How to Use write in a Sentence
write
verb- Please write your name at the top of each sheet.
- The note was written in blue ink.
- She wrote “tag sale” on the sign in big letters.
- Write the number as a decimal instead of as a fraction.
- I'm writing an article for the school newspaper.
- She wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime.
- She wrote an essay comparing two poems.
- I don't have anything to write with. Could I borrow a pen?
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This book is the one you’re meant to write.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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That man can sing & dance & write lyrics like that.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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Tenev prefers to write his thoughts down by hand each night.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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His first thought was writing a book.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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The script was written around him.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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Hell, hire her to write your screenplay, too.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
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Why not try her hand at writing a book of her own?
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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There are trends that write themselves, and this is one of them.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2024
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Neil could write two or three songs in an after-noon fever dream.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
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The New York Post wrote about it.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Many pointed out that the niece did take the time to write a thank-you note.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Sun Ra wrote a vamp that the saxes couldn’t seem to learn.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
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Job seekers use it to write their resumes.
—Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
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Witt wrote his name in the Royals’ record books again, too.
—Jaylon Thompson may 9, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
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This was the kind of epic journey that books are written about.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Have each guest write a note and roll up their sweet sentiment.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022
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But writing the thriller did involve many phone calls.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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Name a clear intention and write it down.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
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This has low-scoring slugfest written all over it.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Even after writing a book about it.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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Garner hasn’t written a stand-alone book in a decade.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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Maisonnave writes for Bloomberg.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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