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How to use band in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Band means a strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. Example: “They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.”

Examples of band by meaning

nounA strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

  • Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC

nounA long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.

  • sandstone with bands of shale

nounA group of energy levels in a solid state material.

  • valence band; conduction band

verbTo fasten with a band.

  • "Come, come, 'Orace," said the inspector, leisurely elastic-banding his book and putting it away, "you aren't supposed to be fishing down that hole, you know.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

nounA group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.

  • Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y....

More sentences with band

  • They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.From the entry country
  • This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album.From the entry new
  • The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans.From the entry hit
  • I'm surprised that the band covered this Beatles song so well.From the entry cover
  • The band played well, but the acrobats gave the standout performance.From the entry standout
  • That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.From the entry away
  • Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys.From the entry monkey
  • After hearing the demo, the record label approved funding to record the song with a full band.From the entry demo
  • The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.From the entry saxophone
  • The lead guitarist for the rock band Spinal Tap dialed his amplifier to 11.From the entry dial
  • What a pity about the band breaking up. I loved them!From the entry pity
  • The first thousand tickets and the concessions cover the venue and the band. The rest is gravy.From the entry gravy
  • Many bands make more money from T-shirt sales than from sale of tickets.From the entry t-shirt
  • The band went out to fire up the crowd before the game.From the entry fire up
  • Could you fix it for me to meet the band backstage?From the entry fix
  • The band played a mix of old and new songs during their 90-minute performance.From the entry performance
  • Two of the members tried several times, but failed to reunite the band.From the entry reunite
  • The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.From the entry master
  • The band of explorers found a shelter behind the waterfall, which they rested at for three days.From the entry shelter
  • I think the Beatles are a really overrated band. ― Hardly!From the entry hardly
  • I just jugged a band director; now I got a brand new saxophone.From the entry jug
  • After spending years in obscurity, the band finally rocketed last week.From the entry rocket
  • The band were already on stage, warming up for the gig.From the entry warm up
  • He has posters of his favorite band, sports teams and holiday resorts up.From the entry poster
  • I was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave.From the entry groove
  • The cover charge was pretty high, but the band was really good.From the entry cover charge
  • The band usually ends up their concerts with their biggest hit song.From the entry end up
  • The band were banging out a vaguely recognisable version of the Star Spangled Banner.From the entry bang out
  • I was a roadie for a heavy metal band for four years.From the entry roadie
  • Jamming with the band is her favorite way to find compositional inspiration.From the entry jamming
  • Many bands make more money from selling concert T-shirts than from the sale of tickets.From the entry concert T-shirt
  • You can recognize this species of bird by the banding on the wing.From the entry banding
  • They may be a rock band, but their retro style shows a heavy Motown influence.From the entry Motown
  • The worm had a number of ringlike bands around its body.From the entry ringlike
  • The guerrillas were a ragtag band of local thugs, former soldiers, displaced farmers, and political idealists.From the entry ragtag

Meaning of band

  1. noun A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
  2. noun A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
  3. noun A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.

Full definition of band

Questions about band in a sentence

How do you use band in a sentence?
Band is used as a noun and verb. For example: “They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.”
What is a short sentence with band?
“valence band; conduction band”
What does band mean?
Band means a strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: band (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes 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.

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