How to Use just in a Sentence

just

1 of 2 adjective

• They got their just punishment for the crime.
• The college treated the allegation with just seriousness.
• All in the cause of the just price, all in the name of David.
  — Christian Lorentzen, Harper's Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
• The rail workers’ union canceled the strike with just hours to spare.
  — Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• And over time the rhinestones all turned a green color from just age.
  — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• And the pumpkin spice craze doesn't end at just coffee.
  — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2023
• The chalk finish means this pick can be cleaned with just soap and water.
  — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2023
• And those words, in the process, abandon hope that his death might lead to a more just world.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 2 June 2020
• Manny Machado reeled it in just feet from the foul pole.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2020
• There’s many things that need to take place, beyond just prayer.
  — al, 1 June 2020
• The best genre stories are about more than the just monster that lives under your bed.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2020
• But there might be more than just symbolism in play here.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2019
• That is not supposed to happen in a just and fair court system.
  — Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 5 June 2021
• In a just world, this will be the mafia saga by which all other comers would be judged.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
• In just moments, kids can slip away and fall into the water.
  — Fox News, 7 Mar. 2023
• The Ravens were unlucky not to recover the fumble just yards from the goal line.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 14 Oct. 2020
• From this, a more just and beautiful new world will be born.
  — Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
• It’s not the just pill-and-hole that’s impacting screen size.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 11 May 2022
• This is an easy way to create height and visual variance with just books.
  — oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2020
• In a just world, finding these converts wouldn’t be too hard.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
• Hashmall said the deputy took photos of more than just bodies.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022
• The gradient between those with feet of snow and those with just inches will be very tight.
  — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 18 Nov. 2022
• Few politicians risk losing their next election to take the high ground of just action.
  — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
• The demonstration was made up of more than just students, signs and speeches.
  — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2018
• This is monstrous behavior that in a just world would not have been allowed to go on for decades.
  — Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 10 Oct. 2017
• The just man is happier than the unjust man, even when he is being tortured on the rack.
  — Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
• Some foster parents might just take teenagers, or maybe just girls or just boys.
  — Kate Wehr, Good Housekeeping, 4 June 2019
• How this place was still open and why a 3-year-old is now dead just blows my mind.
  — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 10 Aug. 2017
• The process of building a more just and equitable society will not be easy or quick.
  — Robert Reiss, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
• There is still work to do in forming a more equitable and just society.
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2021

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just

2 of 2 adverb

• The store has just the tool you need.
• He was just here a minute ago.
• This shirt fits just right.
• I arrived just in time to see him win.
• She called him a liar and told him he was just like all the other men she'd met.
• I was just going to telephone you!
• You have to accept me just as I am.
• She had just returned when he entered.
• She's just finishing a letter, and she'll be with you shortly.
• That's just what I expected.
• The idea is to just take some time away from your work and recharge.
  — Michelle Gross, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2017
• The band has just a few months to find a new guitarist.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
• The woohoo-ing and the yippee ki-yays – just don't do it.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2023
• From the get go there seemed to be just one special girl.
  — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com, 16 Mar. 2022
• Let’s save us all some time and just go straight to a shootout.
  — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 8 July 2018
• His absence leaves a hole not just on the field but off.
  — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2020
• So the idea was to man up everywhere and just to be spare in the back.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
• The leaves all seem to be on the same branch rather than just older or younger leaves.
  — oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
• The film is wild and raucous and bloody and fun, just like the riding was then.
  — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 12 July 2018
• The game was over, and things were just getting started.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 27 Jan. 2022
• This is just like those first few episodes with no Glenn.
  — Stephen English, star-telegram, 4 Nov. 2017
• The net of that was to just be yourself — and don’t try to please people.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2021
• And yet, most of us are just trying to get through this thing called life.
  — Aric Jenkins, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2020
• Liam is the number one name for boys this year, just like last year.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2021
• That should make for the perfect chair for just about anyone over time.
  — Brittany Vincent, CNN Underscored, 3 Dec. 2020
• In fact, just ask for a tortilla and a cup of that sauce and call it dinner.
  — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2021
• Choose a desk not just for its size, but also to match your decor.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• When patting your weave just isn't enough, reach for the big guns.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 10 Sep. 2022
• Maybe Tatum just wasn’t quite ready for the biggest stage.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022
• Some of them just don’t want to (be trained to possess firearms).
  — Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 19 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024