Assertion: noun's plural | /r/ObjectUse | used as a singular
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: commonly
type: DEGREE
value: in the examples
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In the examples below, the original plural is now commonly used as a singular, and in some cases a regular English plural (effectively a double plural) has been formed from it.
text: When a team's name is plural in form but cannot be singularized by removing an -s, as in Boston Red Sox, the plural is sometimes used as a singular (a player may be referred to as "a Red Sox").