How to Use word in a Sentence

word

1 of 2 noun
  • She gave the word to begin.
  • How do you spell that word?
  • What is the French word for car?
  • The lawyer used Joe's words against him.
  • We will wait for your word before we serve dinner.
  • Describe the experience in your own words.
  • Our teacher often used words I didn't know.
  • Shame isn’t a strong enough word.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • No word yet on the film’s plot.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2026
  • There’s that word, taste, again.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Dan’s words were law in his house.
    — Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
  • What are some more of those words?
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Use more than five bold-type words.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Like, work to me isn’t this bad word.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • For two days, there was no word about the search.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Let’s close with words from a fan who has some.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Jon Lester would like a word, too.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • At this time, there's no word yet on what caused the crash.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In the brand's own words, their dip is both sweet and spicy.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The room hung on her every word.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Then word began to spread from there.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • There is no word on any arrests.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • There are no words to describe the grief.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Translate seemed too tame a word.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This is where the real ones get first word.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Words must be of four or more letters.
    — Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Words must be of four or more letters.
    — Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Words must be of four or more letters.
    — Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Words must be of four or more letters.
    — Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Words must be of four or more letters.
    — Kathleen Saxe, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026

word

2 of 2 verb
  • Could we word the headline differently?
  • Someone always asks her how to word the text.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Tone matters more than wording.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Depending on how the question is worded, the answer is yes, no and maybe.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • State election code requires ballot measures be neutrally worded.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But the way that it's worded in this framework agreement suggested that the United States would be investing in the fund.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Piker remains largely unapologetic for his past remarks, although he's said some were poorly worded.
    — ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Cora’s statements may be the most strongly-worded so far, but challenging Mayer dates back to the early weeks of the offseason.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
  • There was no reason given for his departure, and the press release appeared carefully worded as if not meaning to place blame on either party.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Lynch sounded far more optimistic about the situation than how Schefter worded his reporting.
    — Chris Biderman march 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The footer contains off wording about inbox preferences and a Scottsdale address not tied to Netflix.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Colombia responded angrily to the deal after it was approved, citing the absence of wording on fossil fuels.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2025
  • When Perkins was arrested in 2012, the law laying out the process was worded differently.
    — Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The resolution is strongly worded but also filled with caveats — noting that the district will comply with contracting and procurement laws.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Portage resident Bruno Mendez complained Tuesday not about what a code violation cited him for but the way it was worded.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • If the Heat hadn’t worded the trade that way, then Miami would be at greater risk of the first-round pick conveyed to Charlotte being unprotected.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The vote was initially set for Thursday but was then postponed to Friday at the last minute because of wording discrepancies in the voting language.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Subtle elements, such as how profiles are presented, how events are curated or even how notifications are worded, contribute to this.
    — Gideon Kimbrell, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The tool analyzed every transcript, pulled out every distinct claim each speaker made, and turned each one into a numerical fingerprint that captures meaning rather than wording.
    — Gina Chua, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
  • The first claim drew a swift, if carefully worded, denial from the school, followed months later by Hudson’s threat of litigation, which has yet to materialize.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Separation is particularly risky from a controlling partner, or perhaps more aptly worded, from someone who is losing control.
    — Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Fernandez, the Miami Beach city commissioner, said the amendment is worded so that the resort’s pool deck would likely fall outside that exception.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • In announcing the potential out-of-state move, the NFL franchise carefully worded its language to allow for a different outcome.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • Slight differences in poll results can be attributed to wording differences in various questions and that Americans are still forming their opinions in the days right after a breaking news event.
    — Emily Guskin, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Some users have voiced anger at how the situation was handled, claiming that either Kalshi’s rules should have been communicated more clearly, or that its markets should have been more narrowly worded to avoid confusion.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Also unlike traditional search, AI models give different answers to the same questions when they’re worded slightly differently.
    — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Bialystok, a cognitive neuroscientist, recommends studying a new language at any age, comparing the challenge to word puzzles and brain-training games that are promoted to slow the onset of dementia.
    — Stephen Wade, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Although its questions framed the scandal with wording sympathetic to Republicans, the survey suggests the GOP sees an opening that could drag down Democrats.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The good news is that depending on how your prompts are worded, there is a solid chance that GPT-5 will select one of the GPT-5 submodels that will do a bang-up job of answering your prompt.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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