What is a concise, logical sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet at least once?

Question

I remember learning one. I think it had something to do with "the quick fox..."

I'm teaching a 12-year-old typing skills and such a sentence would be very useful for practice. The more examples, the better!

Are there any others BESIDES the one about the quick fox and the lazy dog?

(Thanks, though, for reminding me of that one!)

Answer 1

The word for these sentences is "pangrams". Do a search for the word or the well-known "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs" phrase and you'll come up with more.

Five or six big jet planes zoomed quickly by the tower.
Back in June we delivered oxygen equipment of the same size.
Ban foul, toxic smogs which quickly jeopardize lives.
Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes.
Fred specialized in the job of making very quaint wax toys.
I have quickly spotted the four women dozing in the jury box.
Judge Powell quickly gave six embezzlers stiff sentences.
The five boxing wizards jump quickly.

Answer 2

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Answer 3

the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Answer 4

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.
That is the one I was taught when I was in middle school...
I could try to think of more.
Maybe...
The nimble jackalope quietly grazes on weeds in the Vixen's field.

(I came up with this all by myself!)
A jackalope is a rabbit with horns (fictional animal - but I figured the kid would ask)
And you could tell your pupil that 'Vixen' is a last name of a ranching family.

Good luck!

Answer 5

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog..........i think

Answer 6

Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.