How to Use universal in a Sentence

universal

adjective
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  • White is a universal choice, though heather grey is the fashion must of the season.
    — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2023
  • But the project started in a simple and universal way: with grief.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The use of social media among teens is nearly universal in the U.S. and many other parts of the world.
    — Rob Gillies, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
  • And to me, that’s a never-ending kind of universal feeling.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In New York, being fly was the universal language of our people.
    — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
  • So rights are not some sort of universal thing that every person has.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Chris and Shilpa brainstorm some universal crowd pleasers.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The looks lean toward universal basics with clean lines.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The traits of a good edge defensive lineman are universal.
    — Dennis Victory, al, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Partch is thinking more and more these days about what is universal in life’s measurement of time.
    — Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The aim is to create a single, universal connector for a wide range of devices.
    — Shreyas Sen, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But Lueger was a genuine populist democrat, who brought universal male suffrage to the city.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Few desires are more universal than wanting to get more and better sleep.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The spreader features a universal hitch, so it can be attached to any brand of lawn mower or tractor.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
  • Still, the biggest challenge of all is largely universal: cost.
    — Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The universal appeal of that concept might help to explain why the show became one of last year’s biggest surprise hits.
    — TIME, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The stories in Simon’s doc live in a French context, but the plight of its participants is near universal.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This cost includes $1.6 billion to fund universal, cost-free preschool.
    — Scott McClallen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner, 15 Apr. 2023
  • None of the candidates had the universal appeal Winfrey was looking for.
    — Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But so far, those tests lack the universal set of standards that the institute plans to finalize this summer.
    — Josh Boak, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Designed for foundation, cream contour, blush, and powder, this brush is a universal tool to keep in your glam kit.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • First: There is little universal understanding of who has it and who doesn’t.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2023
  • More:With the end of universal free lunch in most Wisconsin school districts, what options remain?
    — Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • And much like her lyrics, her advice is so specific and also so universal.
    — Julia Emmanuele, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • But also universal themes of our human experience, themes of love and loss and grief.
    — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The whole Gannett chain, including Columbus dispatch, the object of universal scorn because the AI could not write good prose.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Everyone knows the universal symbol of breast cancer: the pink ribbon.
    — Vivian Kobusingye Birchall, STAT, 27 Oct. 2023
  • These are movements in the direction of universal freedom.
    — Nick Tabor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And the ailments that patients arrive with, such as neck and lower-back pain, are universal and survivable.
    — Lauren Larson, Men's Health, 25 July 2023
  • Finally, the time has come for Apple to create a universal charger.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2023

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