How to Use answer in a Sentence

answer

1 of 2 noun

• The answers are listed in the back of the book.
• That is the wrong answer.
• I didn't know the right answer.
• Do you know the answer to this question?
• They wouldn't give me a straight answer to my question.
• I asked him a simple question and he gave me a long and confusing answer.
• I didn't believe her answer.
• He knew the answers to only 3 of the 10 questions.
• The answer to hate is not hate.
  — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
• The answer to hate is not hate.
  — David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
• The answer is a no with caveats.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• And in my mind, the answer is no.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
• Maybe this is the answer to my prayer.
  — Christine Pelisek, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• His answers were short and crisp.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
• And most of the time, the answer was yes.
  — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
• Or are there answers to find in its crevices?
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
• There’s no easy answer to any of it.
  — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
• One answer that matched the wear on the stone.
  — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
• At present, there are few answers.
  — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• The answers will come soon enough.
  — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
• Their answer wasn’t about him at all.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
• The first answer shouldn’t shock you.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
• Horner didn’t seem to give a clear answer.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
• Hints, clues and the answer await!
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• Horner doesn’t seem to give a clear answer.
  — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
• And the answer may be right in front of their noses.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
• For three of the five goals, the answer is no.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
• The answer, of course, could be all of the above.
  — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
• And none of them are sure where to turn to for answers.
  — Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
• That's the answer from the Quran.
  — Zoe Ligairi, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

answer

2 of 2 verb

• No one answered the door.
• I knocked on the door but no one answered.
• Would somebody please answer the phone?
• When the police asked him his name, he refused to answer.
• Answer me this: where have you put my money?
• I sent her a letter asking for her help, but she never answered.
• She answered all my questions.
• The phone rang repeatedly, but no one answered.
• He answered only three of the test questions correctly.
• When I ask you a question I expect you to answer me!
• Our guys were ready to answer the call.
  — Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
• No one answered and the doors were locked.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
• Their staff have not answered the phones.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
• Don’t try and answer the world’s taste.
  — Sam Peters, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
• Don’t try and answer the world’s taste.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 June 2026
• Don't try and answer the world's taste.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
• So far, that call hasn’t been answered.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
• Wolf shouldn’t have to answer for the head coach.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
• For one game, Williams answered most of them.
  — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
• There are a couple of ways to answer that.
  — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
• Love called — and these Hearties answered.
  — Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
• That is a question that needs to be answered.
  — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
• None of these are questions that have to be answered now.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
• Lorch answered with a question of his own.
  — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• In that sense, the film answers its own question.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
• And that question has still not been answered.
  — Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
• Those questions will need to be answered in due course.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
• Yeah, so there are so many questions that need to be answered.
  — ABC News, 10 July 2026
• The hotel has not answered the phone.
  — Janay Reece, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
• That’s the question that needs to be answered.
  — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026