How to Use several in a Sentence

several

adjective
  • We added several more names to the list.
  • The meat can be cooked several ways.
  • It took several days for the package to arrive.
  • There are several similar stores at the mall.
  • He arrived several hours ago.
  • For several weeks, the name and the age of each hostage was read aloud.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The project will take several years.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Keep the soil moist and check every several days for new growth.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, and there were several people that said the same thing.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • There are many options out there; these are several of them.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Since then, several states have thumbed their nose at the order.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The drug is sold under several brand names.
    — Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Over the next several days, her cough lingered.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The hat is one of several Oz items hitting the block.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Combs has seen a series of blows to his legal case in the past several weeks.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • At a hearing, several things came out.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The drag from boomers on the housing market is just one of several.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Sub-zero wind chills are in the forecast for the next several days.
    — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Garbage piled up on city streets and several bus stops were blocked by piles of snow days after the storm.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Bangoura was hit several times in the arm and leg, his uncle said.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Donations can be made to the new fund in several ways.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This has been proved false several times over and isn’t something to worry about.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Police marked several shell casings near where the body was found.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But Kelce’s gaffe looms large over this on several levels.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There are several types of construction loans to choose from.
    — Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Would there be one main dress or, like many celebrity weddings, several?
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Her ears rang as her husband, now several meters away, screamed.
    — ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • The man called his lawyer several times, but nobody answered.
    — Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The case is one of several brought against the map that are making their way through the court system.
    — ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • The movie jumps forward several decades.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

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