Wondering how to use Specific in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as particular or general.

Common word

Specific in a sentence

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Specific meaning

  1. Explicit or definite.
  2. Pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.
  3. Special, distinctive or unique.

Synonyms of Specific

particular general special nonspecific specialized precise unique proper particularised particularized peculiar limited circumstantial ad hoc specialised

Example sentences (20)

But now, apps are gradually evolving and begin to cover more specific dating preferences for specific audiences.

While it makes sense that many immigration issues will be country-specific or language-specific, many won’t be.

One possibility is that Sinai is a location, and these specific laws are tied to a specific location, the Land of Israel.

It also must be said that reclamation of specific slurs should be left to members of that specific community.

As is common with these proposals a specific candidate or a specific policy program isn’t really the point.

As mentioned earlier, specific keywords might benefit more or less from a specific match type than others.

Asked if there was any specific reason for shifting Darshan to Ballary jail, the Minister said: “No specific reason is there.

After that, Do Not Pay draws up documents specific to that legal area, and fills in the specific details.

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I have often thought magazine writers practise a secret prosody, marrying a specific turn of phrase to a specific turn of mind.

The cancelation of the 1994 season was devastating to all fans and even more so to some specific players and one specific team.

There are specific markers the NWS needs to confirm in order to suspect either a tornado or microburst impacted a specific area.

He often sings specific songs to specific people, showing an awareness and familiarity with them.

First, there are no restrictive mandates on investing only in specific avenues, or in assigning of weightages to specific investments.

A lullaby, more than other forms of music, implies a specific performer and a specific audience.

In other words, some electives are middle school specific while others are high school specific.

It allows users to ask more specific questions and, in turn, receive far more specific answers.

Pierson did state that the emergency notification system is not frequency specific, and also that 911 calls are not frequency specific.

The map allows users to look at specific data for specific areas for easy comparison as well.

They bring in freelancers and contractors with specific skills to execute specific projects.

And so it's not a specific amount of hiring or a specific initiative that's causing that.

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Common combinations with specific

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the specific 30×
  • to specific 29×
  • for specific 25×
  • in specific 18×
  • with specific 16×
  • at specific 15×
  • of specific 14×
  • on specific 11×
  • more specific 10×
  • specific to 10×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "specific" in a sentence?
An example: "But now, apps are gradually evolving and begin to cover more specific dating preferences for specific audiences." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "specific" from real English texts.
What does "specific" mean?
Specific means: Explicit or definite.
What are synonyms of "specific"?
Common synonyms of "specific" include: particular, general, special, nonspecific, specialized, precise, unique, proper. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "specific" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "specific", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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