How to Use object in a Sentence

object

1 of 3 noun
  • There were three objects in the box: a comb, a pen, and a button.
  • His object is to determine how much the business will cost to operate.
  • Clean up any spills and dry out any wet objects.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Keep all flammable objects away from fire.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Throw non-food objects such as rocks at the bear.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • One of the sources said the object was a balloon.
    Clara McMichael, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The team needed an object large enough to bridge the gap to test this.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The object gave off some flames and smoke, but didn’t explode.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Why does lightning strike tall objects?
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
  • Kim notices a row of objects lined up on one side of the kitchen table.
    Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
  • That process is the object of much of Jane’s commenters’ ire.
    Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Talking objects that are warm, loyal and on our side.
    Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That positive charge can run up a tall object.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
  • The winds will be strong enough to blow around unsecured objects.
    Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Police said the other man took out a sharp object and stabbed him in the hand.
    Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The report did not mention the two white objects.
    Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • As objects, they were meant to be handled, opened and flipped over as needed.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Each table had themed objects aligned with the honorees.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
  • Velez can be heard telling Diaz to hand over a small object wrapped in tin foil.
    USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025

object

2 of 3 verb
  • No one objected when the paintings were removed.
  • Some will object, but no one will laugh.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • No one can stop them; no one can even object.
    Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
  • There are three issues fans object to.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Even though the other guys in the band might object to that, that’s the truth.
    Linda Laban, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Marshall rushed in to object to the way Williamson was fouled.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Now, Mamdani’s base may object to each of these ideas.
    Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • But Carr objected on free-speech grounds.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • My parents didn’t object; in fact, my parents loved him.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Congress could have objected, but chose not to, and the courts have not been asked to rule.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • No one around the table can be offended or object to the joke.
    Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But many have objected to doing that as part of the budget process.
    Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • See if Mike Johnson dares to object!
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Will Alfie show up to object at the altar?
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Congress thus had plenty of time to object, but never did.
    Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
  • When Cox tried to object and request more time, the judge denied.
    Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The state would not object if Ananya filed a petition to be heard by the judge.
    Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • The state did not object, and the judge granted the healthcare orders.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • No one in the courtroom objected when the judge passed the dollar along, the video shows.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
  • As many have noted, without the title no one would object to the image.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • But the notice sent last spring was so vague and confusing that few people used it to object.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • This was a decision made by the club, but the players and their agencies did not object.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • What Miss Manners does object to is being rude to one’s guests.
    Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The parent objected because the bridegroom-to-be was twice the age of the girl.
    Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
  • Some of you will object to universal consent.
    Roger Van Zanen, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Some gardeners also object to the strong scent.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Paschall did not object to the jury instruction.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • And some who objected to the pandemic response are now in charge.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 4 June 2026
  • Rank-and-file agents have objected to this gross abuse of the FBI.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Trufero, the main promoter of this change, said the restaurant staff did not object to the ruling.
    Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

object

3 of 3 adjective
  • In other words, a hot item one season may be object non grata the next.
    Ana Veciana-Suarez, miamiherald, 12 June 2017
  • But just shooting an object head-on without any movement is very dull.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Object models are better left to viewing on-screen with textures intact.
    Bill Loguidice, Ars Technica, 17 June 2017
  • But Democrats can’t really object, given their past positions.
    The Washington Post, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Opponents object to local and state government actions as much as to Rockwool itself.
    Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 9 June 2019
  • Annihilation’s great achievement is in exploring these themes through object embodiment, rather than in words.
    Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2018
  • In theory, the tributaries would converge on a handful of top-layer neurons, which would represent sound or object categories.
    Quanta Magazine, 4 Dec. 2014
  • Fans will no doubt object to the change since the race - like everything else about Marlins baseball - is steeped in tradition, dating all the way back to 2012.
    Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • But Democrats — who are typically fiercely opposed to any reductions in Medicare, which would see roughly $25 billion in cuts per year — did not object Thursday.
    Author: Mike Debonis, Erica Werner, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2017
  • But a key difference is that these are entirely in 3D and are deployed with a much smarter sense of spatial and object recognition, thanks to Google’s advances in artificial intelligence.
    Casey Newton, The Verge, 10 Oct. 2018
  • Princeton Lightwave's technology will help Argo move forward in handling object detection in challenging scenarios, such as fog, heavy rain and snow and safely operating at high speeds.
    Greg Gardner, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2017
  • This enables precise, flexible grasping from any direction and supports simultaneous multi-object manipulation with fewer fingers.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The technology could enable the creation of reconfigurable grippers for delicate multi-object manipulation and temperature-tunable valves for fluid control.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
  • According to the researchers, the symmetry improves crawling performance, simplifies multi-object planning, and reduces the need for complex motions, enabling faster, more efficient manipulation compared to traditional robotic or human-like hands.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Interestingly, researchers developed functional prototypes, such as temperature-sensitive active filters and multi-object grippers.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026

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