How to Use both in a Sentence

both

adjective
  • Of course, both the optimistic and pessimistic case could turn out to be true.
    — Greg Ip, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The lines at both the counter and drive-thru reportedly backed up for hours due to the high turnout.
    — Fox News, 24 Oct. 2019
  • In both the book and the TV show, the moment is heart-wrenching.
    — Outlander Fan, Marie Claire, 29 Mar. 2020
  • Schein, who moved here from the East years ago, said this is both a transient city and a rooted one.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 25 Jan. 2020
  • In both those games, David Sharpe replaced Brown at right tackle.
    — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Now, part of both the west and eastbound lanes of the new bridges are up, giving a glimpse of how the finished bridges will look.
    — Anna Beahm | [email protected], al.com, 24 June 2019
  • It's been a busy month for Gaga, who is both a presenter and a nominee tonight.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Jan. 2019
  • Mr Johnson’s tax cuts would be both a waste of scarce resources and grossly unfair.
    — The Economist, 14 June 2019
  • Bethany has a team of experts to aid both the children and the foster parents, and there is a small stipend for the care.
    — Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com, 2 July 2019
  • Was this a both/and scenario, where contradictory ideas could stand side by side?
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Those were both a deep departure from how the Chiefs played in 2019.
    — John Holler, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Lands' End sportswear and school uniforms fit into both these goals, Howe said.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2020
  • So both the restaurants and workers are in very fragile positions.
    — Richard Morgan, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2020
  • This is a great look at both the festival’s beginnings and the many performers who played on its stages.
    — Longreads, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Deputy Yates is partial to both the yellow curry and the broader field of vision that comes with it.
    — CBS News, 24 Nov. 2019
  • However, how the virus could adapt to both the cold-blooded and warm-blooded hosts remains a mystery.
    — Haitao Guo, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Eilish performed at both the Grammys and the Oscars this year.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2020
  • His 30 home runs between both the major and minor leagues are the most by any player this season.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 29 June 2019
  • Alai in Broadview Heights said both the recreation and senior centers have been closed in that city.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Data from the early vote will be accessible through both the iPads and a paper copy.
    — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Each school in the Big Ten submitted a nominee for both the male and female awards.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
  • Old school video game machines can be found in both the men's and women's restrooms, and the men's room also has a bubble hockey game.
    — John Monaghan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • And this people’s-paparazzo is not the one to call out, even though the shooting and sending were both the work of a true bottom-feeder.
    — Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2019
  • There is a feeling that Keenum’s experience — both the good and the bad — is a positive.
    — Kareem Copeland, The Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Uchis, who is a citizen of both the United States and Colombia, added.
    — New York Times, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Democrats control both the Assembly and Senate by greater margins than that.
    — Alexei Koseff, SFChronicle.com, 16 Mar. 2020
  • And this people's-paparazzo is not the one to call out anyway, even though the shooting and sending were both the work of a true bottom-feeder.
    — Carolyn Hax, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2019
  • And this people’s-paparazzo is not the one to call out anyway, even though the shooting and sending were both the work of a true bottom-feeder.
    — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, 21 July 2019
  • If France did win it all, the country would be the first to hold both the men’s and women’s World Cup titles at the same time.
    — Alicia Delgallo, Pro Soccer USA, 8 June 2019
  • Mochon said many health providers are asking for both the PCR and the serology tests for those patients.
    — Stephanie Innes, azcentral, 6 May 2020

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