How to Use funnel in a Sentence

funnel

1 of 2 noun
  • This is a key step in my sales funnel.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The funnel stretched up to two miles wide.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • The edge is no longer at the top of the funnel.
    — Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Most of us just want a funnel cake and a good time.
    — Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Max out two spring trends for one with this funnel-neck trench coat.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Use twist ties to secure the funnel in place.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Lots of cheese, funnel cake fries, and a lawsuit.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
  • These funnel fries make the perfect snack for a spooky night in the park.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The funnel is gone; all that remains is the agent’s choice.
    — Frances Dillard, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The flowers are funnel-shaped with fringe-like edges.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Time spent in line for rides is time not spent buying funnel cakes or merch.
    — HubSpot, 1 June 2026
  • Team it up with a funnel-neck jacket and over-the-knee boots.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Be the funnel guy for dentists.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Know where YouTube fits in your sales funnel.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • First there was the funnel organ.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 25 May 2026
  • This year has all been about the funnel-neck jackets and coats—at least to me.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
  • YouTube is not just a top-of-funnel channel.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The clearest change so far appears at the top of the search funnel.
    — Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Bright green funnels lift and arch over the entirety of the ship.
    — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
  • These are what will bring more customers into the sales funnel.
    — Christopher Tompkins, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Pour the rice into the sock using the funnel.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • How much narrower does the funnel need to be?
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Build the funnel around that, and the rest of your pipeline has far stronger ground to grow on.
    — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Dubai chocolate funnel cake fries.
    — Sonia Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Not all bills are subject to the funnel deadlines.
    — Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The new channel, the clever funnel, the ad that prints money.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Replay funnels all of those steps into one flow.
    — Caitlin White, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The tall funnel neck can be folded or worn high to keep your neck warm without a scarf.
    — Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Booths line the streets selling stickers, hot dogs, and funnel cakes.
    — Colin Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Add the new oil Place the funnel into the oil filler and pour in the new oil.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

funnel

2 of 2 verb
  • The crowd funneled through the doors.
  • He funneled the gas into the tank.
  • Winds funneled through the canyon.
  • Smoke funneled up the chimney.
  • They funneled money into the campaign.
  • The information was being secretly funneled to the head of the organization.
  • It’s then funneled back through all three.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • The cliffs jut out and the lagoon funnels the fog to the trees.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • This time around, the wealth of the many is being funneled to a few.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That moisture has been funneled onshore like a hose aimed at the city.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Try to keep him on the back line of defense and overplay the 3-point line to funnel to him.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Exits can funnel into choke points.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • All of that has all been funneled through the lens of, this is all going to go towards this football film.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • All of that heat is now being funneled from the ocean into the atmosphere.
    — Sara Sneath, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of the information being funneled to him and his peers from news sources wasn't clear.
    — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Sealing the cracks and openings in a home is like closing a pipe of hot air that funnels all that warmth outside.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
  • So, why would investors funnel their angst into GameStop stock?
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Are there exceptions to funnel?
    — Mike Trautmann, Des Moines Register, 16 Feb. 2026
  • That means lots of marketing dollars are funneling to faces who may or may not love a product.
    — Liz Giorgi, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Rose paddled in pursuit as the boy was funneled underneath a long pier and swept rapidly out to sea.
    — Alastair Bland, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Nobody likes to wait in a lift line, and these passes funnel more people to fewer resorts.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Also, lids with a spout are much easier to funnel into the bottle than wide-mouth lids.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Business groups had sprung up to funnel cross-country investment.
    — Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • At the same time, the law aims to funnel more money toward the women seeking an escape from the streets.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Lenders who funneled cash into the data-center rollout have begun to seek hedges.
    — Mark Niquette, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Remember the guy alleged to have helped funnel money to Kawhi?
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Some states, including Maine, have taken the plunge on their own and funneled more money to child care.
    — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2023
  • To recreate the look, invest in new spice jars (making sure to wash them thoroughly) and funnel in each of your spices.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This funneled into Rosalía on Lux.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
  • At the front, the hood dives down below a wing, funneling airflow up and over the roof to another wing that forms the rear deck.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026

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