How to Use respond in a Sentence

respond

1 of 2 noun
  • How the Fever respond could be the breaking point of the season.
    J.l. Kirven, The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2021
  • How will the Fed respond to the tantrum in bond markets?
    John Detrixhe, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2021
  • And how will the Browns respond for Thursday night’s game vs. the Steelers?
    cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Lussier was pleased to see the Empire respond to Porter’s rally speech.
    Sean Collins, Dallas News, 12 June 2021
  • How ocean life at the North and South poles respond will be different than species in the tropics.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2022
  • How the Longhorns respond will show whether they’re truly primed for the program’s deepest run in over a decade.
    Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 1 Jan. 2021
  • The big question now is… How will the cannabis industry respond?
    Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • The ability to play with a lead and respond when push comes to shove is a promising sign for the Musketeers.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2021
  • But how will Cincinnati’s offense respond coming out of the bye?
    Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Nor did the department respond to Van Duyne's claim of alleged stonewalling.
    Sam Dorman, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Perturbed by the change, bastions of the legacy culture respond.
    Chris White, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • Black boys and students of color respond to people who look like them, the research showed.
    James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2021
  • But how should a brand respond to this seismic shift that is impacting mental health across the board?
    Drew Train, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • In this case, the odds that the relevant party will change its ways or respond are minimal.
    Julian Zelizer, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
  • How will the Big Three respond as her condition worsens?
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2022
  • All four applicants were given a chance to make their pitch last week and respond to questions.
    Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • So how will Jimmy Butler and Co. respond with the series tied and shifting to Boston?
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022
  • The suit was ultimately settled, but did the BSO respond to that claim too slowly?
    Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2021
  • That version was marketed as a way for civilians to take the law into their own hands and respond to crime in progress, rather than avoid it.
    NBC News, 2 June 2021
  • Many even have the ability to empty their own dustbins and respond to voice commands.
    Camryn Rabideau, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
  • How should a hospital respond if it is hit by a ransomware attack?
    Melanie Evans, WSJ, 10 June 2021
  • Whenever Trump tweeted, friends and foes alike raced to retweet, quote tweet, like, respond and ratio.
    Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2021
  • So this is a pretty compelling time to watch the show respond, often in real time, to a ton of uncertainty.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Servers seem to have memorized the makeup of every dish and respond to design questions with ease.
    Washington Post, 18 May 2022
  • Every year, officers and deputies across the county respond to tens of thousands of mental health calls.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Hertzberg, who voted yes on Tuesday, did not answer the phone or respond to messages Thursday.
    Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2021
  • In a recent study, researchers used MRI scanning to observe how the brains of kids between 7 and 16 respond to female voices.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 3 May 2022
  • The committee asked that Live Nation respond to its questions in writing by Jan. 7.
    Anne Steele, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021
  • And even in people with compromised immune systems, a fair number respond to a third dose.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2021
  • For this reason, how the West in general and the U.S. in particular respond to Putin’s provocations is key.
    Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 7 Mar. 2022
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respond

2 of 2 verb
  • The teacher asked a question, but the student didn't respond.
  • Police quickly responded to the call for help.
  • My mother responded to my request with a firm no.
  • She hasn't yet responded to my letter.
  • When I asked him what he was doing, he responded that it was none of my business.
  • She responded to their decision by threatening to quit.
  • The electrodes measure whether the brain is responding to the sounds.
    WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The Kings responded with a 9-0 run to push the lead back to 11, but the Thunder came back to cut the deficit to three at the end of the third quarter.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The Coast Guard is responding to people who were forced to go into the ocean due to the flames.
    Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • OceanGate did not respond to the claims in court and could not be reached for comment.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 23 June 2023
  • The Dodgers did not respond to questions from The Times for this article.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The Epoch Times did not respond to Rolling Stone’s request for comment.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Now, at best, the US is scrambling to respond to events largely out of its control.
    Ben Wedeman, CNN, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Ashland Police Department was the first to respond to the scene.
    Brielle Bredsten, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Thomas and Crow didn’t respond to questions for this story.
    Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Judge Tim O’Hare did not respond to a request for comment.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
  • According to the memo, the third deputy — Robledo — did not respond.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • His campaign did not respond to The Times’ requests for comment.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Tesla and Elon Musk did not respond to a request for comment.
    Faiz Siddiqui, Jeremy B. Merrill, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
  • Trump responded to the special counsel's request of the court on Truth Social.
    Stefan Becket, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Hanson, who lost the election, didn’t respond to a call or email seeking comment.
    Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Meta did not respond to questions from CNN about how the algorithm that runs its ad system is trained.
    Clare Duffy and Carlotta Dotto, CNN, 12 June 2023
  • Congress can respond by passing laws to strengthen the Voting Rights Act.
    Abc News, ABC News, 12 June 2023
  • Streisand’s team did not respond to requests for comment for this story.
    Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Ryanair and Barclays did not respond to requests for comment.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Never and the Dodgers did not respond to The Times’ request for comment regarding this story.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The Thai Embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment.
    Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Candidates will have one minute to respond to a question and 30 seconds for follow-ups.
    Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Trump's lawyers have until Wednesday to respond to Smith's request.
    Tobi Raji and Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Emergency crews responded to a call of a person in cardiac arrest, the sources said.
    John Santucci, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023

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