How to Use class in a Sentence

class

1 of 2 noun
  • I have already missed two classes.
  • My class got out early today.
  • Several people in the class are absent today.
  • She is taking a class on psychology.
  • I have an English class this morning.
  • What classes are you taking this semester?
  • There are 20 students in the class.
  • This class is really difficult.
  • The college offers classes in computer programming and engineering.
  • He will be teaching an American history class next semester.
  • And the whole class is just silent.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That doesn’t mean the class is a bust.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • That’s already a heck of a class.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The social dance class is in full swing.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There are three classes of e-bike.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • These classes start in the first grade.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Very, very top, always top in his class.
    — Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The bulk of the class is made up of true athletes.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Kendall said students are in class four days a week.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Take the class or trip that’s been calling to you.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • A couple of her friends are in the class, too.
    — Kevin Sherrington feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Some slipped into class late, dusty and out of breath.
    — Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The junior class has been to the state all three years.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2026
  • This class is full—please call to be added to the waitlist.
    — Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Take a tap dance class or a pottery course; join a book club.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The eight men who are part of my class all have high school diplomas.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The 2026 draft class wasn’t deep enough to do both.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Stay for a performance at the end of class.
    — Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Then the freshman class has a lot of upside.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This year’s class of 13 artists is no less unruly.
    — Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026

class

2 of 2 verb
  • I would class that suggestion as helpful, so let's make a note of it.
  • Ash and Agave seeks to class up the affair.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • This story, though, doesn’t class the movie up so much as weigh it down.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022
  • While all bugs are insects, not all insects are classed as bugs.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2019
  • One of his teachers had to remind him not to bring his gun to class.
    — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 10 July 2022
  • Sconces on either side of your front door can really class up the place.
    — Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022
  • The students then filed out to class through a door with a crucifix over it.
    — Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Now tell me which college student is dressing like that to class?
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 May 2026
  • Why should this normal life be classed as sacrifice, as pure?
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
  • Utah students bring weapons to class or campus hundreds of times in a school year.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Opting for black jeans (instead of blue) is an easy way to class up an outfit.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Long mistaken for fungi, they are now classed as a type of amoeba.
    — Katia Moskvitch, WIRED, 14 July 2018
  • There’s one in three children who are classed as living in poverty at the moment.
    — Sam Rigby, Quartz, 2 Nov. 2019
  • And there’s nothing like a little wainscoting to class up a joint.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Volunteers drove the students to class in the morning and back home at the end of the day.
    — Graciela Mochkofsk, The New Yorker, 27 July 2021
  • Six of those schools reported that at least one bus never showed up to take students to class.
    — Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Monaco's royal twins will be heading off to class with brand-new back-to-school haircuts.
    — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Both women class themselves as among the lucky ones who were able to be treated before things went too far.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Sticky days and muggy days can be classed and quantified as those with dew points of 65 or above.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
  • From the standpoint of the society, colors were tied less to gender and more to class.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • Little girls wear Mary Janes and jumpers to class on the upper part of campus.
    — Emma Green, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2019
  • In general, the singers class up the production.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • If the subway is a disaster, that’s no excuse for being late, whether to class or a work call.
    — New York Times, 18 June 2018
  • The writers go out of their way to class up the couple’s affair, which is rendered in glossy flashback.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • But when Padilla brought the wooden structure to class the next day, the students were amused.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2018
  • The girls wore the mums for up to 12 hours — to class, to a pep rally and on through the game’s final whistle.
    — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Not everyone can just show up to class the day of an exam and pass without having to study night after night.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 26 July 2021
  • An easy way to class up your gathering is to break out the fancy dishes—no paper plates or plastic trays here!
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2022
  • One of my students, Ruben, was showing up to class chronically late, if at all.
    — Samantha Facciolo, Marie Claire, 22 June 2018
  • Acer has tried to class up the Chromebook 15 with aluminum on the palm rest and top outer shell.
    — Jeffrey Van Camp, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2017

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