: connected to, served by, or available through a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system (such as the Internet)
an online database
also
: done while connected to such a system
online shopping
online games
online searching
online
adverb
Examples of online in a Sentence
The city libraries are all online.
He likes to engage in online chats.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
On his podcast, the ESPN commentator delivered a passionate response to the online reaction following Kirk’s killing at Utah Valley University.
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Lutkenhaus has absorbed most of this online reaction because getting compared to one of the NBA’s all-time greats is impossible to miss.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
On his podcast, the ESPN commentator delivered a passionate response to the online reaction following Kirk’s killing at Utah Valley University.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Lutkenhaus has absorbed most of this online reaction because getting compared to one of the NBA’s all-time greats is impossible to miss.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
And right now, the online store has released a bevy of products under $40 that are undoubtedly making it on my next trip.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for online
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“Online.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/online. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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