How to Use brand in a Sentence

brand

1 of 2 noun
  • The store sells a variety of shoe brands.
  • What brand are those jeans you are wearing?
  • I don't like his brand of humor.
  • Those brands work on their own.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Small brands that can’t match it lose sales.
    — Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
  • Then keep scrolling to shop more styles from the brand.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That is very much on brand for the W.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • So what are the brands people drive most?
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
  • One brand that’s never let me down?
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 26 May 2026
  • Your brand team shares the highlights.
    — Kim Lawton, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Many brands still haven’t figured it out.
    — Andrea Bossi, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Even so, the brand is prepared to earn their trust.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There may only be a few brands [with his size].
    — Darian Symoné Harvin, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • Barn didn’t just take on the brand based on numbers.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The two launched the brand in 2011.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Over the years, the brand's cachet has ebbed and flowed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The store, the third for the brand, is due by summer.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Dior isn’t the only skin-care brand to be on the laser trail.
    — Kathleen Baird-Murray, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Pretty much on brand for Swift.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 May 2026
  • June is here, and so are the luxury brands.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 June 2026
  • It has been driven by some big deals with worldwide brands.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Middle brands try to have both and achieve neither.
    — Erhan Kaya, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The values behind the brand align with mine.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
  • As the product evolved, so did the function of the brand.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
  • And keep scrolling for more versatile bags from the brand.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Musk is promising all this with a brand new moonshot.
    — New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2026
  • First, a little bit of background on this newish brand.
    — Marie Lodi, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But, full exhale, the brand stuck the landing.
    — Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There are various brands that could work.
    — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
  • What's coming, what are the trends, what are the big brands using?
    — Náosha Gregg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

brand

2 of 2 verb
  • They no longer brand their cattle.
  • The exact words my father spoke on my graduation day are branded in my memory.
  • And those prompts may be branded as well.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • At the same time, branding alone is no longer enough.
    — Daniel Berman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Legacy, in this case, isn’t branding.
    — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 25 June 2026
  • The second time, a leg tendon was cut and they were branded again.
    — ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • The map below shows which brands residents most want to see open in their state.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Each red ball branded with a small white handprint and left to dry on the sill in the classroom.
    — Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • What used to be a trip to the playground is now branded with hashtags and photo ops.
    — Lauren Boswell, Parents, 30 Nov. 2025
  • One of them was branded with the same name as the boy who allegedly injured her son.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Those are branded phrases that became acronyms.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Keep reading to see which brands our editors enjoyed the most.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Keep reading to see which brands our editors enjoyed the most.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • Your first board will brand you for years, so thorough due diligence is non-negotiable.
    — Marie Holive, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Before a board packet goes out, it’s already proofed and branded.
    — Chad Willardson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • All drinks taken outside need to be in a specific cup branded for the event.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Was the woman who had been branded with a scarlet letter as scary as they’d been led to believe?
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Her custom shop branded T-shirts were screen-printed by one of her high school teachers.
    — Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
  • South then branded himself as a notrump hog by jumping to 2NT.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • This group brands itself under the name ShinyHunters.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Score T-shirts, sweatpants and long-sleeve shirts branded with your team’s logo and colors.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Founders often treat branding like a cherry on top, something nice to have once the business is stable.
    — Erik Huberman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The state brands anyone caught aiding them as hostile, but anyone who delivers them will be hailed a hero.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But there’s nuance that is often missed when simply branding this as an anti-tax region.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • In February, gauchos gather to brand the herd with hot irons, as required by law.
    — Sarah Marshall, Travel, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Nobody back home discovers what happened, but that summer brands her with shame and alters her course for years.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The first time, their ears were cut off and one shoulder was branded with a fleur-de-lis — the symbol of the French crown.
    — ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • The urge to brand those of opposing views as evil and out to destroy the country are too great to resist, sadly.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Much of the premium seating is tied to a club that is branded by a corporate sponsor.
    — John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The app branded itself as an invite-only, exclusive place to date.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023

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