How to Use museum in a Sentence

museum

noun
  • As an artist, a museum is my church.
    — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • The museum has been talked about for decades.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Keep in mind that many museums are free.
    — Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • That might mean a calm walk on the beach or a stroll through a museum.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Stay near a beach or close to museums, kids’ play places.
    — Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • What the museum dream team did not see was the pain in our hearts about this jail.
    — Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • These are not the only two museums in the area.
    — Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • Or hit the world-class museums by day and theaters by night?
    — Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There is a cash bar in the museum lobby.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
  • But no museum shows are coming to save us.
    — Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
  • The empty frames left by the thieves still hang in the museum to this day.
    — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The city owns the spot where the statue sits — not the museum.
    — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • By contrast, the museum’s cafe and store sit on its first floor.
    — Kelly Crow, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2022
  • These are the eight best fashion museums in the world.
    — Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The pieces were less than six feet apart from each other, the museum said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • For one thing, museum doors have gone from being open four hours a week to four days a week.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Ritchie could even print out a scale model and display it in a museum.
    — WIRED, 17 Jan. 2023
  • In our local museum, a model of the fortress had pride of place.
    — Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • This will take some time, to see the benefits of this new type of museum.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Take her to museums where there are images of people from around the world.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But on June 30, the museum will close its doors.
    — Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Today the site is a museum and rum distillery that doesn’t shirk from its past.
    — Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • To some degree, all grand city museums prod us to be our better selves.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • His home is now being changed into a blues museum.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Check out the museum website for a full schedule of events.
    — Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The house is stuck in time, like a museum of the Merediths’ old life.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
  • Of course, the soirée wasn't just any average night at the museum.
    — Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2023
  • There is a cash bar for beer and wine so do not bring your own beverages, the museum said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • The home has been a museum since the 1990s.
    — Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Wear them to tour museums during the day or dress them up for a late-night dinner at a cafe.
    — Sarah Dimuro, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

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