How do you use the word "magazine" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "magazine" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "magazine": You must not read such a magazine, as it will do you harm. Mick killed time by reading a magazine while waiting for his date.

Magazine Meaning

/ˌmæɡəˈziːn/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

nounA nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme., A radio or television show where each episode comprises a variety of features or segments, akin to the format of a print magazine.

Sentence Examples

You must not read such a magazine, as it will do you harm.

Mick killed time by reading a magazine while waiting for his date.

She enjoys reading a monthly fashion magazine.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The glossy monthly publication featuring celebrity interviews and fashion tips was a popular ____.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I enjoy reading a fashion ____ to keep up with the latest trends and styles in the clothing industry.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Arabic خَزَنَ (ḵazana)der. Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan) Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin)bor. Italian magazzinoder. Middle French magasinder. Middle English magasyne English magazine From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). First attested in the 1580s.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"After several months' delay, The Emerald City, New York's hour-long gay television show, is on the air. In magazine format, the show offers interviews, gay news and commentary, visits to New York's entertainment spots and gay shows, and a bit of camping from George Sardi." — 1977 April 16, “Emeralds for TV”, in Gay Community News, page 2:

"He all thir Ammunition / And feats of War defeats / With plain Heroic magnitude of mind / And celeſtial vigour arm’d, / Thir Armories and Magazins contemns, / Renders them uſeleſs, while / With winged expedition / Swift as the lightning glance he executes / His errand on the wicked, who ſurpris’d / Loſe thir defence diſtracted and amaz’d." — 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, pages 76–77, lines 293–8:

"Juneau was making good time with the other surviving U.S. Navy ships, despite her damage, when the I-26 spotted her and sent a salvo of Type 95 torpedoes in her direction. Passing between the Helena and San Francisco, some indication being they had actually been shot at the San Francisco and gone long because San Francisco was travelling significantly slower than expected, they nonetheless hit Juneau and detonated the ship's magazine." — 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 28:10 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 07 Nov 2022:

"Most teletext "magazines" contain about 100 pages of information, typically including news headlines, weather reports, sports scores, video games, and stock prices." — 1983, Channels of Communications, volume 3, page 41:

"The operator is able to build Teletext magazines of, typically, 100 pages per magazine, specify transmission times […]" — 1984, Telecommunications, volume 18, page 89:

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