How to Use learn in a Sentence

learn

verb
  • We had to learn the rules of the game.
  • We had to learn the names of the state capitals.
  • I'm trying to learn my lines for the play.
  • She learned through a letter that her father had died.
  • I later learned that they had never called.
  • We finally learned the truth about what had happened.
  • I can't swim yet, but I'm learning.
  • People learn throughout their lives.
  • She's interested in learning French.
  • To learn more about the study, email data.research@mrcentertainment.com.
    Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2020
  • What the pupil needs to learn is the dialect of a tribe.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 July 2018
  • To learn more about the award, visit northshorefoundation.org/knight-award.
    Staff Report, NOLA.com, 14 Sep. 2020
  • And then there was a lot to get done and a lot to learn.
    Brian Moylan, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Check out the full listing to learn more about the space.
    Megan Uy, House Beautiful, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The Sixth Precinct, the D.A. would learn, had been warned of the plan in advance.
    Andrew Meier, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Over the years, Koch has had to learn a lot about trees and seeds.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Click here to learn more about how to help the victims of the L.A. fires.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • There’s a lot to learn from the tiny sage that is a baby.
    Jessica Goodman, ELLE, 11 Feb. 2022
  • My motto is learn from the past, live in the present and plan for the future.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022
  • Peña learned that the Bronx had the lowest voter turnout in the city.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Kids can learn at their own pace, and in their own time.
    Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 2 July 2020
  • Guests can see inside the plane and learn how and when it was used.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
  • With the help of a girl named Kaori, Kousei learns how to live life to the fullest again.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Something to learn from and seek to be better the next time.
    Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2021
  • To learn more, visit www.arkansasurology.com/kickoff-to-mens-health.
    Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2020
  • My kid learned to make scrambled eggs and brought me breakfast in bed, which was both adorable and slightly burnt.
    Henna Pryor, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • There are valuable lessons to be learned from New York City’s experience.
    Debra-Ellen Glickstein, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The tradeoff is more room to experiment, trust in instincts, and learning through trying.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Following the surgery, Boda was unable to breathe properly and had to learn to walk all over again.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • He wasn’t done learning, though.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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