How to Use collaborate in a Sentence

collaborate

verb
  • The two companies agreed to collaborate.
  • He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.
  • The two breweries have been known to collaborate on tasty brews.
    — Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2022
  • This is not the first time the pair have collaborated.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Be kind to your partner, collaborate on chores, put your phones away.
    — Ian Kerner, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The two men talked, met and decided to collaborate on a book, the first for both.
    — Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Then go back to them later and find other ways to collaborate.
    — Nicole Lapin, Redbook, 17 Feb. 2017
  • The event is also geared for artists to network, collaborate and share ideas.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • The two would collaborate on much of Swift’s first two albums.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • At the end of the day, the only reason to be in an office is to collaborate.
    — Will Knight, Wired, 30 Apr. 2020
  • And so both groups collaborate to protect both the future of the land and the story of the past.
    — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 17 June 2019
  • Perhaps one or all four of these pop stars might collaborate in a live performance at the march?
    — refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Of the men whom Bond trusted to collaborate on the mission, most are now dead.
    — Noah Hurowitz, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2021
  • This isn’t the first time these two music legends have collaborated in some way.
    — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Well, Sam and I have been trying to collaborate for about four or five years.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Do your hair, makeup, and fashion team all collaborate on the overall theme for your award show looks?
    — Tira Urquhart, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The team collaborated deeply with Ferrari over the last five years to bring this to life.
    — New Atlas, 26 May 2026
  • The non-profit is made up of a group of artists who share knowledge and equipment, and collaborate hands on.
    — Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The key, therefore, was to collaborate well with one's teammates.
    — Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The two would collaborate within a couple of years.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And collaborating with him was beyond my wildest dreams.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • To collaborate, customers just have to press the green button; to refuse, press the red button.
    — Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Could the two services collaborate on a common fighter to save costs?
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2018
  • Of course, Too Faced is no stranger to collaborating with friends.
    — Wendy Sy, Allure, 25 July 2018
  • The focus this year was on exploring whether nations would collaborate in the face of such a threat.
    — Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 11 June 2015
  • This approach gives the staff a chance to converge, collaborate, and trouble-shoot.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 28 June 2021
  • The food menu was also a grand slam, thanks to all-star chefs in the city who collaborated with the Phillies.
    — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In one scene, the drones are shown collaborating with each other to gain entrance to a building.
    — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017
  • And the two restaurant companies will collaborate on a dish, too.
    — Shauna Steigerwald, Cincinnati.com, 9 Aug. 2017
  • All of them had long-term contracts and would collaborate with the same studio for several films and years.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026

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