How to Use reply in a Sentence

reply

1 of 2 verb

• I called out to them, but no one replied.
• He didn't reply to her greeting.
• The company has replied to the recent protests by posting an ad in the local newspaper.
• He replied politely that he felt a little better.
• She replied to the accusation with a stack of documents proving her innocence.
• Four pills a day for the past eight months, the wife replied.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Jeezy replied to the Sept. 6 post with two love heart emojis.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
• Devine replied but did not hear back from the burger chain.
  — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
• The birthday girl joined in on the love fest and replied to her mom in the comment section.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 June 2023
• And Drake, who’s not yet replied in song, has never been one to take the mature path.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
• Bell replied to a comment on the post, in which a fan defended the Boy Meets World cast.
  — Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2024
• Lutes, 32, then replied to his future mother-in-law, 61.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
• Elon Musk replied to a tweet with screenshots of the event’s comment section on Rumble.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
• The billionaire owner of the X platform has publicly replied to some of Benz’s posts on the platform.
  — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
• The deadline for Stanley to reply is 28 days from when the complaint was filed, which would be Monday.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2023
• Nick was quick to reply that his older brother pooped his pants on stage.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• To reply to other posts, simply include ‘re:’ or ‘to’ the topic in the subject line of your post.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
• When Miro replied that the city is working to address plumbing issues there, Suarez fired back in an email at 1:46 a.m.
  — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
• On Threads, there are buttons to like, repost, reply to or quote a thread, and users see the number of likes and replies that a post has received.
  — Kelvin Chan, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2023
• The show’s titular star replied to the post with an emotional tribute too.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• The Malaysian Ministry of Transport did not reply to a request for comment.
  — Dawn Liu, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2023
• The funds in the list aren’t recurring streams of money, and so should be used to invest in a capital project, Johnson replied.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
• Users can repost, reply to or quote a thread, for example, and can see the number of likes and replies that a post has received.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Phillip, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
• Michael Strahan also replied with a prayer hands emoji.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
• Bath & Body Works did not reply to requests for comment.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
• At press time, Karol’s team had not replied to inquiries for comment on the Van Nuys emergency landing.
  — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
• Behar replied, looking around the table with a befuddled look on her face.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
• Erin's husband, Ben, also popped into the comments to reply to some folks.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 6 May 2023
• The lack of potential consequences does not change the letter of the law, replied Barney Hayes, a Ward 4 council member.
  — Doug Thompson, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2023
• Asked for comment, a spokesman for the Postal Service said the service would reply soon directly to the congressman.
  — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2023

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reply

2 of 2 noun

• He wrote a brief note in reply to her letter.
• The invitations have been sent, but we haven't received any replies yet.
• I asked her what was wrong. In reply, she handed me a letter.
• A timely reply will be appreciated.
• The odds are that the essence of the replies will be nearly the same.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
• Cho told him to enjoy the trip and food before the replies stopped.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
• James’ brief to the panel is due March 11, and Trump's replies are due March 18.
  — Brooke Singman, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Just hit reply and spare the rest of the group an extra email.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• And of course, Kaley's fans hopped in the replies to show their support, too.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 26 July 2023
• The adults burst into laughter, and the princess had the perfect reply.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
• In replies to Snoop's post on X, some fans met the news with a healthy dose of skepticism.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
• To summarize the many, many replies: Not so great, Elmo!
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
• The supermodel left four red hearts in reply to the post.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
• The present of the poet is in the desert, where a newfound stillness issues its own stark reply.
  — Stacy Szymaszek Anne Boyer, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• There is, at the moment, no reply to the thread started by Brennan.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
• The Google issue tracker for this is now up to over 350 replies and has had no response from Google.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
• Right beneath the text of the tweet is information about what the network thinks of it: the numbers of replies, retweets and likes.
  — Willy Staley, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• To which the most obvious reply can only be: What took them so long?
  — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
• Over 30 percent of active users are writing posts and replies.
  — WIRED, 18 Sep. 2023
• In short, the AI system is told to produce a set of further instructions in its replies.
  — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024
• Calle had asked a series of blind people what their idea of beauty was, and framed their replies next to their portraits.
  — Max Norman, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2024
• Trump's team is expected to file a reply to Smith's filing in the next couple of days.
  — Mike Levine, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2023
• The plaintiffs' lawyers can file a reply to these contentions, but must do so by July 21.
  — Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2023
• To begin with the replies were pro forma, non-committal.
  — Tim Lister, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
• My reply when asked by our boss about a Rangers move for the deadline was Alexis Diaz, the Reds’ closer.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
• Musk’s replies included expressions of shock at the charges.
  — Ben Goggin, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2023
• My friend asked what my thoughts were on a vulgar subject and my reply was neutral.
  — Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
• There’s a share and export button under each reply, which looks like a less-than sign.
  — David Nield / Gizmodo, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
• On Threads, there are buttons to like, repost, reply to or quote a thread, and users see the number of likes and replies that a post has received.
  — Kelvin Chan, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2023
• But as of last week, there had been no reply, said Sandra Zampa, one of the senators.
  — Rosa Furneaux and Laura Margottini — Tbij, STAT, 25 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024