How to Use correct in a Sentence

correct

1 of 2 verb

• He corrects papers with a red pen.
• I hate it when she corrects my grammar.
• We'll correct the problem with the circuit as soon as possible.
• These medicines are used for correcting chemical imbalances in the brain.
• Our teacher hasn't finished correcting our tests yet.
• We are finding ways to correct this difficult situation.
• Please correct your essay for punctuation errors.
• Once to bring it in, and again to correct it.
  — Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
• Your role is not to correct your ex through your child.
  — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
• Squire doesn’t correct them, doesn’t miss a beat.
  — Emily Brindley, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
• Zero torque aims to correct all of that.
  — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
• Guillen never spoke up to correct him.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
• There are ways to correct this problem.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
• Patent law is supposed to correct this.
  — Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
• Trust me, readers emailed in to correct me.
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
• This story corrects the day of week.
  — ABC News, 18 June 2026
• Who corrects a brand-new guest in their home on how to pronounce their name?
  — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 3 June 2026
• What has Trump done to correct the issue?
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
• Dust was found on two fans on the clean dish shelves, though this was corrected on site.
  — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
• The model made a guess, but a human can correct it.
  — Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
• The goal is to correct the issues that led to the state stepping in.
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
• The losing team will try to correct what just happened.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• Frame it as adding to their thinking rather than correcting it.
  — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 3 June 2026
• The key here is not about correcting the story.
  — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
• If not corrected, they will be ordered to close.
  — Mamie Bah, CBS News, 15 May 2026
• Learn from the loss, correct the mistakes and move forward.
  — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
• Bailey didn’t correct her, much to the amusement of his friends.
  — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
• Gil said he’s been trying to correct these issues.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
• This has been corrected in the current text.
  — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
• Can the errors be corrected at this point?
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025

correct

2 of 2 adjective

• With the correct amount of water and sunlight, the plant will grow well.
• Her watch never tells the correct time.
• Did I give you the correct change?
• What's the correct answer to this question?
• His bet turned out to be correct.
  — Natalie Jarvey, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
• His hunch turned out to be correct.
  — Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
• Ready is correct to call that out.
  — John Acunto, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
• In many ways, both are correct.
  — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 May 2026
• Does that sound correct to you?
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
• Lind is half right, and correct to be wary.
  — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• That’s the correct way to look at it to me.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• Both were cold, strong and correct.
  — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
• Lynch worked to get his glove in the correct place.
  — Jaylon Thompson may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
• His call was correct by three-tenths of an inch.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
• And those sources were correct.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
• Course-correct what’s out of whack.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
• That’s not, in fact, correct, right?
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
• Use the correct links and bonus codes on this page to sign up.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• Well, Self seems to be correct.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
• Had any of us given the correct word?
  — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
• Need any more clues to give a correct answer?
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
• A lot is riding on whether that bet proves correct.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
• What would be the correct way to respond here?
  — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
• This picture is still more or less correct.
  — Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
• Shook his head to say no, those zeroes were correct.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
• But your channel is very close to him, correct?
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
• Trump is correct that retail gas prices have been slow to come down.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
• Both could have been listed as correct.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
• Burnham should win if polls are correct.
  — David Hickey, NBC news, 18 June 2026
• Here's how to find your correct site for the runoff election.
  — Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 June 2026