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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Berners-Lee is admired in a similar spirit—not only for inventing the web but for refusing to patent it.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Courts need frameworks for when agents sign contracts, invent things that are patented, or commit crimes.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
This is where the Greenpoint comes from, an excellent neo-classic riff on a Manhattan that was invented at Milk & Honey in New York, and comprises the classic build of Manhattan—rye, sweet vermouth, and bitters—into which has been spliced the inimitable French herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
The Free Press began publishing before the telegraph was invented.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Courts need frameworks for when agents sign contracts, invent things that are patented, or commit crimes.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
This is where the Greenpoint comes from, an excellent neo-classic riff on a Manhattan that was invented at Milk & Honey in New York, and comprises the classic build of Manhattan—rye, sweet vermouth, and bitters—into which has been spliced the inimitable French herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
The Free Press began publishing before the telegraph was invented.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invent. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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