How to Use to in a Sentence

to

preposition
  • But there’s more to them than that.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • Kirk slumped to his left in his chair.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This project means a lot to me and the team.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Her back to the wall, Gretchen fights back.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
  • A day trip might appeal to you.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
  • So our goal is to make it to the playoffs.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • This was a kid the other boys looked up to.
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Credit to the guys that have been out there.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
  • Join, stay in, talk to the teacher next door.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • Queries often show links to half a dozen news sources.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • This isn’t a poem to the stars, but about them.
    — New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • And to him, this is bigger than one small town.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Lynch was asked what his signing does to the draft board.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Thus there is a limit to what teams will pay for his clients.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2021
  • That’s the game that Nathan points back to the most as well.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Lift the toes up off of the ground, then come back to center.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 18 Dec. 2020
  • But very few of them have had more mystery to it than this one.
    — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Nor is her path from singer to screen star, but none of that matters.
    — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Is this what the NBA has sunk to?
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Toronto clung on to a 2-1 lead.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This is child abuse, as is so much of what happened to her in her youth.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Some will reach out to a friend (or a member of a group) to help them.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
  • But in a way, they were finally opened to the world.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The greatest tribute to him is to read his book.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • This is despite my pleas to the contrary.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Jake Fromm lofted a fade to the right side of the end zone.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Canoy and his girlfriend drove to the parking lot.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Their smiles and bond are everything to me!
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Rozier has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • We just got bullied to the basket.
    — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026

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