How to Use collaborate in a Sentence

collaborate

verb
  • The two companies agreed to collaborate.
  • He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.
  • And so both groups collaborate to protect both the future of the land and the story of the past.
    Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 17 June 2019
  • At the end of the day, the only reason to be in an office is to collaborate.
    Will Knight, Wired, 30 Apr. 2020
  • The two breweries have been known to collaborate on tasty brews.
    Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Are there plans to collaborate with each other in a film?
    New York Times, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The two men talked, met and decided to collaborate on a book, the first for both.
    Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Two of my three children collaborate in some of my projects and having them around in the middle of the stress of the shows fills me with love and pride.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 7 May 2022
  • Of the men whom Bond trusted to collaborate on the mission, most are now dead.
    Noah Hurowitz, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2021
  • Then go back to them later and find other ways to collaborate.
    Nicole Lapin, Redbook, 17 Feb. 2017
  • The focus this year was on exploring whether nations would collaborate in the face of such a threat.
    Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 11 June 2015
  • The two would collaborate on much of Swift’s first two albums.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021
  • Perhaps one or all four of these pop stars might collaborate in a live performance at the march?
    refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • The two met at a show and started collaborating on music.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Could the two services collaborate on a common fighter to save costs?
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2018
  • The non-profit is made up of a group of artists who share knowledge and equipment, and collaborate hands on.
    Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The goal is for all these providers to collaborate and understand the fuller picture of what a child’s struggles are.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2021
  • To collaborate, customers just have to press the green button; to refuse, press the red button.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
  • In one scene, the drones are shown collaborating with each other to gain entrance to a building.
    The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Falling in love is portrayed as a creative process in which the two women collaborate.
    Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Employees have a chance to talk with one another and collaborate over a meal.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2023
  • And the two restaurant companies will collaborate on a dish, too.
    Shauna Steigerwald, Cincinnati.com, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Both ladies collaborate with their hair and makeup teams to create their final looks.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022
  • The key, therefore, was to collaborate well with one's teammates.
    Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Well, Sam and I have been trying to collaborate for about four or five years.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Aware of each others work, the three decided to collaborate.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2019
  • Do your hair, makeup, and fashion team all collaborate on the overall theme for your award show looks?
    Tira Urquhart, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • There are many notable partners collaborating with the city to make this happen.
    David Staats, idahostatesman, 11 May 2018
  • This approach gives the staff a chance to converge, collaborate, and trouble-shoot.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 28 June 2021
  • This is hardly the first time local members of both faiths have collaborated.
    Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 21 Dec. 2017

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