How to Use individual in a Sentence

individual

1 of 2 adjective
  • What are the individual traits of the breed?
  • She has a very individual style of writing.
  • The doctor carefully evaluates the individual needs of her patients.
  • Students will receive as much individual attention as possible.
  • Save the monastery, or the life of one individual monk.
    — Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Make the soup a day ahead and then place it into individual meal prep bowls.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
  • Go for individual bass around timber and rock with a buzz bait.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Having a set time to do individual work has been nice.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Most adults need seven to nine hours of sleep, but individual needs can vary.
    — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • What the state doesn’t pay for, individual towns have to cover.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Who will take home the individual awards?
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Footage of him in shackles is a welcome sight for those of us who care about individual rights.
    — Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Space individual plants apart and stick to one plant per pot if possible.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • This has made my days more distinct and individual.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Neither does the movie, which seems to decide each scene’s individual tone on a coin flip.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • The report did not give the individual value of the two items.
    — Matthew Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Volleyball is so far from an individual sport and there are so many moving parts at one time.
    — The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Social peace and individual well-being were two sides of the same coin and remain so to this day.
    — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That said, individual habits and better tools only go so far.
    — Ashley Hass, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • How does that look at the individual level?
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026
  • What teens take away from the challenge will be highly individual.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The best, as far as individual performance, was yet to come.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
  • There’s no push for individual praise.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Golf, by its nature, is an individual sport.
    — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • To deadhead, cut back individual spent blooms to the first five-leaflet leaf to encourage more buds to form.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
  • The answer to this question will come down to your individual saver profile, goals and needs.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • For specimens, give individual plants about four feet of space to display their full form.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • No catch-all dishes, served on individual plates.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • In individual, large, shallow soup bowls, place pieces of lobster on the bottom, and pour in soup.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Torgashev, who was not part of the gold-medal team event, is skating the individual events.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026

individual

2 of 2 noun
  • The markings on tigers are unique to each individual.
  • Are you the individual I spoke with on the telephone?
  • They promote a philosophy that sacrifices the rights of the individual for the public welfare.
  • They are both rather odd individuals.
  • She's a very talented individual.
  • This is the day badges go on sale for those individuals.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The individuals fled the scene on the moped.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • One of the individuals was pronounced dead on the scene.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This is why a lot of individuals don't come forward.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • No individual could write that many books.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • High-awareness individuals tend to be those who look ahead.
    — Mustafa Abdelmonem, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • In the face of such gloom, individuals are trying to make their own fortunes.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 May 2026
  • Students have long had the right to pray in public schools as individuals.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • All four individuals suffered stab wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • These individuals will always roll up their sleeves and dive into projects.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There are a lot of individuals who are emotional about this.
    — Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • One individual who had a firearm was detained.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In some cases, individuals file dozens or hundreds of fake liens.
    — Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • That doesn’t mean there won’t be challenges to overcome — both as a nation and for individuals.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This individual has been charged, arrested and is in court.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • At the level of the individual, there isn’t really one way to dance.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Many of the individuals are wearing dark hoodies, and some are wearing face masks.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Dieticians and chefs craft the meals to an individual’s needs.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
  • What is best for an individual’s pocketbook is not good for our country.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • The caller reportedly said a fight was in progress and that one individual may be armed with a knife.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
  • That is not the same as saying weight loss and regain is neutral for every individual.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • Along the pool’s sandy shores, individuals can use the volleyball courts and teqball table.
    — Dante Estrada, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • The board adds its input, then shares a version with the individuals concerned.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This is not only down to individuals.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Mangs said the individuals made off with an unknown amount of merchandise.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'individual.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: