How to Use through in a Sentence

through

1 of 3 preposition
  • He hit the nail through the wood.
  • He just walked through the door.
  • I looked through the window.
  • She could see a figure through the fog.
  • The bullet had gone through his hand.
  • The security guards pushed their way through the crowd.
  • She looked through the binoculars.
  • The Morning Show star tries to play it off, but the actor sees right through it.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The deal is available on voyages from now through April 2026.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Thread one end through the basket and twist the wire back on itself.
    Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
  • Spellwork is on view from Nov. 9 through Dec. 23, clampart.com.
    Gisela Williams Elissa Suh Caitie Kelly Roxanne Fequiere Angela Koh Jinnie Lee, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The crab should be heated through in about six minutes.
    Coastal Living, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Made to last, these coats are going to get your through the next years of tundras to come.
    Gaby Keiderling, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Paved paths wind through the trees and partially around the 4½ acre lake, which draws geese, ducks and turtles.
    Barbara Ruben, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The film explores the employment scenario in Nepal through the eyes of a postal worker.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Some high clouds may blur the show a bit in western-most New England (the Berkshires up through Vermont).
    Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The deal was announced as Israeli forces were working their way through northern Gaza and across the Gaza Strip.
    Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • While the goal is to get it through food first, a supplement can help fill in where diet is lacking.
    Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2023
  • All turned themselves in and, through their attorneys, denied the charges.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Looking for gear to get you through your last winter workouts?
    Jake Smith, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Don't just grab a conventional cup of coffee to get you through the day.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Scroll through for the best street style looks to use as inspiration below.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Paired with my favorite linen swim cover-up, the first suit alone could have gotten me through my seven-day cruise.
    Terri Peters, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
  • This is true from tough environments through to the boardroom.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Thank you Lord for carrying us through a whole year and every day after this.
    Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Just down the hall lies the extensive living room with access to one of the terraces through multiple french doors.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The duo set fire to one house, shoot an encroaching dog, and shoot another old man through a darkened screen.
    Matt Gutman, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Relive them and more through the work of L.A. Times photographers.
    Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Just scroll through the options below—there's a remedy in this list that will (*fingers crossed*) work for you.
    Women's Health, 12 July 2023
  • Featuring a tough-as-hell twill fabric, these are the ultimate work pants to get you through a day onsite.
    Maverick Li, Men's Health, 3 Feb. 2023
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through

2 of 3 adverb
  • Read the essay through and tell me what you think.
  • The nail went completely through.
  • We'll never get through—the mud is too deep.
  • Let these people go through, please.
  • It snowed heavily, but we made it through.
  • The package was shipped through to New Orleans.
  • The skin will be crisp by the time the chicken is cooked through.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Musk said there was pressure on Putin to see the fight through.
    Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The bridge, which stands 23 feet above the water, swings open to allow boats to pass through.
    Paul Berger, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Scroll through, read some of the brand's vivid descriptions of their scents, and pick one that speaks to you.
    Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But Hall threw down a dunk and then finished strong through for a three-point play.
    Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
  • There hadn’t been enough time to talk the measure through, some people said.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
  • The new film, co-written by Jon Spaihts, still doesn’t make it all the way through.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The video shows several groups cut through the fence and wave a pickup truck through.
    Matt Gutman, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The threat for severe weather will end after the line of storms moves through.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Roll out too thin of a skin or pinch an imperfect crimp and the broth will leak through.
    Clarissa Wei, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • But on this one, more light peeks through and sometimes even shines.
    Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Because these are all things that a lot of people walk through.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2023
  • But Ajax had made it through, and built itself a place in a game that many felt had moved out of its reach.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Both teams were quick to get points on the board early in the game, but LSU were able to hold onto their lead all the way through.
    Jacob Linden, Redbook, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But that can also give recruiters more noise to sift through.
    Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Wind will also begin to pick up as this storm moves through.
    Nicholas Merianos, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • As a reward, that unit was excused from long wind sprints the losing sides had to push through.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The only way to get out was to stay laser focused on her goal and keep blasting her way through.
    Sara Harrison, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Your goal should be to boil them only as long as necessary to heat them all the way through.
    Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The audience decides who stays on the stage and who leaves partway through.
    Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Sperm can’t get through the filter, but semen, a liquid, can still pass through.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Despite the strong acting, through, the pacing seems a little off.
    Pat Padua, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Bake until the tops have become golden brown and the biscuits have baked all the way through, 40 to 45 minutes.
    Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Through Tonight: Some showers will move through, mainly in the hours around midnight.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
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through

3 of 3 adjective
  • Is this a through road?
  • The left lane is for through traffic only.
  • If you're through using the phone, I'd like to use it next.
  • I'm not through yet. I have one more topic to discuss.
  • Grab your feast in the drive-through lane or opt for the walk-up window.
    Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The three were in synch again in the 66th when Griezmann launched Messi with a through ball.
    Joseph Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
  • That’s the through line between the riots of last summer, Jan. 6 and now.
    New York Times, 5 Jan. 2022
  • That was the through line throughout the entire filming process.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2022
  • Barnwell Road will also have a through lane and a right-hand turn lane.
    Arielle Kass, ajc, 28 June 2018
  • The car then went from the through lane into the left-hand turn lane without its turn signal.
    cleveland, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Its step-through frame, which placed the fuel tank under the seat, made saddling up a snap.
    Popular Science, 12 Apr. 2020
  • While the over-the-top costumes were vast and varied last night, there was a through line between them all.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The rift will be a through line this season, Fogelman said.
    Yvonne Villarreal, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • But they weren't finished -- the group pulled through the drive-through lane and threw an empty can through its window.
    Kendall Trammell and Deanna Hackney, CNN, 3 Sep. 2019
  • This metaphor provides a through line throughout the entire episode.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • With less than a minute in the first half, Somers laced a through ball from 40 yards out to Dhamo, who tucked the ball into the left corner for a 1-0 lead.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021
  • A drive-through lane would serve motorists who order take-out.
    Fred Swegles, Orange County Register, 30 May 2017
  • Antoine Hoppenot netted his first goal of the season off a through ball from Speedy Williams in the 28th minute.
    Kelly Ward, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2020
  • Michel and Pereyra both fired shots on frame in the opening minute and Akindele muffed a one-on-one with a keeper off a through ball from Pereyra.
    Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Blum said education has been a through line of her life.
    Stephanie García, baltimoresun.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Danny Rose gets a through ball on the left from Jordan Henderson and gets off a clean shot.
    Andrew Das, New York Times, 5 July 2018
  • The new location features a new dining area, bigger drive-through lane and state-of-the-art kitchen.
    Bob Bong, Daily Southtown, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Arriving at Union depot we were compelled to wait an hour for the through train to Cape May.
    Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2022
  • Glaude said that in Baldwin’s nearly 7,000 pages of writing the demand for honesty is the through line.
    USA Today, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Drake’s frustration and fatigue have been something of a through line in his art.
    Juan Vidal, Billboard, 29 June 2018
  • For the crew, the challenge was to embrace change, while still maintaining a through line from seasons past.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Burst made an impact long before her first goal, which came in the 68th minute off a through ball from senior Brooke Javier.
    Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Two minutes later, though, Quioto ran around right back Graham Zusi to pick up a through ball.
    Matthew Futterman, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Bedoya sprung Burke with a through ball that split two Red Bulls defenders, and the Jamaican striker hit a cool, low shot.
    Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 16 June 2018
  • In the 37th minute, Weaver won a physical battle to get ahead to a through ball from Christine Sinclair, but her shot was saved.
    oregonlive, 21 May 2022

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