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How to use assemble in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb

Assemble means to put together. Example: “He assembled the model ship.”

Examples of assemble by meaning

verbTo put together.

  • He assembled the model ship.
  • The handman reads copy and assembles type by hand, including straight composition, tables and display.1918, The Industrial Education Survey of the City of New York, page 44
  • This micro-generation of Silicon Valley start-ups did two basic things: It put together a labor pool to deliver food or clean toilets or assemble IKEA bookshelves, and it found people who needed those things done.2019 March 6, Alexis C. Madrigal, “The Servant Economy”, in The Atlantic

verbTo gather as a group.

  • The parents assembled in the school hall.
  • The scientists and scholars Heartland is assembling are not members of the gloom-and-doom chorus.2008 December 9, Jeff Jacoby, “Skepticism on climate change”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN

More sentences with assemble

  • Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture.From the entry instruct
  • I bestrode the courtroom entranceway, holding forth on my merits to the assembled press.From the entry hold forth
  • The machine assembles parts at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.From the entry pinpoint
  • He assembled a squad of ten to take on the assassin.From the entry squad
  • She assembled the toy step by step, following the instructions carefully.From the entry step by step
  • When assembling a model airplane, superglue works better than regular glue for holding the small parts together.From the entry superglue
  • The officers and crew assembled on the deck.From the entry crew
  • Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.From the entry profile
  • Please follow the attached directions when assembling these shelves.From the entry directions
  • He assembled it in one fluid, deft motion.From the entry deft
  • The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.From the entry review
  • She worked all night assembling the bicycle, but she succeeded.From the entry assembling
  • The supercontinent Rodinia assembled during the Stenian.From the entry Stenian
  • Completion of the haul road enabled workers to assemble the bridge piers and deck relatively quickly.2025 July 23, Chris Howe, “Different designs and viaduct variations: Thame Valley Viaduct”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 48. From the entry haul road
  • The external shape is formed by wall sections (assembled in situ) and a moveable arch-shaped outer section.2024 March 20, Chris Howe, “High speed underneath the Chilterns...”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 33. From the entry mould
  • It involves assembling different products into one package to create a ready-to-ship set or sales unit.2023 July 27, “How does the co-packing process work? A practical guide”, in Axell Group, United States, archived from the original on 07…. From the entry co-packing
  • A pie-size betty is traditional, but if you like, assemble the recipe in individual ovenproof ramekins.2021 November, “Apple-Almond Brave Betty”, in Midwest Living, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2021. From the entry betty
  • You can tell why the person who assembled this is buttmad about being called a racist.2020 February 23, u/Amazon-Prime-package, “From this image it seem the left perfectly understands the right.”, in Reddit…. From the entry PebbleYeet
  • They started screwing aluminium rods together, like they were going to assemble a gazebo.2018 May 15, Miriam Lord, “Repealing angels have something to hide at Leinster House”, in The Irish Times. From the entry gazebo
  • "It's a fair ride that was assembled yesterday by a bunch of Joe Dirts."2018, Cindy Dorminy, In a Jam, Red Adept Publishing. From the entry Joe Dirt
  • They are starting to assemble stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike structures.2017 March 21, Carl Zimmer, “A New Form of Stem-Cell Engineering Raises Ethical Questions”, in The New York Times, archived from the…. From the entry in vitro
  • Additionally, fast myosin is never incorporated into the early premyofibers when sarcomeres are first being assembled (19hpf).2015 November 7, “Still Heart Encodes a Structural HMT, SMYD1b, with Chaperone-Like Function during Fast Muscle Sarcomere Assembly”, in…. From the entry premyofibers
  • Unlike graphene, 3DTDS allows electrons to be assembled in a collective to flow in all directions.2014 February 10, Lucas Mearian, “Graphene-like 3D Material May Advance Storage”, in Computerworld, volume 48, number 2, Framingham…. From the entry 3DTDS
  • To assemble, open mason jars and set up on the counter.2014, Jamie Matthews, Mason Jar Desserts: Recipes for Easy, Inexpensive Desserts to Make and Give, KMT Publishers, Inc., Mini Strawberry…. From the entry mason jar
  • To assemble the kransekake, sort the cooked rings into decreasing sizes.2014, Lizzie Kamenetzky, Great British Bake Off: Christmas, BBC Books, →ISBN. From the entry kransekake
  • "Why bother nuking 60k computers after doing all the work of assembling them?2009 July 14, Lucian Constantin, “Master Control Server for Mydoom DDoS Botnet Tracked to UK: Security Experts Stress that North Korea’s…. From the entry nuke
  • This vessel is assembled by mesonephros-derived endothelial stem cells and subsequently becomes stabilized by pericytes.2009, Michail S. Davidoff, Ralf Middendorff, Dieter Müller, Adolf F. Holstein, The Neuroendocrine Leydig Cells and their Stem Cell…. From the entry pericyte
  • They assembled home-cut poles of bamboo—a two-piecer for Tobias, a three-piecer for his father.2009, PJ Piccirillo, Heartwood, Middleton Books, →ISBN, page 5. From the entry piecer
  • Within days she has assembled a list of Chinese underpant-makers who are terribly keen to meet me.2008, Joe Bennett, Where Underpants Come From: From Checkout to Cotton Field—Travels Through the New China and into the New Global…. From the entry underpant
  • I assembled my servers and shipped them to a facility in Chicago called BBN Planet.2008, Kimberly Spinks Burleson, Robyn Collins, quoting Chris Faulkner, Prepare to Be a Teen Millionaire, Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health…. From the entry webhost
  • If desired, laminate and cut out the assembled cut-outs for extra durability.2007, Joyce Kohfeldt, “Introduction”, in Math Activities Using Colorful Cut-outs: Grade 2, Greensboro, N.C.: Carson-Dellosa Publishing…. From the entry cut-out
  • Assemble the foldovers and arrange them on a foil-lined cookie sheet; freeze until firm.2007, Pillsbury Holiday Baking, page 68. From the entry foldover
  • Paragraphs, images or diagrams are frequently assembled manually by copy-paste actions.2007, Katrien Herbert, Erik Duval, "Evaluating the ALOCOM Approach for Scalable Content Repurposing", Creating New Learning Experiences on…. From the entry copy-paste
  • I have posted a picture of the properly assembled centerpiece on ABPT.2004 January 1, Dan Drake, “Re: TSS gift report”, in alt.tasteless (Usenet). From the entry fetii
  • Before battle you assemble your Force within the GF Energy Limit.2003, Dalos Gaymer, “Gotcha Force Review for GameCube”, GameFAQs. From the entry borg

Meaning of assemble

  1. verb To put together.
  2. verb To gather as a group.
  3. verb To translate from assembly language to machine code.

Full definition of assemble

Questions about assemble in a sentence

How do you use assemble in a sentence?
Assemble is used as a verb. For example: “He assembled the model ship.”
What is a short sentence with assemble?
“He assembled the model ship.”
What does assemble mean?
Assemble means to put together.

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