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How to use change in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Change means to become something different. Example: “The tadpole changed into a frog.”

Examples of change by meaning

verbTo become something different.

  • The tadpole changed into a frog.
  • Stock prices are constantly changing.

verbTo make something into something else.

  • The fairy changed the frog into a prince.
  • I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit.
  • Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest.2013 May 11, “The climate of Tibet: Pole-land”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 80

verbTo replace.

  • Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.
  • After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt.
  • Towards the end of the nineteenth century, boys who had pretended soldiers down through the centuries, now changed their pikes and swords for toy pistols.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 193

verbTo replace one's clothing.

  • You can't go into the dressing room while she’s changing.
  • The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.

verbTo replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

  • It’s your turn to change the baby.

verbTo transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).

  • Returning day-trippers make up a goodly number, along with young people heading for a night out in Bristol, which is where I change once again.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 66

verbTo change hand while riding (a horse).

  • to change a horse

nounThe process or result of becoming different.

  • The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.
  • Such much-needed changes to the exam format might have a serious effect on candidates' performance.
  • And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.2013 May 11, “The climate of Tibet: Pole-land”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 80

More sentences with change

  • One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.From the entry name
  • The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.From the entry abolition
  • She was extremely accommodating when it came to changing her schedule.From the entry accommodating
  • They were to have been married overseas but COVID forced a change of plans.From the entry be
  • We had to change the dates of the festival because of the flooding.From the entry date
  • I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open.From the entry open
  • An essential definition of time should entail neither speed nor direction, just change.From the entry time
  • Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.From the entry trumpet
  • She used a jack to lift her car and changed the tire.From the entry jack
  • For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth.From the entry case
  • The money in my pocket amounts to three dollars and change.From the entry amount
  • Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.From the entry expression
  • A change to the blockchain method was contemplated to allow mines to hog less electric power.From the entry mine
  • It's time Dad learned (how) to change the oil in the car.From the entry learn
  • If you're hit by a power cut, you'll lose all of your changes since your last save.From the entry save
  • This figure has been changed from a one to a seven.From the entry from
  • Some skeptics have attributed changing temperatures to forces out of our control, such as axial procession.From the entry force
  • A car racing in a circle may retain the same speed while continually changing its velocity.From the entry velocity
  • Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess.From the entry break
  • You might want a spare change of underwear in case you poop your pants.From the entry poop
  • This code won’t build any more. Have you made any changes?From the entry build
  • He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.From the entry when
  • I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.From the entry impact
  • A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate.From the entry blanket

Meaning of change

  1. verb To become something different.
  2. verb To make something into something else.
  3. verb To replace.

Full definition of change

Questions about change in a sentence

How do you use change in a sentence?
Change is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The tadpole changed into a frog.”
What is a short sentence with change?
“to change a horse”
What does change mean?
Change means to become something different.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: change (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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