How to Use invent in a Sentence

invent

verb
  • We found out that he had invented the stories he told us about his military service.
  • She is credited with inventing a procedure that has helped to save thousands of lives.
  • She invented a clever excuse.
  • Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
  • The ones that break all the rules, the ones that invent new ones.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The goal there is to not try to change or re-invent the wheel.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Domino’s did not invent the progress bar.
    — Alex Mayyasi, HubSpot, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Chesky did not invent short-term lodging.
    — Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The machine didn’t invent the bias.
    — Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Jobs did not invent the smartphone.
    — Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Liu’s lab keeps inventing new tools.
    — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • No one has to invent language or figure out how to make tools.
    — Allison Hopper, Scientific American, 5 July 2021
  • Wettstein likes to invent her own words to better convey her thoughts.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Corning has had to re-invent itself time and again to get to this point.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Managers will be asked to read the tea leaves and re-invent the wheel, every day.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 29 June 2020
  • The city doesn’t need to invent a solution.
    — Louis Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • And what if man invents a way to take carbon out of the air, with some sort of machine?
    — Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But what if someone could invent a razor that stays sharp for six months, or even a year?
    — Eric Niiler, Wired, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Who is to judge the winner in a contest that must invent itself over and over?
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 31 July 2023
  • Theater people are going to have to invent a new award for this.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • Of course, all our concepts are invented.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The North Face didn’t invent the puffy jacket.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Lewis and Clark didn’t invent or even inspire this genre by themselves.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes, the first mover doesn’t invent demand.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There's no reason to re-invent the wheel, or the pooper scooper.
    — Ryan Craggs, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Yes, Chrysler invented the minivan, but that was decades ago.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, this hot sauce's claim to fame is that it was used to invent Buffalo wings.
    — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The platforms do not invent answers.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Trump did not invent this condition.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The hippies had invented that stance.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025

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