How to Use pro in a Sentence

pro

1 of 3 noun
  • He is a pro when it comes to household repairs.
  • She handled that tricky situation like an old pro.
  • Work with a tax pro on this one.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Here's what a lawn pro has to share.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
  • If hair is way too light, see a pro.
    Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The guys that are here, those are all pros.
    Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Call a pro in for a vent cleaning.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Etiquette pros break down when to tip more.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Ware brushed it aside as part of being a pro.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
  • That’s a pro, that’s an empath.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Read them over, and thank these pros later!
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Read them over, and thank these pros later!
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Hood is a goalie with decent size who moves like a pro.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Yoon’s a lightweight, but his wife drinks like a pro.
    Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • There's some f--kin' pros out there that wanna win.
    Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Ahead, find out how to apply a lip tint like a pro.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Clowney was such a pro for the Cowboys.
    Calvin Watkins jan. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s how to style a jean skirt like the fashion pros this spring.
    René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Harper’s 27 points were his most as a pro.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But the 17th-year pro is not quiet.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • All of those guys are just absolute pros.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
  • However, that sounds more like a pro than a con.
    New Atlas, 8 June 2026
  • Here’s a look at what the fashion pros are doing.
    Jana Ackermann, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Ready to apply bronzer like a pro?
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In other words, practice like a pro, play like a kid.
    Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
  • With your full attention, plant pros can do so much more.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Vita was the greatest pro of all.
    Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And these pigment pros aren’t here to gatekeep.
    Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • Check out our steps for setting up a home network like a pro here.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • This isn’t newbie stuff; this is two old pros giving it their all.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026

pro

2 of 3 adverb
  • Each season, the hair pro likes to reinvent the wheel.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Still, the former aide joined in as the crowd chanted pro-Evo slogans.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Duarte's plan when Linda started boxing two years ago was to work her way back up and try to go pro.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Don’t expect to lift a finger—unless the tennis pro tells you to adjust your grip.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The couple dated for eight years before the soccer pro popped the question.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But with elite talent opting to go pro more quickly, his calculus had to change.
    Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Earning a degree is second and only if said athletes are not good enough to turn pro, which is almost all of them.
    Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 1 July 2021
  • Weah is returning to Minnesota on Sunday to turn pro next week, sources said.
    Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • When Johnson and Bird went pro later that same year, their rivalry followed them, as did the fans.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Matt Mitchell and Jordan Schakel are widely expected to turn pro.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The red-hat wearing crowd showed its support with booming applause and pro-Trump chants throughout his remarks.
    Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, 19 Feb. 2020
  • This season is Mascherin’s third with Texas, while Damiani is just turning pro this season.
    Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2021
  • Four percent of the 300 players that voted said Pavelski could go pro in golf.
    Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The only thing standing in the way of the small-market team drafting Lawrence is the junior’s decision to turn pro.
    Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Dufner went pro soon after graduation, and has five PGA tour wins to date.
    Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Substantial time missed this season would make Beecher less likely to turn pro with the Bruins in the spring.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
  • When word spread that his flight had to be diverted because of the warrant, pro-Soro protests erupted in Abidjan.
    David Bruckmeier, Quartz Africa, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The paint color pro says it can be paired with a wide range of palettes as well as accent materials like natural wood, marble, or gold.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
  • One is Keyshawn Davis, who turned pro earlier this year and was 3-0 before joining the Olympic team.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Emmitt Smith spoke to Fox News Digital about his son turning pro prior to the draft.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Fall semester housing costs will be pro-rated to account for the later move-in date, GCU said.
    Grace Oldham, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2020
  • For this reason, the decluttering pro recommends saving your top 10 and giving away the rest.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • When all else fails, pro-Trump sycophants like Regan and Hannity blame the messengers.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 10 Mar. 2020
  • What mark will new Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón make?
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Reed decided to wait on turning pro after a strong junior season and finale in the Peach Bowl against Pitt.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2022
  • In June 2026, the tennis pro shared on Instagram that her cancer had returned for a third time.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • The crowd of fans roared as the football pro danced on stage and gracefully lifted the singer across the Wembley Stadium stage.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Holtmann said of Carton and Muhammad while explaining that Gaffney’s plan is likely to turn pro in some fashion.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2020
  • One more unexpected guest, however, was pro skater Tony Hawk, who rocked the front row in a Dior logo sweater and acid-wash jeans.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 May 2022
  • Despite a rocky season, the PGA Tour pro earned his place thanks to major wins in 2024.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

pro

3 of 3 noun or adjective
  • Work with a tax pro on this one.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Here's what a lawn pro has to share.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
  • If hair is way too light, see a pro.
    Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Call a pro in for a vent cleaning.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
  • There are pros but there are also cons.
    Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Etiquette pros break down when to tip more.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Ware brushed it aside as part of being a pro.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
  • That’s a pro, that’s an empath.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Read them over, and thank these pros later!
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Read them over, and thank these pros later!
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Hood is a goalie with decent size who moves like a pro.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Yoon’s a lightweight, but his wife drinks like a pro.
    Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • There's some f--kin' pros out there that wanna win.
    Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the drivers are pros—among the world’s very best.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
  • Clowney was such a pro for the Cowboys.
    Calvin Watkins jan. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s how to style a jean skirt like the fashion pros this spring.
    René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Harper’s 27 points were his most as a pro.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But the 17th-year pro is not quiet.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • All of those guys are just absolute pros.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
  • However, that sounds more like a pro than a con.
    New Atlas, 8 June 2026
  • Here’s a look at what the fashion pros are doing.
    Jana Ackermann, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Ready to apply bronzer like a pro?
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Read on to learn the right way to deep clean wood floors with tips from cleaning pros.
    Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
  • In other words, practice like a pro, play like a kid.
    Eric Zillmer, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
  • With your full attention, plant pros can do so much more.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Vita was the greatest pro of all.
    Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And these pigment pros aren’t here to gatekeep.
    Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • Check out our steps for setting up a home network like a pro here.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Does his touring band play on the song or was he backed by studio pros?
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This isn’t newbie stuff; this is two old pros giving it their all.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026

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