How to Use reply in a Sentence

reply

1 of 2 verb

• I called out to them, but no one replied.
• He didn't reply to her greeting.
• The company has replied to the recent protests by posting an ad in the local newspaper.
• He replied politely that he felt a little better.
• She replied to the accusation with a stack of documents proving her innocence.
• Michelle replied with a smirk and a nudge.
  — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 June 2026
• And the third friend replied, No.
  — Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
• Four pills a day for the past eight months, the wife replied.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Once again, Green replied and didn't hold back.
  — Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
• How did his wife reply to the big news?
  — Michael Nied, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• Some of them replied and declined.
  — Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
• Just three people have replied to the post.
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
• Bulloch replied as the two laughed.
  — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
• Uhlfelder replied, but not just on paper.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
• Pollard replied with a brief note of thanks.
  — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2026
• Scott replied that her mother didn’t have to know.
  — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
• Olivia, for once, is not sure how to reply.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
• No one replied to her or answered her lawyer's calls.
  — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
• Perry glared back at them but did not reply.
  — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
• Rodney replied, kissing her on her cheek.
  — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
• Wendy’s replied, causing a stir online.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
• Arie also replied to a post calling for a boycott of the song.
  — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
• Reps for the brand did not reply to a new request for comment.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
• Nick was quick to reply that his older brother pooped his pants on stage.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• Underwood replied in the scene.
  — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
• Underwood replied in the scene.
  — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
• However, no one replied, and the chat asked me to leave a message.
  — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
• Vance replied that the Russians don’t want a ceasefire.
  — Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 24 Aug. 2025
• The woman replied to ask who was contacting her.
  — Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• Later, Pink replied with her own message.
  — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 Feb. 2026

reply

2 of 2 noun

• He wrote a brief note in reply to her letter.
• The invitations have been sent, but we haven't received any replies yet.
• I asked her what was wrong. In reply, she handed me a letter.
• A timely reply will be appreciated.
• Fast replies are not the same as fast progress.
  — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
• By noon the next day, there was no reply.
  — Jack Dunn, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
• The reply was no, leave them alone.
  — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
• Serkis doesn’t miss a beat in his reply.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
• Emily grabbed the phone and looked at the replies.
  — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
• Those comments have been left with no replies.
  — Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
• The odds are that the essence of the replies will be nearly the same.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
• Users should not take replies as fact about their health and well-being.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
• Although what would be a safe reply at that time?
  — Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
• Just hit reply and spare the rest of the group an extra email.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• Cho told him to enjoy the trip and food before the replies stopped.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
• The gaps between the replies were getting longer.
  — Isoke Atiba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• Their replies are muffled by their hands blocking their mouths.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
• Asked what would prompt him to go for two points, his reply was classic.
  — Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• Land’s reply took a predictable form.
  — James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
• Paris fashion week, came the reply.
  — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
• All one has to do is read the replies to the teams to understand both of those are so.
  — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
• Tap the reply arrow icon at the bottom of the screen.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
• And yet, in the goals went, three without reply for City.
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 June 2026
• The reply has since been removed, Love said.
  — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
• That kind of no-reply email must surely be bad manners, or worse.
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
• In the replies, commenters were mixed on calling the actor out.
  — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026
• Hamas has not issued a formal reply yet.
  — Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
• But doing so in a big group might be somewhat akin to an email reply-all storm.
  — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
• The only reply from the distance was bang, bang, bang, bang.
  — Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
• Many of his latest posts have received 10 times as many replies as likes.
  — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025