How to Use enter in a Sentence

enter

verb
  • The river enters the sea near here.
  • Knock on the door before you enter the room.
  • The strike has now entered its second week.
  • The medication will quickly enter the blood stream.
  • The new battleship is scheduled to enter service next spring.
  • Our son will be entering college next year.
  • We've entered a new phase in our relationship.
  • The country is entering a period of prosperity.
  • How do specters enter the room?
    Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
  • Brand then entered his not guilty plea.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Allen has not yet entered a plea to the charges.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Briceno has yet to enter a plea to the charges.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
  • How many times have you been told not to enter a stranger’s car or home?
    Ben Gaddis, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Fey’s Noem then entered the shot.
    Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Boelter has yet to enter a plea on those charges.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
  • They were not required to enter a plea.
    Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Kittle entered the game as one of the team’s few healthy stars.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Wang has not entered a plea and could not be reached for comment.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Robinson has not yet entered a plea.
    Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Robinson has not yet entered a plea.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In the video, a snake is seen trying to enter the closed front door.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 June 2026
  • Kids 7 years and under enter for free.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But on Wednesday, the armed men entered the town.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Midway through the third, the Leafs entered the zone on a rush.
    Joe Smith, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Seal holes and gaps in your home or garage to keep rodents from entering.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • His daughter was too young to enter the theater, the clerk said.
    Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Gen Xers entering midlife who aren’t ready to wind down just yet.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 June 2026
  • His lawyers did not enter pleas to the charges or apply for his release on bail.
    ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That list could change if pricier drugs enter the market in the next four years.
    Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The home is entered through the porch and a glass door, into the living room.
    New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025

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