How to Use environment in a Sentence

environment

noun
  • Many plants are unable to survive in such a harsh environment.
  • He grew up in a loving environment.
  • These animals were raised in a controlled environment.
  • Pollution is bad for the environment.
  • We're trying to create a better business environment.
  • Heredity and environment are both important.
  • Sometimes the want that is not good for the environment wins—and should win.
    Kate Wheeling, The New Republic, 17 Sep. 2019
  • And the environments look a lot more varied this time around.
    Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 28 Mar. 2019
  • So my kids feel very at home in that kind of environment.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2022
  • That would have been one of the funnest games to play in – just the environment and how good the rivalry is.
    Rene Ferran For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Sounds like the best kind of working environment to us.
    Melissa Minton, Glamour, 13 June 2018
  • See, the oven is as controlled of an environment as the Egg.
    Emma Wartzman, Bon Appetit, 28 June 2018
  • There are only puffers that are the right fit for your environment.
    Quartz Staff, Quartz, 31 Jan. 2022
  • But in that environment, why bother with the pricey show at all?
    Marc Bain, Quartzy, 7 Sep. 2019
  • But in the current environment, that may not be enough.
    Paul Tumpowsky, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2020
  • That’s a level of pop that would hold up in any environment.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Prep at home, where the environment is clean and controlled.
    Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Our brain is attuned to noticing new things in the busy environment around us.
    Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The damage to our environment will take decades to repair.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • But the chemicals don't break down in the environment and have been linked to a host of diseases.
    Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
  • The defense said their client could not get a fair trial in the current environment.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022
  • So just being able to shoot in that environment has been like a dream, to be honest.
    Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Again, the environment is on their side to plug-and-play someone at this spot.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2022
  • This truck doesn’t run on gas, which is harmful for the environment.
    Allegra Blackwood, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2021
  • One third of these deaths are due to the harsh, dangerous environment.
    Longreads, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The insects are known to adapt quickly to changes in their local environment.
    Monika Mondal, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Know your environment and the status of your equipment.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2018
  • Try to get him into a new environment and see what happens.
    The Washington Post, 10 June 2020
  • Who would want to work in that kind of environment, where grown adults don’t even know how to act anymore?
    cleveland, 12 July 2021
  • Create a dark and cool environment in your bedroom by closing the blinds.
    Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022

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