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.
• There’s a lot of great life lessons over the last year of just life.
  — Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
• Imm said the city needs a just cause to fire Theetge.
  — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
• Airstream has its eyes on more than just trailers.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
• There’s many things that need to take place, beyond just prayer.
  — al, 1 June 2020
• All in the cause of the just price, all in the name of David.
  — Christian Lorentzen, Harper's Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
• 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
• With just months to go, the pressure mounted.
  — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
• And over time the rhinestones all turned a green color from just age.
  — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• The shift goes beyond just side hustles.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
• In a matter of just weeks, Alex’s life has turned on its head.
  — Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
• In a just world, finding these converts wouldn’t be too hard.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
• With just days to go before they’re destroyed.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
• The rail workers’ union canceled the strike with just hours to spare.
  — Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• 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
• Looking for more than just dinner?
  — Kristin Canning, SELF, 14 Aug. 2025
• Some foster parents might just take teenagers, or maybe just girls or just boys.
  — Kate Wehr, Good Housekeeping, 4 June 2019
• In a just world, this will be the mafia saga by which all other comers would be judged.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
• That is not supposed to happen in a just and fair court system.
  — Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 5 June 2021
• People are not just happy with going to a mall with just shops.
  — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
• Shah then enters with a verse that imagines a more just country.
  — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
• Is there no scenario in which preventing that can be a just war?
  — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• This is an easy way to create height and visual variance with just books.
  — oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2020
• Hashmall said the deputy took photos of more than just bodies.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022
• Santas can no longer rely on just word-of-mouth for their business.
  — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2019
• The process feels more like a quick peel than a painful tug, leaving skin smooth in just minutes.
  — Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
• Each of these larger-than-life icons started with just service in mind.
  — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 26 Jan. 2020
• The best genre stories are about more than the just monster that lives under your bed.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2020

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.
• This stuff just flowed out of him.
  — Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
• That’s just the math of it all.
  — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
• That's just the last two decades.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
• Not just their health on one day.
  — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• This just took so much out of me.
  — Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• And that was just a few weeks ago.
  — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
• So, does the light just turn off?
  — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
• But his idea took off just the same.
  — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
• That’s what made this more than just a win.
  — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
• So, be smart, stay safe, and just breathe.
  — Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
• Don’t smooth it over just to keep the peace.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
• And man, those dudes just work their tail off.
  — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
• Zarco's due date was just a few days away.
  — Tom Wait, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
• That’s not just in the film, that’s true.
  — Jd Linville, Variety, 15 May 2026
• Javonte Williams is just good again.
  — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• Keep scrolling to shop my picks from just $7.
  — Jordan Julian, InStyle, 6 Mar. 2026
• They’re just told, well, roll the dice and hope for the best.
  — Jason Kehe, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
• Let’s save us all some time and just go straight to a shootout.
  — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 8 July 2018
• That protest was not just a rally.
  — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
• Off to a weekend event just you and child.
  — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025