invented; inventing; invents
1
: to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
2
: to devise by thinking : fabricate
Examples of invent in a Sentence
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
She is credited with inventing a procedure that has helped to save thousands of lives.
She invented a clever excuse.
We found out that he had invented the stories he told us about his military service.
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Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Not the general kinds of graphs that the team was studying, but a special type of graph invented in 1878 by the mathematician Arthur Cayley.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the film’s characters so beatifically embrace the idea that, by the 25th century, civilization has invented and retired the tech required for near immortality, leaving long-haul pilots like Coakley the only people who still feel compelled to use it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
In 1970, Corning invented the first glass fiber that was useful for long-distance communication.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Not the general kinds of graphs that the team was studying, but a special type of graph invented in 1878 by the mathematician Arthur Cayley.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the film’s characters so beatifically embrace the idea that, by the 25th century, civilization has invented and retired the tech required for near immortality, leaving long-haul pilots like Coakley the only people who still feel compelled to use it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
In 1970, Corning invented the first glass fiber that was useful for long-distance communication.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invent. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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