How to Use fine in a Sentence

fine

1 of 4 adjective

• The Aztecs team that played the opening 14 minutes should be fine.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• So, will hip-hop be fine without Drake for the next year or two?
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
• Overnight, a few slick spots could freeze, but most places should dry just fine.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
• At night, the lighting dims and the menu switches over to fine coastal Italian.
  — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
• The Super Bowl stage would be a fine display of how much each has grown.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• Yes, these visits were fine when Mom was alone, but now that is all about to change.
  — Amy Dickinson, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
• Place tomatoes in a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• This may sound like an insult, and in fact many of the finest Mason paintings are very close to the third-rate ones.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
• And the idea of that is almost biblical in nature, the idea of good and evil and how the (walk) is so fine between the two.
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
• If a young filmmaker had a great approach to it … that would be fine.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
• On some other projects, there’s more of a sense of the joy of finding out in the day, which is another method and that’s fine.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2023
• And each plant has a temperature above which all is good and fine.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• There’s the folksy, down east charm and the finest fresh seafood ever to grace a plate (or roll for patrons of Kennebunkport’s The Clam Shack).
  — David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
• Why not move toward a fine actor with a great script in a pool of light instead of going dark?
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
• While that image may bring forth ideas of staid fine dining, Noksu isn’t that.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2023
• Southern tradition pairs them with a slow cook and a piece of pork, but a quick sauté in the skillet is a fine way to treat them as well.
  — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
• In a test call, my voice sounded clear and the mic did a fine job of mitigating background noise.
  — PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
• Hell hath no fury… Carmen Machi and Antonio de la Torre lead a fine cast.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
• The film The Menu roasted this style of fine dining like campfire marshmallows.
  — Adam Erace, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
• Your phone will probably be fine, but the battery might not survive a big drop.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
• Knives that were small enough to handle fine tasks and break down small game and fish along with big game were given extra points.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• This starter model is a fine choice for anyone cutting their teeth in the world of DIY home improvement.
  — Tony Carrick, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2023
• There are plenty of fine tool brands out there, but Milwaukee power tools last longer and stand up to more abuse.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
• If certain guests have yet to respond and your event is just days away, reaching out with a gentle nudge is fine.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
• Even with imperfect storage, fine wines will improve with a few years of age.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
• But the former talk show host got extra points for a double costume in 2014: George and Amal Clooney in their wedding finest.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
• Using a molcajete or mortar and pestle, grind the bones to a fine paste, then add them to the chochoyotes dough in step 6.
  — Obed Vallejo, Saveur, 28 Mar. 2024
• My son found love again and ended up marrying a fine lady and mother of two.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 10 July 2023
• Inside, nozzles on the ceiling emit a fine mist that dampens the trash, and a ventilation system deodorizes the air using a kind of military-grade Febreze.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• According to the Pure Michigan website, Beaver Island is one of the finest dark-sky gazing locations in the country; a natural environment of sand dunes, beaches and wetlands.
  — Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024

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fine

2 of 4 adverb

• The shirt was on sale, a size too big, but would do just fine.
  — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
• Both Cymbal and the city say the tree is doing just fine.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• That works fine where the sun rises high in the sky at midday.
  — John Landreneau, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2023
• That allowed Bochy to set up the lefty-lefty matchup, which worked out fine.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
• Gene Keady did fine, by the way, but this isn’t a story about Gene Keady.
  — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Jan. 2024
• With a little coaxing, the pea tendrils will take to the twine just fine.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
• But for walking around on a rainy day, this pair of boots will do just fine.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
• Fresh cranberries will store fine in the fridge for a few weeks, as well.
  — Becky Krystal, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
• The Flashes have hit 70 or more points in 11 straight games, so the offense is working just fine.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
• It’s happened to me before and, while gross and unsightly, the nails grow back just fine.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2023
• Most of the research, in fact, suggests high school, college and pro athletes turn out just fine in the long run.
  — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
• For most casual campers, stock tent stakes work just fine.
  — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
• Holding the peel over the finished cocktail (pith side up), express the peel over an open flame (lighter works just fine).
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2022
• Contrary to stereotypes, much of Gen Z is doing just fine.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• All my senses were fine-tuned to driving off that grizzly.
  — Ed Wiseman, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
• Simple will work just fine for Bryant after a year that was anything but.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• As for Sebastian, the fourth-grader is healthy and doing just fine.
  — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
• How To Store Leftovers This dish will be fine stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for 2 to 3 days with no problem.
  — Emily Nabors Hall, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
• Justin started out fine until he was stopped on a brutal non-call.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
• He’s been to the cardiologist, but the studies came back fine.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
• Gasoline stations, by and large, worked just fine during the same weather.
  — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 24 Jan. 2023
• That way, even when one thing does not go according to plan, something else will work out just fine.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 20 Apr. 2023
• The notion that this will work out fine for the Red Sox isn’t necessarily so . . .
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
• And that suits Denver and Colorado just fine, according to those who live here.
  — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 3 June 2023
• That’s starting to change—and the ancillary features of AI support may suit us just fine.
  — Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic, 14 June 2023
• There is an easier way—a wood toothpick works just fine.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appétit, 24 Mar. 2023
• That sort of staid sexiness worked fine for them, but next to Jagger Jones looked like an extra.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
• The peripatetic lifestyle of the movie business, traveling the world to make and promote movies, suits Thomas just fine.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• The nylon fabric survived rainy walks and washes with soap and water just fine.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
• Fortunately, the new Polaroid makes 600 film manufactured this decade that will work just fine.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024

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fine

3 of 4 verb

• She did fine on the test.
• This'll do fine for now.
• She talks and walks so fine, just like a great lady.
• My mother is doing fine, thank you.
• And trust me, no cop in the city of Memphis is going to pull a drag queen off the stage and fine her.
  — Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 1 June 2023
• This year, she has been charged and fined twice in her native Sweden.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
• And remember: 11 years ago, the league announced a plan to fine players for flops.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 1 June 2023
• The board voted to fine Bernard $3,000 and issue a letter of reprimand.
  — Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2023
• Just ask Google, the first of them to be fined over training data, David Meyer reports.
  — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
• Bannon, convicted of the same charges that Navarro faces, was sentenced to four months in jail and fined $6,500.
  — Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
• Both players were ejected from the Red Sox-Phillies game and fined by the league for not leaving the field after the umpire’s warning.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 6 May 2023
• In Maryland, groundwater abusers can be fined $5,000 a day.
  — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• Companies that don’t comply with the rules can be fined up to 7 percent of their global turnover.
  — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2023
• Companies that don’t comply with the new rules can be fined up to 20 percent of their global turnover.
  — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
• If a rider refuses to do so, they can be arrested and fined up to $100.
  — Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
• We’ve been asked to reduce our water use—scratch that, told to—and rightfully fined if our sprinklers run on the wrong days.
  — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2023
• They were hit with a civil penalty judgement and fined $3.7 million.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2023
• All four were arrested by police for disturbing the peace and fined.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
• The City of Los Angeles has fined the studio $250 for trimming trees without a city permit.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2023
• Obviously, Shaq went through a long week, with a birth [of his daughter], and his coach fining him, flying in late hours and his hard work.
  — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• Several such hosts spoke to The Times anonymously for fear of being fined by the city or, worse, getting their listing shut down by Airbnb.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• That’s how much Trump had been fined for two separate violations of the gag order.
  — Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• And none have been fined or prosecuted for failing to comply.
  — Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 10 July 2023
• Businesses that violate the law can be fined, among other things.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2023
• The state denied the request and instead fined North Wildwood for unauthorized beach repairs.
  — Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
• If the criminal case goes forward and Rubiales is found guilty, prosecutors have said that he could be fined or face one to four years in prison.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
• Drysdale was ejected, given a five-day suspension and fined $100.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• He was sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation and fined $400.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
• He was also sentenced to one year community control and was fined $2,500.
  — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 12 July 2023
• The city initially threatened to fine many motels, backed off when the state threatened to sue, and then pivoted to increase scrutiny.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023

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fine

4 of 4 noun

• The house looks fine to me.
• The house is in fine shape.
• You did a fine job.
• I think that's a fine idea.
• He's a fine young man.
• This is a fine example of what can go wrong when one person is given too much power.
• The fine could range from a kiss to a new pair of gloves or a silk dress.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
• Leavy faces up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to half a million dollars.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
• Yellow last year agreed to pay a $7 million fine to resolve the case.
  — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• Breaking the law is punishable by a fine of no more than $100.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
• Bank fraud charges carry penalties of up to 30 years in prison, a $1-million fine or both.
  — Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• But now the hefty fine at the heart of Binance's plea deal has put another big dent in the platform's finances.
  — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
• The size of Liberty’s fine sends a strong message, experts say.
  — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
• In addition to his sentence, Zhao has been ordered to pay a $5,500 fine.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
• Ford has levied hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines against its dealers because of the false billings.
  — Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
• Salame will pay $5 million in restitution to FTX and a $6 million fine.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Sep. 2023
• He was ordered to pay around $1,000 in a fine and payment to the park's wildlife fund, the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 1 June 2023
• The fines for many infractions have also increased since the scofflaw was put into place in 2007.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
• In addition to the driving ban, Payne had to pay a monetary fine, per The Evening Standard.
  — Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
• Zhao has also stepped down from his role running the company and agreed to pay a $150 million fine.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2023
• If Meta again doesn’t comply, the EU can impose much higher fines than Norway.
  — WIRED, 1 Nov. 2023
• The massive lump sum fine of €1.8 billion, the EC said, takes these factors into account.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024
• Coral Gables gave Capote a break on Thursday when officials decided to waive the fines and the lien warning.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• Falsifying records in the first degree is subject to up to four years in prison, and a five-thousand-dollar fine.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
• Meta is expected to appeal the fines, which will take several years.
  — Christopher Hutton, Washington Examiner, 17 May 2023
• She was also ordered to pay almost $1.5 million in fines.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2023
• This typically solves the issue, and fines are not needed.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
• On the face of it, that figure seems to imply that paying a fine even as large as nearly half a billion dollars shouldn’t be ruinous to him.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
• In that case, Ecclestone was given a $100 million fine.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
• Kansas state law classifies adultery as a class C misdemeanor, which carries a sentence of up to a month in jail and/or a fine.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024