How to Use item in a Sentence

item

1 of 2 noun
  • I need to buy a few household items like soap.
  • There are a lot of items on our agenda tonight, so let's start the meeting.
  • He always orders the most expensive item on the menu.
  • There are several items for sale.
  • I saw an item in today's paper about the mayor's campaign plans.
  • Walk the aisles to find one-off items.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Make sure first-aid items are kept clean.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Huang said when asked about his favourite items.
    — Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Hang items that move and flash around your planters.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Travis then talked about some of the menu items.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The man placed the items in the bed of his truck.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Some stores may even give the item to you for free.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The bun and fries are the few items not made in-house.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Craft kits can be a good item to keep on hand for kids.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But most kitchen items do not belong there.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The first new items have already dropped.
    — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Use a stepladder to reach items.
    — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Yet her item was not the only one on her wish list.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Which are their favorite items?
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Brinkley says there were toys and items out of place.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In my mind, these items are very much more in demand.
    — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These items can scratch the tile as well as damage the grout.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There are other sports items on his to-do list as well.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Never place items so that the sprayer arms cannot move freely.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Kallmeyer was so chic and full of items that the client will love.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Add a lamp on top and keep often-reached-for items close.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
  • One tray of raw chicken was stored above ready to eat food items.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • What items were stolen from the Louvre?
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Around half the items come from Khelfa’s hoard of Alaïa pieces.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • If not, do not place the item in the dryer, as the heat can set the stain.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025

item

2 of 2 verb
  • Her dad worked as a concert promoter and her mom owned a baby items store.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2019
  • At drop-off points, workers can scan item barcodes and see photos of what the item should look like.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • But which items top everyone's grocery list?
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Explore the unique, and one of a kind items up for bid in our extravagant silent auction.
    — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018
  • Hampton did not know what items Eastland was suspected of taking from the store.
    — Nashelly Chavez, sacbee, 14 May 2018
  • Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in store.
    — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Member credits can be redeemed for any two-piece outfit or item up to $80, online or in-store.
    — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The more patrons know about which items our policy allows and prohibits, the smoother the entrance into Frost.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 24 July 2019
  • The patio has its own menu, with essentials like brats and hot dogs but also items like a memorable pork sausage made with makrut lime and chile and topped with mango relish.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2018
  • For the first time ever, a Waffle House location in Georgia is adding a new, adults only item to their menu — beer.
    — Nicole Darrah, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Wellness Heaven even broke down what items people of various nationalities were most likely to take home with them.
    — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Figuring out via algorithms what items to offer shoppers has bedeviled retailers for years.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Teachers have rallied behind the family, donating clothes, a winter coat, and whatever items their student may need.
    — Helen Ubiñas, Philly.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • On the positive side, items people can still bring with them to their seat items like smartphones, duffel bags, coats, tiny bottles of hand lotion, snacks, earplugs, nose hair trimmers, and babies.
    — Barbara Ortutay, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2017
  • However, Stinson feels Stovehouse’s setting lends itself to brunch, so expect some new Sunday only items too.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 25 Feb. 2020
  • But in the case of taxing textiles and denim (Levi’s specifically), which aren’t even items the United States counts among its top exports, what's the point?
    — refinery29.com, 1 June 2018
  • But the agenda items the council has approved to allow these haven’t included any information on the associated salary increases.
    — David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 May 2017
  • Some of the most popular Prime Now items ordered in Houston include avocados, strawberries and bananas.
    — Fernando Alfonso Iii, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
  • Band instruments Tax-exempt computers and software Computer items $750 or less per article are tax free.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al.com, 2 July 2019
  • Shifting Demand Cornell said demand has come in waves for different types of products, starting with everyday cleaning products and then shifting to food and beverages and now items like games, crafts and small kitchen appliances.
    — Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
  • Franklin recently appeared on a Fox 5/KUSI morning television program, calling the agenda item a sanctuary city policy.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Tax increases, marijuana legalization, and investment in health care, education, and environmental protection are all potential agenda items a Democratic legislature might take up—and a Democratic governor might approve.
    — Clare Foran, The Atlantic, 6 June 2017

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