Examples of the English in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Ferris’ painting also implies that the English provided the food.
—
Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Jacqueline Charles has reported on Haiti and the English-speaking Caribbean for the Miami Herald for over a decade.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Helping Sotheby’s achieve such an eye-watering figure was Mercedes Gleitze’s ‘Companion Oyster,’ an ultra-rare Rolex prototype worn by the first British women to swim the English Channel on one of her many journeys across the water.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
This instinctively feels more of an Antipodean approach what with the English generally noted for their caution and the defensive negativity of Geoffrey Boycott sometimes viewed as the platonic ideal of an England Test batter.
—Darren Richman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the English
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
Jacqueline Charles has reported on Haiti and the English-speaking Caribbean for the Miami Herald for over a decade.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Helping Sotheby’s achieve such an eye-watering figure was Mercedes Gleitze’s ‘Companion Oyster,’ an ultra-rare Rolex prototype worn by the first British women to swim the English Channel on one of her many journeys across the water.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
This instinctively feels more of an Antipodean approach what with the English generally noted for their caution and the defensive negativity of Geoffrey Boycott sometimes viewed as the platonic ideal of an England Test batter.
—Darren Richman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the English
Cite this Entry
“The English.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20English. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share