How to Use fine in a Sentence

fine

1 of 4 adjective

• Pour through a fine mesh sieve.
  — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
• And that would’ve been fine too.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
• Those scenes are fine on their own.
  — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
• And that's fine but just say that.
  — Maria Godoy, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
• Any pair of black pants would be fine.
  — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
• Small amounts of kitchen waste are fine.
  — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
• Nil-nil at half-time is just fine.
  — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
• But the ones that go long, that's fine.
  — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
• Look, the idea that there's talks is fine.
  — ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
• Okay, fine, tough day for Calv.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
• So, just a smidge off, but again, that was fine.
  — Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025
• Some may howl at my ideas, and that’s fine, too.
  — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
• How would Howard fare in that fine city?
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
• Short and/or fine hair sets faster than long, thick, coarse hair.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
• The top of the barbell is fine.
  — Katica Roy, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
• My wife got the first oryx, a fine 40-in.
  — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
• The air is fine, your water is fine.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
• Too much, a little cut would be fine.
  — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
• Skrilla seemed fine with the deal.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
• Using a fine mist, keep the soil moist.
  — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
• The grave’s a fine and private place.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
• Woke up this morning, felt fine.
  — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
• Listen, his arm works just fine.
  — Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
• Chips and dip are fine, but get creative.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
• Stay tuned as we fine tune the forecast!
  — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 19 May 2026
• If a piece of work is fine, say so clearly.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• Kotevska’s fine film dares to hope not.
  — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
• They were always dressed in the finest clothes.
  — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• If Andy was fine, Roger was fine.
  — Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
• Sampson was fine with that, though.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026

fine

2 of 4 adverb

• Well, seems to work fine for us.
  — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 6 May 2026
• Matthew Stafford’s back held up fine.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
• This worked out fine through my 20s.
  — Colleen Murphy, Health, 29 Sep. 2025
• The shirt was on sale, a size too big, but would do just fine.
  — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
• So far, stocks have been doing just fine.
  — Annie Nova, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
• Routing calls to my phone worked fine, too.
  — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026
• That’s fine over the course of 162 games.
  — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• That turned out fine — why won’t that happen again?
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
• Its fine-dining venue is Cedri.
  — Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• But for walking around on a rainy day, this pair of boots will do just fine.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
• And the store fleet will continue to be fine tuned.
  — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
• Or small issues arise that your team handles fine.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Now more than six months later, both are doing fine.
  — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
• That works fine where the sun rises high in the sky at midday.
  — John Landreneau, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2023
• This approach works fine when the world stays stable.
  — Tarun Galagali, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
• So mailing your ballot may work out fine, or may not.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
• But the challenge will be getting even more fine-grained.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
• Manning, meanwhile, has done just fine on his own.
  — Shane Shoemaker, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
• Ube doesn’t taste like much in general, but that’s fine here.
  — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
• That works fine, but batteries are pricey.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
• And the B-list suits Gerard just fine.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
• Fresh cranberries will store fine in the fridge for a few weeks, as well.
  — Becky Krystal, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
• Sessions seem to be going fine.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• The practice session would go fine.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2026
• Onions will do fine in partial shade, too, but will thrive in direct sun.
  — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
• That allowed Bochy to set up the lefty-lefty matchup, which worked out fine.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
• The officer is doing fine and is back on the job.
  — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 15 May 2026
• By all accounts, Cox is doing just fine at this.
  — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
• The kids did just fine in their first March Madness test.
  — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
• Justin started out fine until he was stopped on a brutal non-call.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023

fine

3 of 4 noun

• The house looks fine to me.
• The house is in fine shape.
• You did a fine job.
• I think that's a fine idea.
• He's a fine young man.
• This is a fine example of what can go wrong when one person is given too much power.
• Musk has vowed to fight the fine.
  — David Ingram, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
• The fines will go to a good cause.
  — Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
• Rothrock said the fines are stiff, too.
  — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 26 June 2026
• But those fines will go to a good cause.
  — Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
• The fine could be waived, but not the toll.
  — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
• As drivers go faster, the fines go up.
  — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
• Others could go to jail or face fines.
  — Larry Seward, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
• The amounts of those fines were not disclosed.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
• No court date, no fines, no nothing.
  — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
• Worthy seemed to come out of the game fine.
  — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
• But some cities have higher fines.
  — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
• So ejections go way down and fines are down.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
• The amounts of those fines were not disclosed.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
• That was one of the bigger fines of the week, too.
  — Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
• Anyone who breaks the rules could face a hefty fine.
  — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 8 May 2026
• That can lead to penalties such as fines or jail time.
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
• The fine could range from a kiss to a new pair of gloves or a silk dress.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
• Lakers fans can start a go-fund-me page for the fine.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
• This is not the first time Jones has faced a fine from the league.
  — Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
• But no warnings or fines have been issued so far.
  — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
• The company has yet to pay the fine.
  — Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
• Failure to do so comes with a fine of up to $32.
  — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
• Failure to do so comes with a fine of up to $32.
  — Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2026
• Failure to do so comes with a fine of up to $32.
  — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026

fine

4 of 4 verb

• She did fine on the test.
• This'll do fine for now.
• She talks and walks so fine, just like a great lady.
• My mother is doing fine, thank you.
• The refs should get fined for stuff like this.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
• He was fined by the team rather than the league.
  — Mike Jones, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• So what can you get fined for in Venice?
  — Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
• Brown was not fined for his comments.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
• Schools that did not comply would be fined.
  — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
• Tapia was fined $4,600 or face one year in prison.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
• The city has been fining him ever since.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
• He was fined $35, and any charges were dismissed.
  — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
• Can you get fined for blocking a sidewalk?
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
• He had already been fined this season.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
• If such rules are enforced in your area, you might get fined if your lawn gets too tall.
  — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
• He was fined about $120 and released.
  — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
• If my math serves me correctly, that’s ten that ain’t been fined.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
• If you get caught breaking the rules, you could be fined $50.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
• They'll also be fined for it—and not just a measly amount, either.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
• She was fined $10,000, Reisz said.
  — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
• He was swiftly detained and fined.
  — ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
• For that, Curl-Salemme has been fined $250.
  — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• Can you get fined for not trimming your palm tree in Arizona?
  — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
• Castro was fined $2,800 or face six months in prison.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
• This year, she has been charged and fined twice in her native Sweden.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
• They should be fined and ticketed for doing so.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
• In Florida, you can be fined for putting garbage in the wrong place.
  — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
• For that, the city fined $250 a day for 407 straight days.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
• The school would be fined 20% of its football budget.
  — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 23 Mar. 2026
• However, he was fined, and that was his penalty.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026