variants
or less commonly interne
: an advanced student or graduate usually in a professional field (such as medicine or teaching) gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
interned; interning; interns
: to work as an intern
interned; interning; interns
: to confine or impound especially during a war
intern enemy aliens
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Examples of intern in a Sentence
Noun
After medical school, he worked as an intern at the university hospital.
Recent Examples on the Web
Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The Ethics Commission voted Thursday to dismiss the ethics complaint lodged against Mayor Craig Greenberg over the role of his wife in the administration and the hiring of Metro Hall interns with close Greenberg ties.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
In the ensuing fight, OC Weekly intern Frank John Tristan was punched in the head and the face, according to the Weekly article.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Everyone rejoices, and Bailey exhales a sigh of relief, turning to her wall of interns to mentally capture the look of awe on their sweet little faces.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Interviews will start soon for interns for the two Iowa papers, said Mr. Brummond, who also is serving as publisher of the two weeklies.
—Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Maxwell Osborne, the head of the fashion brand An Only Child, started his career as an intern at Sean John at around that time.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Read Executive Order 24-05 Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar.
—The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2024
Read Executive Order 24-05 View in new tab Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023
The assailant had interned at the bank for three summers and been employed there full-time for close to two years, his LinkedIn profile showed.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
Girls are rounded up and interned as governments start banning the use of the gift.
—Joshua Alston, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
One of them even interned there, Sifat bin Quadery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2023
Around 2011, Rodwell began interning for the Free Press Association, a journalism organization that leased office space from Dwango and used Niconico to stream press conferences.
—WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
She's previously interned at the Lexington Herald-Leader, and worked for her undergrad student newspaper in several roles including editor-in-chief.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
Father Solcia will be interned at the Barnabite Cemetary in Lewiston, N.Y., on Saturday.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
The change came soon after Paul successfully negotiated a deal for high school prospect Darius Bazley to intern for New Balance rather than play college basketball for Syracuse University.
—Gabrielle Chung, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
Cassie Werber, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022
The Germans opened a nursery to intern Jewish children in a building adjacent to the seminary while holding their parents across the street at the Hollandsche Schouwburg theater, which the Germans had converted into a prison.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2020
Gavin also previously served as an intern and interim executive assistant in the Executive Office of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
—Gavin Smith, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
Today, Disney non-intern workers earn at least $15 across the resort, according to the company.
—Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2021
In an analysis of 17 companies, parity was claimed at the intern and executive levels, yet men earned between 2% and 7% more than women in the entry, mid-management and senior management levels that account for most jobs in those organizations.
—Kristi Lamar, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2021
There is a wonderful feeling of respect that starts with the CEO and trickles all the way down to the intern level.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
Noun
Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The Ethics Commission voted Thursday to dismiss the ethics complaint lodged against Mayor Craig Greenberg over the role of his wife in the administration and the hiring of Metro Hall interns with close Greenberg ties.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
In the ensuing fight, OC Weekly intern Frank John Tristan was punched in the head and the face, according to the Weekly article.
—Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
Everyone rejoices, and Bailey exhales a sigh of relief, turning to her wall of interns to mentally capture the look of awe on their sweet little faces.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Interviews will start soon for interns for the two Iowa papers, said Mr. Brummond, who also is serving as publisher of the two weeklies.
—Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Maxwell Osborne, the head of the fashion brand An Only Child, started his career as an intern at Sean John at around that time.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Read Executive Order 24-05 Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar.
—The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2024
Read Executive Order 24-05 View in new tab Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Verb
The shooter had interned at the bank for several summers before becoming a full-time employee in 2021, police said.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023
The assailant had interned at the bank for three summers and been employed there full-time for close to two years, his LinkedIn profile showed.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
Girls are rounded up and interned as governments start banning the use of the gift.
—Joshua Alston, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
One of them even interned there, Sifat bin Quadery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2023
Around 2011, Rodwell began interning for the Free Press Association, a journalism organization that leased office space from Dwango and used Niconico to stream press conferences.
—WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
She's previously interned at the Lexington Herald-Leader, and worked for her undergrad student newspaper in several roles including editor-in-chief.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
Father Solcia will be interned at the Barnabite Cemetary in Lewiston, N.Y., on Saturday.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
The change came soon after Paul successfully negotiated a deal for high school prospect Darius Bazley to intern for New Balance rather than play college basketball for Syracuse University.
—Gabrielle Chung, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
Adjective
After the pandemic hit, remote work was discussed frequently in Glassdoor reviews by all types of workers, interns included, but intern sentiment about remote work was much more negative than that among other employees.
—Cassie Werber, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022
The Germans opened a nursery to intern Jewish children in a building adjacent to the seminary while holding their parents across the street at the Hollandsche Schouwburg theater, which the Germans had converted into a prison.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2020
Gavin also previously served as an intern and interim executive assistant in the Executive Office of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
—Gavin Smith, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
Today, Disney non-intern workers earn at least $15 across the resort, according to the company.
—Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2021
In an analysis of 17 companies, parity was claimed at the intern and executive levels, yet men earned between 2% and 7% more than women in the entry, mid-management and senior management levels that account for most jobs in those organizations.
—Kristi Lamar, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2021
There is a wonderful feeling of respect that starts with the CEO and trickles all the way down to the intern level.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
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intern
2 of 3 noun
in·tern
variants
also interne
ˈin-ˌtərn
: an advanced student or graduate in a special field (as medicine or teaching) who is gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
intern
3 of 3 verb
in·tern
ˈin-ˌtərn 
: to work as an intern
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