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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The uniform’s look is more authentic than the initial City Connects, in which the Rangers had to invent a mythical creature called the Peagle to help tell the story of how Arlington brought Dallas and Fort Worth together.
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Apr. 2026
Another 23% wanted to focus on sending people to live in a space station, with 9% wanting to reach another planet and 1% suggesting, somewhat ambitiously, inventing time travel.
—Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Someone invents the shipping container to make loading and unloading cargo at ports faster and easier.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
That’s because in 101-level art history courses, Duchamp is still taught as the man who invented the readymade, seizing objects that were already out there in the world—urinals and bottle racks, shovels and bicycle wheels—and re-presenting them as sculptures of his own.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Apr. 2026
Another 23% wanted to focus on sending people to live in a space station, with 9% wanting to reach another planet and 1% suggesting, somewhat ambitiously, inventing time travel.
—Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Someone invents the shipping container to make loading and unloading cargo at ports faster and easier.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
That’s because in 101-level art history courses, Duchamp is still taught as the man who invented the readymade, seizing objects that were already out there in the world—urinals and bottle racks, shovels and bicycle wheels—and re-presenting them as sculptures of his own.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invent. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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