invented; inventing; invents
1
: to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
2
: to devise by thinking : fabricate
Examples of invent in a Sentence
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
She is credited with inventing a procedure that has helped to save thousands of lives.
She invented a clever excuse.
We found out that he had invented the stories he told us about his military service.
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Dire wolves did overlap with early humans at the end of the Ice Age, around 11,500 years ago, but humans had barely invented agriculture at that point, let alone begun building the cities and interstate highways that would encroach upon the natural world.
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Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Case managers invented case details and Deployed workers would role-play as students in classrooms, even asking for permission to go to the bathroom, according to the former Deployed workers and social media posts of former workers describing the surreal situation.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
This strategy of continuously changing the business model, adding ads in previously ad-free spaces and inventing new tiers to squeeze more money out of customers, is a recognizable tactic.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Case managers invented case details and Deployed workers would role-play as students in classrooms, even asking for permission to go to the bathroom, according to the former Deployed workers and social media posts of former workers describing the surreal situation.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
This strategy of continuously changing the business model, adding ads in previously ad-free spaces and inventing new tiers to squeeze more money out of customers, is a recognizable tactic.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for invent
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invent. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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