How to Use convey in a Sentence

convey

verb
  • The pipes convey water to the fields.
  • They conveyed the goods by ship.
  • He conveyed the estate to his son.
  • The singer was conveyed from her hotel to the airport by limousine.
  • The message conveyed a sense of urgency.
  • And our smell seems to convey clues about our health.
    — Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Was that easy to like convey from the page to the screen?
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • What can an actor convey with their body alone?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Anything longer than a few words was best conveyed in a call.
    — Michael Zelenko, The Verge, 3 May 2018
  • So what was being conveyed this time around?
    — Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 16 May 2026
  • That whole trip, my daughters just conveyed their pride in me.
    — Wendy Davis, Cosmopolitan, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Again, make sure those rights convey to the brand in the contract.
    — Jim Tobin, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Her sleeves, her bob, and her lashes are conveyed in crisp black.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
  • His lyrics convey depth, emotion, and truth.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The first few lines of the song really convey what the song is about.
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 10 June 2026
  • Without lines, so much of the emotions are conveyed in the face.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • What would have happened if the pick had already been conveyed?
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In this way, kanji are often used to convey ideas or themes.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Wasn’t that what drew him to the theater, to convey a message?
    — John Leland, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020
  • And then the question is, what’s the best way to convey that story?
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Perhaps that hasn't been conveyed.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Perhaps that hasn’t been conveyed.
    — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2026
  • More details shot are captured in the film and can be conveyed on screen.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The prison was the perfect place to convey that [part of the] story.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Miller added that Patrick didn’t have to convey his feelings about the process.
    — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But how to convey that character on screen?
    — Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Recruit a friend or two and use your eyes, face, hands, and body to convey your message.
    — Michael Chad Hoeppner, TIME, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The facility had a plan for the storm that was conveyed to us by the staff.
    — Lisa J. Huriash, Sun-Sentinel.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Cline writes in a sleek, cool style that conveys both Alex’s naivete and her mirthless irony.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • Non-crappy teams can convey seconds in the top half of the second round.
    — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2021

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