How to Use brainstorm in a Sentence

brainstorm

verb
  • Share them, play with them, brainstorm with your friends.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This flips your brain from fear to brainstorming.
    — Melissa Sierra, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The trio brainstormed about how to get the woman back to shore.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Prompts don’t equate to brainstorming.
    — Sean Dallaskidd, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The girls brainstormed and came up with a list of useful items to include in their kits.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Initially, the goal is to brainstorm ideas.
    — Amy Morin, Parents, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Fans are already brainstorming twists.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Carefully discuss each function and brainstorm down to brass tacks.
    — Kelly Starman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Admirers have since brainstormed doing that on his behalf.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Creative teams can now brainstorm, test ideas and produce variations in seconds.
    — Adam Rumanek, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Instead of fighting it, Rojas and his team brainstormed something new.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Among other things, the team brainstormed ways to add comedic zest to a best man’s speech, a fan letter, a sermon and an apology.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 May 2026
  • This is also excellent for brainstorming new ideas.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
  • And then talk to them about what an ideal situation would look like for you and ask to brainstorm together how that can be achieved.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • Then, begin brainstorming the new shrubs and decorative flowers on your dream list.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Sit down with the teacher to brainstorm solutions to keep your child engaged and excited about their daily school life.
    — Amanda Morin, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The ideas that move your business forward rarely come from the meeting in which everyone is brainstorming on demand.
    — William Jones june 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
  • The two sat in lawn chairs into the night and brainstormed ways to connect more women to services — such as free prenatal classes.
    — Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Liu, brainstorming with other scientists and doctors in the field, saw a problem waiting to be solved.
    — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Let your imagination run wild by playing What if or brainstorming with a partner.
    — Cherie Kloss, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • At a friend’s elementary school, students were brainstorming names for their annual food drive.
    — Erica Dhawan, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Maybe everyone picks a different resolution, and the group brainstorms how to best help each person achieve it.
    — Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
  • See where your favorite teammates are going, or who’s planning to brainstorm together before kicking off a new project.
    — Andrei Cretu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The third-graders began by brainstorming details for the dress, looking to various designers and styles for ideas.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
  • For 'Our Town' specifically, the writers' room was brainstorming ideas for the episode.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In other words, use it to brainstorm trip ideas and travel inspo, but don’t head out before fact-checking the most important details first.
    — Evie Carrick, Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Clover was released from the hospital in February and has brainstormed a new way to meet visitors at the ball—this time, by golf cart.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • The duo meets every Sunday and Monday to brainstorm, write and film content, often for sessions of two to three hours.
    — Xitlalic Montelongo, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In the weeks that followed, Farber and his teammates huddled, brainstorming ways to support Ben.
    — Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Have an open discussion on how the situation could improve and brainstorm solutions.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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