How to Use read in a Sentence

read

1 of 3 verb

• He read the poem aloud.
• She learned to read at a very early age.
• Didn't you read the instructions?
• She reads a lot of mystery novels.
• He wrote down the address I gave him and read it back to me.
• She starts work every day by reading her e-mail.
• He likes reading the newspaper.
• Her mother read to her every night at bedtime.
• I can't read your handwriting.
• Please read from Chapter 5 through Chapter 10.
• The two had read many of the same books and listened to the same podcasts.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2022
• Be sure to read through the full terms and conditions of the deal.
  — Charlie Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
• And to read more about our lives at work, head to qz.com/work.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2022
• Click on the headlines to read them, and stay safe out there.
  — Brian Barrett, Wired, 11 July 2020
• Look back at the list or have someone read the words for you.
  — Science Buddies, Scientific American, 17 May 2018
• Pierce hasn’t read all of them but knows what each is about.
  — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2021
• And David loves to read about them and do research on them.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2021
• Be sure to read our other buying guides for the smart home.
  — Christopher Null, Wired, 30 Mar. 2021
• The coffins were carried in and the names were read: one by one by one by one by one.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
• For all the details on how this came to pass, read below.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2023
• In any case, here is some more to read up on this disease.
  — oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2021
• And there was a way in which this anger was read as authentic.
  — Julie Zeilinger, Marie Claire, 24 Oct. 2018
• People in the public eye that read this can make their own claims.
  — Char Adams, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2022
• To read more of his coverage, go to oregonlive.com/wine.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 20 June 2020
• Click here to subscribe to read more stories like this one.
  — Dan Falk, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
• Click on the headlines to read the full stories, and stay safe out there.
  — Brian Barrett, Wired, 8 May 2021
• Sometimes a woman will leave you on read or bail on a date.
  — Linzy Rosen, Teen Vogue, 6 Sep. 2019
• Once there, she was asked to read the inscribed quote aloud.
  — Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 9 Mar. 2018
• Keep reading to learn more about which might be best for your needs.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2023
• Garcia got some rest, read a book and talked with her coach.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2022

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read

2 of 3 adjective

• The length of your pre-read deck will vary depending on the topic and ask.
  — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2023
• In fact, your LinkedIn About will be the most read version of your bio.
  — William Arruda, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
• Lots of simple but sage advice and this book will be on my annual re-read list.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 6 Mar. 2023
• Was hooked on the read side of the field without coming back and taking the swing or the under, get rid of the football, get it out of your hands.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• Musk described a dazzling vision in a widely read paper.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
• The read data is sent back within the HTTP response body.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 June 2022
• Your LinkedIn About will serve as your first impression and will be the most read version of your bio.
  — William Arruda, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• During the altercation, a black Infiniti was at a read light when the suspect pulled up to it and opened fire.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 6 July 2020
• Get some pre-read and pre-work done and shorten time together to be focused on meaty discussion and debate.
  — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 20 May 2022
• The most read Dear Annie column of the year deals with directives against nonessential travel due to the pandemic.
  — oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2021
• Orsborn makes a quarterback’s read progressions on pass plays.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2021
• There are other controllable — read: expensive — arms that may be available.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 2 June 2023
• His unique ability to stay balanced, read coverage and change direction has given him the ability to beat every type of coverage this season.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2022
• The transfer will be limited by the read speed of the memory cards being used, as well as the write speed of the target disk drive or SSD where the image are being uploaded.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 June 2021
• The most obvious advantage is that a letter can be preserved—read, re-read, studied, carried with one, cherished.
  — Francesca Stanfill, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
• As the opinions of celebrity hosts aimed at a specific audience filled the airwaves, newspaper editorials became less valued and less read.
  — David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2021
• There were the highly read street style blogs of Tavi Gevinson and BryanBoy, which catapulted both to front-row fame.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023
• Defensively, Cleveland must make Jackson give the ball in the read run game and find Andrews on crucial passing situations.
  — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2021
• SSDs can't, however, because the lack of a physical read head means data can be stored anywhere without penalty.
  — PCMAG, 26 Aug. 2022
• Here Cook shifts to the read side instead of going in motion for an arc block, but serves a similar role in forcing the defender to commit inside without impeding the quarterback's vision.
  — Jeff Nowak, NOLA.com, 9 Oct. 2020
• Former President Donald Trump reveled in his own ignorance and preference not to read at all, much less read history.
  — David Waldstreicher, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2023
• The majority of the at-home test kits use quick-read chemical strips to detect major hazards including lead, some chemicals, some pesticides and bacteria.
  — Debbie Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• The driver area is control-focused with an easy-read gauge array and onboard computer screen, which highlights fuel economy, tire pressure, oil life, fuel range and the trip meter.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 June 2017
• The Amazon Glow is a projector and video calling device that allows loved ones far away to do everything from read books, play games, create art projects and have digital adventures together.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Apr. 2022
• The most read piece of 2020, maybe surprisingly, had nothing to do with the pandemic or remote learning.
  — Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020
• And that issue is sufficiently high on Oregonians’ minds that an article about how to get rid of clover became the seventh-most read story in the newsroom’s Life and Culture section.
  — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2022
• Best Buy's model is slightly slower though, with read speeds of 130MB/s.
  — Ian Paul, PCWorld, 21 June 2017
• Our results are consistent with read number being proportional to fish numbers, but more work is needed on the precise relationship of eDNA and fish abundance.
  — Mark Stoeckle, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017
• Our results are consistent with read number being proportional to fish numbers, but more work is needed on the precise relationship of eDNA and fish abundance.
  — Mark Stoeckle, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017
• Moreover, a widely read newsletter on global financial markets reported Wednesday that spending under this deal might actually go up.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 1 June 2023

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read

3 of 3 noun

• She was lying in bed having a peaceful read.
• He reviewed the book after several reads.
• Brutal read of the ice, the fan base, and the city at large.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2022
• Doukas said she was hooked from the first read-through.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022
• Send a list of your last five reads to [e-mail].
  — John Warner, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
• But here’s the thing about what seems like a good read on the moment.
  — Lee Roop | [e-mail], al, 3 June 2020
• Jones did a good job of making the quick read and getting rid of the ball.
  — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021
• Made a read on the pass…to get a hand on the ball, get a deflection.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2018
• So she's got eclectic taste in beach reads, to say the least.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2024
• The guard's next read was a pass to the corner, but that was covered too.
  — Jesse Newell, kansascity, 17 Mar. 2018
• Populism is still with us, and the novel is still a good read.
  — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 23 Sep. 2021
• Some are naughty, some are nice, but all of them are well worth a read.
  — Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
• There is a good balance of that and going through my reads and putting it in the right place.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2019
• Waited to find the proper read on his foe’s big serves.
  — Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2022
• Fields held the ball often and appeared locked on his first read too much.
  — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2021
• For me, as the author, to give a read on this may be too pointed.
  — Ryan Chapman, Longreads, 28 Aug. 2019
• Pair your soak with a great read and a fantastic candle to set the mood.
  — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020
• His read of the evidence right now and this is me quoting him.
  — Ezra Klein, Vox, 9 Apr. 2018
• In different hands, this might make for a more painful read.
  — Jennifer Larue, Washington Post, 15 May 2022
• Grab a couch corner, a mug of something warm, and one of these great reads.
  — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2020
• Take a read through these spots to find out which place—or places—appeal most to you.
  — Lela Moore, SELF, 2 Nov. 2022
• Christmas, for all her gameplay faults, has the right read here.
  — Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2020
• Waldon's novel is a quick and fun read that's hard to put down.
  — Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY, 10 July 2022
• This year he's just continued to work on reads and watch film and study things.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
• The numbers on her vital read-out turned from orange to red.
  — Lexi Pandell, Wired, 20 Nov. 2020
• But my basic read of it is that William is a human in a host body.
  — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 25 June 2018
• With about a month of school left, the two still have plenty of read-alouds on their schedule.
  — Brayden Garcia, Dallas News, 10 May 2021
• This is the perfect read for those who get excited about grayscale.
  — Noor Brara, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2018
• For those who enjoy curling up with a glass (or two) and a great read.
  — NBC News, 11 Dec. 2020
• Their reads are not as distinct in their speed and everything.
  — Paul Coro, latimes.com, 13 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024