parentheses

1. Punctuation marks — ( ) — used to separate elements in a sentence. Parentheses subordinate ( see subordination ) the material within them so that readers save most of their attention for the rest of the sentence: “Aunt Sarah (who is really my mother's cousin) will be visiting next week.”

Example Sentences

It was an ad for a Holocaust tour that touted in parentheses “with lunch.”

From Los Angeles Times

Finnie: You said that when you were younger growing up, that you saw a record and you saw the name in parentheses.

From Los Angeles Times

Figures in parentheses reflect the number of times a book was checked out.

From Seattle Times

A look at the qualifying fields, broken down by site and with world ranking in parentheses:

From Washington Times

The final Associated Press Washington state football poll as voted upon by a panel of sports media from across the state with first-place votes in parentheses, first-place votes and points from voting.

From Seattle Times