How to Use place in a Sentence

place

1 of 2 noun
  • They gave him a place to stay for the night.
  • He's looking to buy a place in the country.
  • You should plan to meet him in a public place.
  • I've heard it's a good place to raise children.
  • We're going to need a bigger place once the baby is born.
  • You've come to the right place. I have just what you need.
  • New York City is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
  • Most of these places are gone now.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • See new places and meet new faces.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
  • There were birds all over the place.
    — Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Shade is a place is her first book.
    — Makshya Tolbert, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This is your place, with no doubt.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
  • He was scratched up all over the place.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In some places, cars drive on the left.
    — Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The fire didn't start in a place in his home.
    — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • No place awards the ball in play like Coors.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The last-place Canucks have lost five straight.
    — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Not all will apply to your place.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And more—a place to rest, a job, a school for their kids.
    — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
  • And that was good for second place.
    — Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Cars were all over the place going in.
    — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • Give us an overview of this place?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
  • The grave’s a fine and private place.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Give us the wide-angle view of this place.
    — Clodagh Kinsella, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
  • New place, new people, new her.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This was simply a case of wrong place, wrong time.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • And that’s a pretty good place to start, no?
    — Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In their place were mostly blank walls and eggshell hues.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Stacy tells him she's missed this place (same).
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The cafe is a great place to take some time for yourself.
    — Eva Flowe june 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026

place

2 of 2 verb
  • The box was placed at the center of the room.
  • Her name was placed on the list.
  • They were placed next to each other in line.
  • The husbands and wives were placed in separate groups.
  • He was released from jail and placed on probation.
  • By not accepting the prosecutor's deal, he places his future in the hands of the jury.
  • You can really see the similarities when you place the two pictures side by side.
  • Working with sick people places him at risk for infection.
  • We're placing you under arrest.
  • Why was this day placed on this?
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Get a large flat plate and place it over the pan.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 10 Jan. 2026
  • There was a lot placed on how women looked.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
  • They were placed with his parents.
    — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The wheels are placed on long wooden shelves.
    — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • Avoid placing a bat house near bright lights.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Do not place the plant in the trash or a compost bin.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
  • To do a float test, place the eggs in a pot of water.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
  • His 234 wins placed him as tops in his field.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Simply place a $5 bet on any game.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But most of this needs to be placed on the club's hitting.
    — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • Start with your packing cube of clothes and place that in first.
    — Vicki Denig, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The man rears up and places his hands on your dad’s shoulders.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • There was nothing that should have placed her in harm's way.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • There was nothing that should have placed her in harm's way.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Men in suits placed their hands on the walls to bless the building.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Dry the racks with a clean towel and place them back in the oven.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The new charges may place more pressure on him to reach a plea deal.
    — Grace Ashford, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Ruis and Yates were later placed in the same cell.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Billups and Rozier have been placed on leave.
    — NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Unwrap the stick of butter and place it on a plate.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026

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