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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Grace leans heavily on taking old, great ideas that can be polished rather than trying to invent new ones.
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New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
They were invented by Edward Craven Walker, a British accountant who made underwater nudist films on the side.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
The authors invented and set up a reality where cinematic experience offers emotional truth.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
Techniques to take advantage of these micro-critters were discovered and developed independently over and over again in many places, well before anyone invented a microscope and figured out what was going on.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
They were invented by Edward Craven Walker, a British accountant who made underwater nudist films on the side.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025
The authors invented and set up a reality where cinematic experience offers emotional truth.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
Techniques to take advantage of these micro-critters were discovered and developed independently over and over again in many places, well before anyone invented a microscope and figured out what was going on.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
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 27 Nov. 2025.
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