Daily Sentence

Each day the wordsmiths at Dictionary.com select one word to be the Word of the Day. But a word without a sentence is like a wingnut without a bolt—useless. Here, we give these words a proper home, and some dignity. Woof!
Jul 21
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Supernumerary

The Arbor Day orgy was quite the fiasco: the girls from Colby never showed up; the Slip ‘n Slide did more harm than good; there was a supernumerary amount of cops, all ready to pounce on the first dude who touched the 17-year-old caterer; and I feel asleep before the saltwater taffy cooled.