How to Use heed in a Sentence

heed

1 of 2 verb

• She failed to heed the warnings.
• Smart firms will heed the call.
  — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• There are two lessons to be heeded here.
  — Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
• For now, heed the mayor and drop it.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
• Whether or not politicians will heed these words is one thing.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2019
• Those who want to avoid these mistakes should heed these lessons well.
  — Sophia Benoit, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2023
• To make the most out of your model, heed these tips and tricks.
  — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
• But whether or not they are heeded, in the end, the truth will out.
  — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
• The challenge now for Williams is to heed his own words.
  — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
• And that has not been heeded, not been heeded.
  — NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
• So the next time your phone is buzzing with an alert, heed the warning and stay safe.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2021
• But heeding the wisdom of the crowd this year might not be all that wise.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2018
• Sick New World has heeded the call.
  — Lina Lecaro, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
• And, of course, if your car has an oil-life monitor, heed that.
  — Jack Keebler, Car and Driver, 26 Apr. 2022
• To heed the little bit of God in me, the part that creates.
  — Leila Chatti september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
• But there is an argument that his is the voice markets will heed.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 May 2026
• Many Americans would do well to heed those words.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
• But keeping it small is likely a piece of advice many won’t heed.
  — oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2021
• While the vote wasn’t binding, the GE board did heed the call.
  — Laurie Hays, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
• There’s a lesson here, if anyone in baseball cares to heed it.
  — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
• Rather than heed that advice, the pair decided to hedge their bets and do both.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2019
• For those who choose not to heed this doctor's orders, keep reading.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 16 Dec. 2020
• Maybe some will hear, and heed, the warning in Hernández’s words.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2021
• So far, none has yet formally heeded the call.
  — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
• Bo didn’t heed his uncle’s advice, and neither have two of his cousins.
  — Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, 18 Aug. 2017
• Be sure to heed any remaining road closures.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
• But few were awake to hear it, and the rest were too busy dreaming of dorado to heed.
  — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
• If a lender isn’t picking up your calls in the beginning, that may be a sign to heed.
  — Susan Naftulin, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
• The company was heeding the crown prince’s words.
  — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
• Just a handful of games remain to see how the Buckeyes heed it.
  — Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020

heed

2 of 2 noun

• So take heed, adults (and kids that will grow up to be adults).
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2019
• Savvy gun-banners should take heed.
  — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
• Scan the area and try to locate the snake, then take heed and back away.
  — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 7 June 2019
• The rest of the conference should take heed.
  — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• Lynch took heed of the directive.
  — Jaylon Thompson may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
• So far the government has paid little heed to such gloomy talk.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2018
• So pay heed to Moses’ and Kitch’s use of the word over the course of the play.
  — Barbara Ellis, The Know, 14 Sep. 2019
• Visitors should take heed, though.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026
• Yet naysayers should take heed that this silhouette is very much here to stay.
  — Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
• Stoops, while not oblivious to outside noise, pays it no heed.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 3 Nov. 2022
• And even its liberals pay heed to the meaning of the law as written.
  — Jon Healey, Star Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021
• Please take heed to the advice being shared in this letter, find a new nanny.
  — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 23 Oct. 2017
• Epidemics don’t pay heed to the burnout of agencies nor their review timelines.
  — Robert Kadlec, STAT, 30 Mar. 2023
• But take heed to the shopper's warning and make sure to check the incense every now and then.
  — Tainaya Nash, House Beautiful, 25 June 2019
• Should conflict arise from a jealous onlooker, pay them no heed.
  — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
• What's not apparent, at least not yet, is whether the companies will take heed.
  — ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
• What’s not apparent, at least not yet, is whether the companies will take heed.
  — Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
• World leaders need to pay heed to the climate change warning signs that have been flashing for decades.
  — Alice Hill, STAT, 24 Apr. 2021
• Millions have paid heed, with hundreds of thousands seeking refuge in squalid tent camps.
  — ABC News, 8 June 2026
• As Brown pointed out, few gave much heed to that part of the Celtics’ first two months of the year.
  — Sean Deveney, Forbes, 3 June 2022
• Take heed to not assume the reason for a lack of response is malicious.
  — David Villa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• And, in many cases, our failure to pay them heed ushers us into trouble.
  — Rob Dunn, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
• Rice is one of the figures who took heed of chronic flooding in her city and led a drive to adapt to climate change.
  — Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2017
• Kevin Young took heed to that advice early in his coaching career and still lives by it.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2020
• Take heed when Indianapolis-area schools decide to close for the day.
  — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2018
• Burney thought the message was strange, but Fernández paid it no heed.
  — Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
• The homes, some built without heed to code, lack ties to the electricity grid and sewage systems.
  — Simon Romero, New York Times, 25 May 2018
• But some teams still refuse to take heed, and the league has yet to issue discipline for such infractions.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2018
• Maybe, if shows like the Emmys wind down this annual war against the clock, more winners will take heed.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Sep. 2021
• Young people, in particular, seem to take heed to that research.
  — Ayana Archie, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025