leno that restoring an old car isn't worth the money since it costs less to get someone else to do it (especially at his Salary).

9

I couldn't take Jay Leno making battery jokes in his monologue.

10

Essentially all this number tells us that 400 people who own Buggati collectively own ~33600 cars total.[0] For example Jay Leno alone owns 886 vehicles according to his wikipedia page.

11

> On Friday, State Senator Mark Leno of California, a Democrat, is expected to introduce legislation requiring all smartphones and tablets sold in the state to include this kind of feature.

12

Meanwhile the Republicans blame the Democrats, and the Democrats blame the Republicans, and the majority sit and watch Leno instead of doing something about the politics and shape of the country (both of which they supposedly think are terrible per polls).

Quote examples

1

Of course she may be pulling a "Jay Leno", using talent to produce the mediocre garbage that the mainstream media likes to promote.

2

Leno's quip tonight: "I didn't know they had Target stores over there!"

3

If Leno wants to add features to cell phones, he should go work for those companies instead of using the Ring of Sauron to forcibly add a "kill switch" because he thought it was a good idea.

Proper noun examples

1

As you can see from the reporting and the text of the two documents, one of Senator Leno's biggest disagreements with the industry is about whether the mechanisms should be opt-in or opt-out.

2

More specifically they think all programmers are Jay Leno.

3

On the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, years ago, they had a contest between a ham radio operator using Morse code and a 20-something texting to his friend.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use leno in a sentence?

It reminds me of a segment in Jay Leno where they went on the street asking geography questions like, where on the map is Russia or something like that.

What does leno mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is leno?

leno is commonly used as noun.