We're becoming, in a word, shallower.(我們正在變得，用一個詞就是，淺薄。)

This is, in a word, hogwash.(總之就是一派胡言。)

In a word, everything that goes to make life precious that boy had.(總而言之，那個男孩擁有一切讓他的生命變得珍貴的東西。)

You've got to find out what's in those pigments, learn their composition, and that requires lab work—detective work really—in a word, Spectroscopy.(你必須找出那些顏料里有什么，了解它們的組成，這需要實驗室的工作——真正的探測性工作——也就是光譜學。)

In a word, software.(一言以蔽之，軟件。)

In a word, we must try our best to protect our environment.(總之，我們必須盡力保護我們的環境。)

A capital letter is not the first letter in a word.(大寫字母不是單詞的第一個字母。)

In a word, no.(一個字，不。)

In a word, the following problems exist.(總體來說，存在以下問題。)

In a word, he lived a life of ease.(一句話，他過著舒適的生活。)