Used in a Sentence

umbrella

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

Editorial note

The second wasn't good enough because, like you said, a whole umbrella of attacks existed that achieved same goal.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

noun

The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.

noun

(figurative) Anything that provides similar protection.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for umbrella.

noun

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

noun

The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.

noun

(figurative) Anything that provides similar protection.

noun

(figurative) Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.

Example sentences

1

The second wasn't good enough because, like you said, a whole umbrella of attacks existed that achieved same goal.

2

You might be better off looking at an umbrella company like Giant, who'll save you a lot of accounting hassles...

3

The abstract makes clear that deep learning as an umbrella term would even fit RG, a completely unrelated concept from physics.

4

Feminism is an umbrella term for a group of ideologies, some of who do not agree with either of those definitions.

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The investigation still gives a legal umbrella for extensive wiretapping and similar measures.

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Egalitarianism is a different broader umbrella term with an even looser range definitions.

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While the term 'feminism' does come from the root 'feminine', it refers to an umbrella of ideologies that includes many advocates of equal rights for men as well as for women.

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So I'm usually under a giant umbrella, coated in the strongest SPF blocker I can be.

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What I also dislike about articles like this is conflating tax increases and government spending cuts under one umbrella of 'austerity'.

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Working on Umbrella - a free open source mobile app to help journalists, activists and aid workers manage their physical and digital security on the go.

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But how about if I just have the tools to find what I like, and not have them all under the same umbrella?

12

I'm sure the biggest issue is that it's a lot harder to fly under the existing zoning/regulatory umbrella if you build a structure.

Quote examples

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Ostensibly, "control flow hijack attacks" is a recently coined umbrella term for the various standard non-managed memory corruption vulnerabilities like buffer, heap overflows and uncontrolled format strings.

2

My only complaint is that Obj-C/Swift Mac stuff gets thrown under the "Mobile" umbrella, but that's somewhat understandable given the higher number of iOS-oriented projects in those languages.

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The “stars” and other bits of data that make their way into Google’s search results come under their umbrella term, “Rich Snippets”.

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I support github banning all projects that use the word "pickle" or "umbrella" or "orange".

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use umbrella in a sentence?

The second wasn't good enough because, like you said, a whole umbrella of attacks existed that achieved same goal.

What does umbrella mean?

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

What part of speech is umbrella?

umbrella is commonly used as noun.