How to Use achieve in a Sentence

achieve

verb
  • They achieved high scores on their math tests.
  • We give students the skills they need in order to achieve in college.
  • With much practice, she has achieved a high level of skill.
  • There are goals to be achieved.
    — CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • What more was there to achieve?
    — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Once that’s achieved, cure again; then seal with the top coat.
    — Laura Solla, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
  • One way to achieve that is format deals.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The athlete who achieved the feat?
    — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
  • How to achieve a messy-bangs haircut?
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 6 June 2026
  • Other shows that achieved this?
    — Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • One way to achieve this is through breathwork.
    — Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Those aims do not appear to have been achieved.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 14 June 2026
  • Her ways, like ours, aim to achieve results.
    — Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Rents achieved two years ago may not be achievable now.
    — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
  • What’s less clear is how the Bulls want to achieve this goal.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Now the cost to achieve the same result is 4%.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 9 Apr. 2026
  • No Black woman has yet achieved that feat.
    — ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • One way to achieve that is to change your behavior.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • What’s Kwabena trying to achieve?
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Start with a clean surface to achieve the best results.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There are many ways to achieve this water control.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Districts can set their own policies to achieve that goal.
    — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Steve Sax is the homegrown kid who dreamed big and achieved it.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • At this point, achieving half that number might be a stretch.
    — ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
  • To achieve the look, start by painting normal hearts.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • And to achieve a vibrant pop, gem-like emerald is the way to go.
    — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
  • What is Kari Lake trying to achieve?
    — Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Kang agrees, but says there are limits to what the mayor can achieve.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • Decide with facts, proceed with facts, achieve with facts.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • But the past three weeks have made clear that air strikes alone are not likely to achieve that goal.
    — Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026

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