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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Conservatives learned to play the game that progressive activists invented.
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From heating food quickly to baking delicious cakes, the microwave oven is used for a constructive purpose by millions today, far from the destructive intentions for which its technology was invented.
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The North Face didn’t invent the puffy jacket.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Conservatives learned to play the game that progressive activists invented.
—Alessandro Piazza, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
From heating food quickly to baking delicious cakes, the microwave oven is used for a constructive purpose by millions today, far from the destructive intentions for which its technology was invented.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The North Face didn’t invent the puffy jacket.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for invent
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invent. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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