Sentence examples for copy edit from inspiring English sources

"copy edit" is correct and usable in written English.
It is generally used as a verb in reference to reviewing a text for inaccuracies, errors and inconsistencies. For example, "I need to go back and copy edit this report before submitting it to the boss."

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copy edit

verb

To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

synonyms

subedit

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4) Copy edit reports and briefs.

University of California, Berkeley

5) Copy edit reports and briefs.

University of California, Berkeley

"But it was striking to see, with a normal copy edit, how totally different it was.

The Guardian - Film

At this time, I was working on the copy edit of my first novel.

The New York Times

I was asked by program director Liz McDonough to copy edit the new Ursa Minor journal.

University of California, Berkeley

Macmillan will copy edit books, but if manuscripts need more detailed work, it will suggest that writers employ freelance editors.

The Guardian

Similar(25)

"Edit" - "Copy" - "Edit" - "paste as a new image".

WikiHow

Then, using a distinctive purple pen, I discreetly copy-edit the descriptions of the dishes.

The Washington Post

The students, picking up the parlance, sometimes go off and copy-edit their roommates.

The New Yorker

She remembered crying as she tried to copy-edit the issue.

The Guardian

"He gave it a good copy-edit," Ms. Randall told the Radcliffe Quarterly in 2007.

The New York Times

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