Example Sentences: Words Starting with I
796 words starting with I, each with example sentences that show how it is used.
- infractionEven stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law.
- infraredCollisions of these 'transparent' molecules with the molecules that do have absorption bands in the infrared...
- infrastructureThe parasitic tyranny's infrastructure depends on secrecy in order to be effective.
- infrequentSuch was the station provided for the infrequent services of 1852, when suburban traffic was unheard of, and...
- infringeOur product designs around the existing patents to avoid infringing them.
- infringementSome said that the antiobscenity laws were an infringement of free speech.
- infuriateInfuriated by his adoption yesterday, the chess master has resolved to study twice as long and twice as hard.
- infuseLet it infuse for five minutes.
- infusionAn extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion.
- ingeniousThis fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had.
- ingeniouslyNefzawi, rather ingeniously, offers numerous fantastic explanations and interpretations of dream sequences in...
- ingenuityThe pyramids demonstrate the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptians.
- ingestThe plane's engine ingested a large bird and flamed out.
- ingestionIngestion is the first step of your big data pipeline.
- ingrainedThe lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.
- ingredientThe ingredients of a Spanish omelette are potatoes, eggs, onion, and a little salt.
- inhabitThe Inuit inhabit the Arctic.
- inhabitantThe firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street.
- inhabited“The islands have been inhabited for a very long time, from before the day of the plough.”
- inhalationSome assume that chloroform is a gas because it was given by inhalation.
- inhaleMost inhaled uranium that reaches the lungs is eliminated via mucociliary clearance.
- inherentBy no means am I suggesting that euthanasia should be outlawed, but rather that we should look at its...
- inheritAfter Grandad died, I inherited the house.
- inheritanceThe Indo-European languages share various similarities as a result of their inheritance from a common...
- inhibitDepressomotor nerves lower or inhibit muscular activity.
- inhibitionOften the guests, affected by the wine drinking, released all inhibitions and made erotic overtures...
- inhibitorI found daily meditation to be a useful inhibitor of negative thoughts.
- inhumanBetjeman was unmoved, describing it tersely as "no masterpiece" and noting that its lack of platform seating...
- iniquityNekhlúdoff awoke next morning feeling as if he had been guilty of some iniquity the day before.
- initialOur initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.
- initiallyInitially, I found city life incredibly difficult, but now I'm used to it.
- initiateThe president alone has the power to initiate a nuclear launch.
- initiationUltimately, a person may become factionless because they do not pass the initiation of their chosen faction.
- initiativeOur taxes are being funnelled into pointless government initiatives.
- injectThe nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.
- injectionThe troubled business received a much-needed cash injection.
- injunctionIn my opinion this claim sounds in damages rather than in an injunction.
- injureThe rugby team's star player got injured in a violent collision.
- injuriousThis injurious explanation dethroned the remainder of Bunson's dignity entirely.
- injuryThe passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
- injusticeSilence in the face of gross injustice, or support for it, or even active involvement therein, comes at a...
- inkThis form should be filled out in ink.
- inkjetInkjets aren't as expensive as they used to be.
- inklingThese thoughts, of course, came to me later, though even when I was promoted to him, at the age of perhaps...
- inlandContinents (e.g., Asia) contain many large bodies of water (e.g., lakes and inland seas) and many large...
- inlayThis antique chair's inlays have been overpainted, but we can restore its finish.
- inletWe hit a bad chop at the inlet.
- inmateThe asylum inmate muttered some doggerel about chains and pains to himself, over and over.
- innJohn Richards, RN, was a guest at the inn last night.
- innateIronically, given France's innate reluctance to permit competition at home, the first breach in Renfe's...
- innerThe candidate showed an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of politics.
- inningIt is a baseball tradition to sing "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" during the seventh inning stretch.
- innocenceHer attorney managed to convince the jury of her innocence.
- innocentI'm sure there's an innocent explanation for all this.
- innocuousI don't know why she gave me an ice-cold look — I had thought that the topic of conversation was totally...
- innovateThe Nineteenth Century innovated navigation by steam.
- innovationThe invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.
- innovativeWhile innovative in its verbal system, Sardinian is the most conservative Romance language in its vocabulary...
- innuendoShe made a devious innuendo about her opponent, who was embarrassed.
- innumerableThe casualties of the Second World War were so great that they are innumerable.
- inoculateHer upbringing overseas inoculated her against prejudice.
- inoffensiveIt was, on the surface, an inoffensive act: The students raised the American flag in front of the school.
- inorganicThe Red Book is the standard reference book for those naming inorganic chemical compounds.
- inputYou can provide input via this form.
- inquestThe inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser...
- inquireMay I inquire to whom I have the honor of speaking?
- inquiryThe country's overcrowded and drug-ridden prisons will be reviewed by an independent board of inquiry.
- inquisitiveBut leaving that for the moment, how much did you part with, he queried, if I am not too inquisitive?
- inroadThree weeks into it, I am finally beginning to make inroads on this project.
- insaneThat guy is insane at FPS games.
- insanelyThat ramp is insanely difficult to jump.
- insanityThe defendant pleaded insanity in the hope of getting a reduced sentence.
- insatiableGuestling, who adds an insatiable jealousy to his other domestic virtues, vetoed the new acquaintance and...
- inscribeI inscribed the book with a message for Kate.
- inscriptionThe coin bears an inscription in Latin.
- inscrutableHis inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
- insectOur shed has several insect infestations, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps.
- insecticideTemefos is an organophosphorus insecticide used to control mosquito, midge, and black-fly larvae in lakes...
- insecureHe's a nice guy and all, but seems to be rather insecure around other people.
- insecurityFinancial insecurity led to a run on the banks, as customers feared for the security of their savings.
- insensitiveWhen a hurricane becomes so deadly or destructive that future use would be insensitive, officials may retire...
- inseparableJayanta does so in answering an opponent who declares that the very idea of a relation between two...
- insertIn order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.
- insertionThe surgeon performed the insertion of a pacemaker.
- insetThe inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples.
- insideThe inside of the building has been extensively restored.
- insiderThe crackdown on insider trading sends a message: Wall Streeters accustomed to vacationing at Club Med had...
- insidiousHansel and Gretel were lured by the witch’s insidious gingerbread house.
- insightThe essay was praised for its abstractive qualities, showing insight rather than repetition.
- insightfulI found Duncan's comments to be insightful and thought-provoking.
- insigniaThe little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore...
- insignificantSuch things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.
- insinuateShe insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.
- insipidThe diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.
- insistThe defendant insisted on his innocence.
- insistenceThis is precisely why insistence on relative truth is antithetical to critical thinking.
- insistentThe public backlash to the proposal was quick and insistent.
- insofarThe plan was successful, insofar (as) it saved money.
- insolublePetroleum is largely insoluble in water.
- insomniaMy mother suffers from insomnia.
- inspectInspect the system for leaks.
- inspectionUpon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
- inspectorThe UN inspector stated that the Australian government's migrant detention facilities were in effect...
- inspirationShe was waiting for inspiration to write a book.
- inspirationalWhat philosophy needs is to be revisioned with a more hopeful, engaged inspirational point of view.
- inspireElders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.
- inspiredThe actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded.
- inspiringThe man's inspiring speech gave us food for thought.
- instabilityEdward the Confessor's heirlessness led to instability in England.
- installI haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.
- installationThe installation of the new software took only a few minutes.
- installerWe packaged the deliverable, a program called FLOOD.EXE, in an installer file.
- installmentAn example of a novation is where an original debt which was payable in two instalments is novated to become...
- instanceThe beaver in this instance upheld the reputation of the proverbial one: her output was prodigious.
- instantShe paused for only an instant, which was just enough time for John to change the subject.
- instantaneousIt's the principle of the pneumatic instantaneous shutter for a camera lens.
- instantiateTo see and test the result of one's CSS for any particular HTML element, one must instantiate that element in...
- instantlyWhen the neighbours' dog barked, ours instantly replied with a howl.
- instarPlanidial instars generally are highly sclerotized and have functional legs or other means of locomotion.
- insteadI was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.
- instigateIn light of growing outrage against Mecham, House special counsel William French instigated an investigation...
- instinctMany animals fear fire by instinct.
- instinctiveWhen approached by a stranger, Jared clenched his fists in an instinctive manner.
- instinctivelyFish instinctively know how to swim; most humans don't.
- instituteI work in a medical research institute.
- institutionThe University of the South Pacific is the only internationally accredited institution of higher education in...
- institutionalThe state employees' pension fund is the main institutional investor with a stake in that company.
- instructListen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture.
- instructionStudents receive instruction in the arts and sciences.
- instructionalThe manual might have been instructional had anybody actually taken the time to read it.
- instructiveWell, that was an instructive lesson.
- instructorThe instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.
- instrumentThe violinist was a master of her instrument.
- instrumentalHe was instrumental in conducting the business.
- instrumentationHe had a wonderful instrumentation.
- insubstantialThe bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.
- insufferableThat the illumination should have been kindled by his cousin's husband was not precisely agreeable to...
- insufficiencyThe troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.
- insufficientInsufficient time is available to reflect on the problem.
- insularDuring the four years since his puppyhood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in...
- insulateCeramic can be used to insulate power lines.
- insulationHowever, some new buildings choose steel doors or metal insulation doors.
- insulatorTo isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators.
- insulinMommy said that Grandma's diabetes happened because her body stopped making its own insulin.
- insultThe way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.
- insultingHe received an insulting letter.
- insuranceThe car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.
- insureI'm not insured against burglary.
- insuredYou can breathe easy knowing that your savings account is insured against loss.
- insurerAfter the accident I contacted the insurer who paid for the repairs.
- insurgencyThe second insurgency has been led by the ideological Baathists, or Saddam Hussein's loyalists and jihadi...
- insurgentThe insurgents snuck up close and mortared the base last night.
- insurrectionThe government quickly put down the insurrection.
- intactI packed my belongings carefully so that they would survive the move intact.
- intakeThe probable source of the failure was the mass of feathers in the intake manifold.
- intangibleDiaghilev's love for Nijinsky was as deep and as sincere and reliant as a bond could be, it being based on...
- integerWrite 0.0 to indicate a floating point number rather than the integer zero.
- integralThe integral of a univariate real-valued function is the area under its curve; but be warned! Not all...
- integrateThey were keen to integrate their new skills into the performance.
- integratedThe parts are welded together at points of mutual contact to form a handleably integrated structure.
- integrationOur AcmePay integration allows the accounting ledger to receive details of customer payments automatically.
- integrityBridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the structure.
- intelIntel is important in espionage.
- intellectIntellect is one of man's greatest powers.
- intellectualHe is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.
- intellectuallyAnd just because the intellectuals are mostly intellectually honest it is inevitable that they should follow...
- intelligenceLet's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.
- intelligentThe engineer had a very intelligent design proposal for the new car.
- intelligentlyHe approached the problem nonscientifically, but intelligently.
- intelligibleItalian and Spanish are partially mutually intelligible languages.
- intendHe intends to go to university.
- intendedThese data show that the new policy is not working as intended.
- intenseThe artist was a small, intense man with piercing blue eyes.
- intensifyThe cold weather intensified the paleness of the landscape.
- intensityIt's time to ratchet up the intensity level here.
- intensiveI took a three-day intensive course in finance.
- intentTo doctor the signature of an instrument with intent to defraud is an example of forgery.
- intentionMy intention was to marry a wealthy widow.
- intentionalJones was given an intentional walk in order to face Smith.
- intentionallyThe remarks have to be nothing less than intentionally intimidatory behavior.
- intentlyLittle, bloodshot, close-set eyes scanned her intently, roving from time to time about the open beach for...
- interLike any other large American corporation, we have mail stops on every floor or each building, for inter- and...
- interactThe way staff interact with each other during breaks can play an important role in the workplace.
- interactionBe aware of interactions between different medications.
- interactiveWikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles.
- interceptThe police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.
- interchangeHolborn tube station is the only interchange between the London Underground Central and Piccadilly Lines.
- interchangeableEli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to...
- intercomIt looks like somebody finally clued them in that the intercom was broken the whole time.
- interconnectThe Internet interconnects a set of networks.
- interconnectedMany commuters travel daily between the Illinois suburbs and Northwest Indiana, making the Illiana area a...
- interconnectionA dozen states have implemented policies for interconnection.
- intercourseIntercrural intercourse is frequently seen on ancient Greek ceramics.
- interdependenceThe transmission oil is cooled in a heat exchanger through which the cooling water is circulated, to assist...
- interdependentAll life on our planet exists only because we are enmeshed within a complex web of interdependent ecological...
- interdisciplinaryThis journal is interdisciplinary: it has articles on everything from biology to electrical engineering.
- interestOur bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.
- interestedI'm very interested in going to see that play.
- interestingCricket is not interesting to watch.
- interestinglyIn The Perfumed Garden, Nefzawi digressively but interestingly discusses, in great and curious detail, the...
- interfacePublic relations firms often serve as the interface between a company and the press.
- interfereI always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
- interferenceThey were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference.
- intergenerationalIn nearly 300 pages, the book delves into the history of white supremacy and racist systems that have led to...
- interimIraq's government is interim.
- interiorThe gardens are just divine, but the interior of the house are even more splendid.
- interjectThe politician had a bagful of humorous anecdotes she could interject into any spur of the moment stump...
- interlockThe demonstrator couldn't figure out why the machine wouldn't work, until he remembered that there was an...
- interlocutorTrump has rattled the world, and America’s neighborhood in particular, with a list of objectives – buying...
- interloperThey disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave.
- interludeThese frame tale interludes frequently include transcriptions of Italian folk songs.
- intermarriageDuring the 1960s, some Georgians opposed the intermarriage of blacks and whites.
- intermediaryWhite House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been in contact via intermediaries with Curtis Yarvin, Politico...
- intermediateLight rain was coming so he chose intermediate tyres.
- interminableThe ship endured an interminable layup in the harbor lasting nearly a month.
- intermingleThe student government hosted several social events so that students from different halls would intermingle.
- intermittentThe day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
- internThe US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
- internalWe saw the internal compartments of the machine.
- internalizeI mean, I have a tendency to internalize.
- internallyThat service was criticized for soft-deleting users' files without their knowledge, meaning they were still...
- internationalThe atmosphere is an international resource.
- internationallyThe University of the South Pacific is the only internationally accredited institution of higher education in...
- interpersonalHey, I get it — interpersonal diplomacy can be challenging. But we must at least try.
- interplaySupply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay.
- interpolateWhen interpolating an explanatory gloss, please enclose it in square brackets to make clear that it is...
- interpolationIn Perl, variable interpolation happens in double-quoted strings and patterns, and list interpolation occurs...
- interposeThe linker interposes the glue code in front of each downward call.
- interpretThe actor interpreted the character of Hamlet with great skill.
- interpretationCommentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
- interpreterA Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
- interrogateThe police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
- interrogationWe do not discuss specific interrogation techniques because they are classified information.
- interruptA maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.
- interruptionShe grew exasperated by his constant interruptions.
- intersectParallel lines don't intersect.
- intersectionAt the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.
- intersexIntersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births.
- intersperseWhen writing, I intersperse details.
- interstateThe truck driver drove interstate to unload.
- interstellarIt can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.
- interstitialThe novel's interstitial chapters.
- intertwineThe problems of criminality and of corruption of law enforcement are intertwined.
- intervalA dominant seventh chord is spelled with a diminished seventh interval, not a major sixth.
- interveneThe police had to be called to intervene in the fight.
- interventionThe woman had displayed a number of bulimic symptoms, prompting her family to stage an intervention.
- interviewThe reporter gave the witness an interview.
- intervieweeThe interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid.
- interviewerThese techniques can cue an open dialogue with your interviewer.
- interweaveThese various strands are frequently interwoven in Banville's many glimpses, glancing hints, and full scenes...
- intestinalHeroic medicine included the practices of bloodletting, intestinal purging, and blistering.
- intestineThe mouth, oesophagus, stomach, and intestines are part of the human alimentary canal.
- intimacyIt was Shama’s plea to a sister to exchange intimacies, to show support.
- intimateHe and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.
- intimatelyOnly a few of them could understand how I felt and a couple of them allowed me to express my love as...
- intimationAnd actually I had important intimations to communicate as he faced the end.
- intimidateHe's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.
- intoMary danced into the house.
- intolerableIt is an intolerable sound that sets spoons tinkling in saucers and windowpanes vibrating.
- intoleranceReligious intolerance is a serious problem in Brazil.
- intolerantI am lactose-intolerant, so I can't drink milk.
- intonationHer intonation was false.
- intoneShe was listening distractedly as an elderly docent intoned to a circle of listless children.
- intoxicateSellers like Saf take regular taba and mix it with potent chemicals to enhance its intoxicating effect.
- intoxicatedThe shooting resulted from an altercation between two armed intoxicated men.
- intoxicationHe suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
- intracellularIn Arabidopsis roots, cold stress may reduce shootward auxin transport and alter the intracellular auxin...
- intransitiveThe word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often."
- intravenousGet his morphine intravenous started stat!
- intricacyThere are many intricacies in the plot of this novel.
- intricateThe architecture of this clock is very intricate.
- intricatelyAvery was an avid whittler, and had a collection of intricately carved walking-sticks that few could match.
- intrigueHis betrayal was the beginning of a complex intrigue intended to give him control of the company.
- intriguingAs a result, while the train was being shunted at Bombay, the buffers became locked, producing a situation...
- intrinsicYou can acquire the fire-resistance intrinsic by eating dragon meat.
- intrinsicallyThese hearsay claims are intrinsically undocumentable.
- introI DMed him an audio of myself singing the South Park intro.
- introduceLet me introduce you to my friends.
- introductionDavid was feeling groggy at his introduction to Sophie, and didn't remember her name.
- introductoryHe enrolled in an introductory wine-making course.
- introspectionHe would discover, on introspection, that he's nowhere close, actually, to "happy", and that there is...
- introspectiveThe song is sumptuously introspective, but on first impression it's a bit too on the nose.
- introvertMy neighbours and I are not very compatible: they're loud and I'm an introvert.
- intrudeThe noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning.
- intruderAll intruders will be shot!
- intrusionShe viewed sales calls as an unwelcome intrusion.
- intrusiveDid it ever cross your mind that he might find all those questions you ask intrusive?
- intuitionThe native speaker's grammatical competence is reflected in two types of intuition which speakers have about...
- intuitiveThe intuitive response turned out to be correct.
- inundateThe Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.
- invadeUnder some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.
- invaderMany Irish are actually dark-haired as a result of the many invaders and migrants over the centuries.
- invalidYour argument is invalid because it uses circular reasoning.
- invalidateThe circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
- invaluableThe right to hold a weekly market was an invaluable privilege not given to all towns in the Middle Ages.
- invariableThe French adjective marron ‘brown’ is invariable: it does not take the usual s in the plural.
- invariablyHe is invariably late for meetings.
- invariantI had to include the GNU Manifesto, as it was part of an invariant section.
- invasionBefore the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.
- invasiveZebra mussels are causing significant problems as an invasive species in North America.
- inventAfter weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks.
- inventionMy new invention will let you alphabetize your matchbook collection in half the usual time.
- inventiveAt the other end, Dortmund were producing some typically inventive approach play but struggled to find a way...
- inventorThomas Edison was the inventor of the phonograph.
- inventoryDue to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
- inverseMultiplication is the inverse operation to division.
- inversionA circle inversion maps a given generalized circle to its inverse generalized circle.
- invertAfter each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.
- invertebrateThe procephalic lobe is that part of the head of an invertebrate animal which is in front of the mouth.
- investWe'd like to thank all the contributors who have invested countless hours into this event.
- investigateHe was asked to investigate a robbery.
- investigationThe investigation into the crime has led to various leads as well as plenty of dead ends.
- investigativeThe Times published the investigative piece about the governor both in print and online.
- investigatorEven a crack team of investigators would have trouble solving this case.
- investmentGiving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment.
- investorOur contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors.
- inveterateTake anything he tells you with a pinch of salt: he's an inveterate liar and mixes truth with his fiction...
- invigoratingAnd on “Beautiful World,” with the invigorating alt-country singer Patty Griffin, he is outmuscled.
- invincibleThe Avs on home ice remain as close to invincible as a sports team can get.
- invisibilityThe bident and helmet of invisibility are two objects associated with the Greek god Hades and his Roman...
- invisibleI went invisible so that my ex-girlfriend wouldn't send me instant messages.
- invitationWe need to print off fifty invitations for the party.
- inviteWe invited our friends round for dinner.
- invitingThe congenial bartender makes the Hog’s Head an inviting place to hang out during the weekends.
- invocationIn remote method invocation, the client helper is a ‘stub’ and the service helper is a ‘skeleton’.
- invoiceI've already rendered the invoices for payment.
- invokeThe envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another drought.
- involuntarilyHer leg twitched involuntarily.
- involuntaryHe found himself the involuntary witness in the trial.
- involveMy job involves forecasting economic trends.
- involvedHe related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.
- involvementThe fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.
- inwardAs a result of inward investment, Eire enjoyed substantial economic growth.
- inwardlyJacob groaned inwardly when he was called on to answer the question.
- ioWePay wants to get one-up in the mobile payments race with its new iOS app for small businesses.
- iodineThese results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least...
- ionA cation is a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons.
- ionizationUnionization (lipid solubility) facilitates absorption whereas ionization (water solubility) facilitates...
- ireTwelve-foot snow drifts still cover windows.¶ Buffalo’s slow, haphazard plowing and response has also drawn...
- iridescentThese clouds are also called "mother-of-pearl clouds" in reference to their vivid iridescent appearance.
- irisPink- and apricot-coloured irises have also been bred in some species.
- irkIt irks me doing all this work and have someone wreck it.
- ironToday we studied about metals — including iron — at school.
- ironicIt's somewhat ironic to have a wave of smog right on Earth Day.
- ironicallyMy colleague ironically avoids doctors like the plague!
- ironworkThe weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and...
- ironyThe food had an irony taste to it.
- irradiationThe regression of a liver tumor after irradiation of bone that the tumor metastasized to is an example of the...
- irrationalThe number π is irrational.
- irreducibleWith each reduction in the number of railways, there must come, eventually, a decline in interest, if only...
- irregular"Calves", "cacti", and "children" are irregular plurals.
- irregularityAn investigation of the irregularities in the company's accounts uncovered a large-scale fraud.
- irregularlyAn iconograph can take the form of irregularly shaped letters or (especially in the case of poems)...
- irrelevantHis comments were completely irrelevant to the discussion.
- irreplaceableThree irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.
- irresistibleHe's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women.
- irresistiblyAmong them was the "West Country" driver, Swain, of Bude, over the Great Central, who reminded me...
- irrespectiveWyse’s old-fashioned notions on the subject, made telephoning impossible, for your summons was usually...
- irresponsibleAnd likening them to mass murderers amounts to irresponsible, indefensible demonization.
- irreverentBeyond the hut a clump of myalls loomed spectral and wraith-like, and round them a gang of crows cawed...
- irreversibleStalin liked to ensure that his purges were irreversible.
- irrigateWe need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops.
- irrigationPatches of cropped land and uncropped land were interspersed seemingly at random, but the explanation turned...
- irritabilityIt wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability.
- irritableThe medicine made him groggy and irritable.
- irritantHe pulled out a bottle of irritant liquid that he had prepared beforehand and sprayed it into their eyes.
- irritateIt irritated him shrewdly to know that these moments of respite from carking care would not be shared with...
- irritatingHe coughed violently and spat out the catarrh irritating his throat.
- irritationWhat irritation causes you to be so moody?
- isThere is three of them there.
- islandThe quiet library was an island of tranquility in the noisy, bustling city.
- islanderIslanders normally have to queue for half an hour to get on the ferry.
- isleI usually stay away from the ice cream isle but bought this as a " treat" 🤢.
- isletThere is an islet on the other side of this body of water.
- ismAn ism does not have to possess the fearful implements of state power to cut off a deviant or heretical...
- isolateTo isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators.
- isolatedSome manufacturers isolated the electronic circuitry and hermetically sealed it in a metal capsule.
- isolationShe lived her final year in complete isolation, not wanting to see anybody.
- isomorphicIf two Boolean lattices have the same size, then they are isomorphic.
- isomorphismIsometry is to metric spaces what isomorphism is to groups.
- isotopeIn the Wetherill diagram, no isotope is found on both axes, allowing the two decay schemes to be evaluated...
- issueThe technique minimizes the issue of blood from the incision.
- itTake this book and put it on the shelf.
- italicThe text was impossible to read: every other word was underlined or in a bold or italic font.
- itchHe started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since.
- itchyMy nose always gets itchy the moment I put on my face mask.
- itemTweezers are great for manipulating small items.
- iterateThe max() function iterates through the data to find the highest value.
- iterationThe architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design.
- iterativeILI's provide feedback used to create improved iterative versions of the pretotype for repeated testing.
- itinerantThe Greek term translated as “apostle” derives from the concept of being sent, thus underlining the...
- itinerarySingapore is a place to be included on any traveller's itinerary, whether for pleasure or business.
- itsThe restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.
- itselfWhen the opportunity presented itself, no feasible course of action suggested itself (to us).
- ivoryUntil the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.
- ivyHidden timber elements, lintels and roof tiles have also been replaced, in addition to gaining a new paint...
Source and license
Example sentences adapted from Wiktionary, from the entry of each word and the entries the sentences come from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Cite this page: “Example Sentences: Words Starting with I - Page 2.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sentences/a-z/i-2. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.