The linguist wrote VI on the board to indicate a verb that does not take a direct object.

Every autumn, the small bakery vies with larger chains for the attention of tourists at the harbor.

Vi tucked a small violet behind her ear and smiled, the tiny flower a quiet reminder of her name.

Several startups vied for the investor's attention during the demo day.

In the grammar notes, the abbreviation vi. indicates an intransitive verb.

In updated naming rules, the infix -vi- is inserted into names as a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -vir- to ease pronunciation.

The audit report highlighted several VIEs that required further disclosure under the new accounting standards.

His vis comica turned a potential disaster into a moment of laughter.

The company invoked vis major to avoid liability after the hurricane.

The team spent the week refining the Pre-Vis to ensure every camera move felt intentional.