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How to use cite in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Cite means to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. Example: “We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.”

Examples of cite by meaning

verbTo quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

  • The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18

verbTo mention; to make mention of.

  • Until then, the Sunak administration remains a study in ineffectuality on multiple fronts, leading Goldsmith to cite, not unreasonably, “a kind of paralysis”.2023 June 30, Marina Hyde, “The tide is coming in fast on Rishi Sunak – and it’s full of sewage”, in The Guardian

verbTo mention by way of explanation.

  • He cites the 2011 Arab Spring as an indicator of where such behaviour might lead if left unchecked.2018 October 26, Chris Fitch, “Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco”, in Geographical, archived from the original on 27 Feb...

verbTo summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

  • According to the tribe’s chairman, rangers cited five of the demonstrators, who had traveled to Nevada from New York, Washington, California and the European country of Malta.2023 August 29, “Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review”, in AP News

nounA citation.

  • We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.

More sentences with cite

  • She mentioned a series of contracts, of which certain are not cited.From the entry certain
  • She cites other scholars' work only insofar as it supports her own theories.From the entry insofar as
  • Are these "statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?From the entry blow smoke
  • The writing is good, but I had to mark you down for failing to cite references.From the entry mark down
  • The band decided to go on hiatus, citing creative differences.From the entry hiatus
  • The only time he got into trouble with the law was when he was cited for D.W.I. in college.From the entry D.W.I.
  • The acronymization of frequently cited titles was a common practice.From the entry acronymization
  • The judge recused herself from that case, citing a possible conflict of interest as one of the parties was a personal friend.From the entry recuse
  • They discovered a citation ring: a group of researchers citing one another inordinately. This backscratching aimed to inflate their article-level metrics and author-level metrics.From the entry backscratching
  • He cites Rockers Reunion, in January, the first big rock’n’roll all-dayer of the year.2025 October 20, Michael Hann, “‘Everyone seems to be on Zimmers’: after 70 years of hip-shaking thrills, is rock’n’roll dead?”, in The…. From the entry zimmer
  • Here’s a rather random example of how IAR is cited, found on a user page.2025 September 30, Larry Sanger, “5. Repeal “Ignore all rules.””, in larrysanger.org. From the entry IAR
  • Common examples cited to illustrate this point are twenty-four hour clocks and twelve-month calendars.2024, Bernard K. Means, “Ring-shaped Settlements and Exploratory Circular Statistics: A Graphical Approach”, in Martin Menz, Analise…. From the entry 24-hour clock
  • Trump cites, suggesting it was broadened to incorporate the office of the presidency.2023 December 28, Shenna Bellows, “Ruling of the Secretary of State”, in State of Maine Secretary of State, archived from the original on…. From the entry catchall
  • The minipill is also cited as a safe option for women who are breastfeeding.2023 March 21, Jessie Gretener, “Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives…. From the entry minipill
  • Overall, flexibility, additional income, and freedom were the biggest benefits cited among polyworkers.2023 March 20, Orianna Rosa Royle, “Gen Zers are now 'polyworking' because holding down just one job doesn't pay enough or give them the…. From the entry polyworker
  • Chadwick cites this as an example of how credulous and ignorant rustic communities were in those days.2021 January 5, Charles Moore, “Heartening news from the NHS front line finally gives us something to clap about”, in The Telegraph. From the entry anti-vaxxery
  • Moreover, it harms others’ careers when plagiators are recognized and cited instead of the original authors.2019, Gideon J[an] Mellenbergh, Counteracting Methodological Errors in Behavioral Research, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, →ISBN, page 360. From the entry plagiator
  • As a gloss on this line, Partridge cites the undictionaried proverb 'A standing prick hath no conscience.'2011, Randall Martin, Katherine West Scheil, Shakespeare / Adaptation / Modern Drama, page 148. From the entry undictionaried
  • Daniel underwent one round of chemotherapy in February but stopped after that single treatment, citing religious beliefs.2009 May 26, Patrick Condon, "Boy with cancer, mom return home", Associated Press, printed in Austin American-Statesman, page A4. From the entry round
  • He cited several reasons, including that a reservation was "absolutely noncancelable."2009 January 13, Joe Sharkey, “Place Your Bets in Priceline’s Casino”, in New York Times. From the entry noncancelable
  • To me, citing the letter is a bit like the whole Dumbledore is gay thing.2009 December 31, James Nicoll, “Re: Casting Tunnel”, in alt.fan.heinlein (Usenet). From the entry Word of God
  • McClellan cites, including the neocon fantasies of a newly democratic Middle East.2008 June 1, Frank Rich, “McCain’s McClellan Nightmare”, in New York Times. From the entry drumbeater
  • Please cite examples of preachers who are not Freemason Satanists. kthnxbi.2008 February 14, Pisces, “Billy Graham Get Brain Shunt Update Surgery Today!”, in alt.slack (Usenet), archived from the original on 01…. From the entry kthnxbi
  • Depp cites Lon Chaney as his model and hero, “the greatest character actor of all time."2007, Michael Blitz, Louise Krasniewicz, Johnny Depp: A Biography, page 91. From the entry character actor
  • There is clearly more to the quote than what you've cited here.2006 April 28, Steve Goldfarb, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet). From the entry set the stage
  • The evidence cited by the FBI woman was that that it happened in that room.2006 October 18, William George Ferguson, “Re: 1st Season Heroes - Collision - 5 star poll - SPOILERS AHOY !”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet). From the entry telecop
  • The luminaries of the ‘first sophistic’—Philostratus cites Gorgias, Critias, and others—treated, we are told, abstract philosophical themes.2005, Tim Whitmarsh, The Second Sophistic, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry sophistic
  • Some of the idioms cited are slang items that have stuck in popular usage.[2003, Efurosibina Adegbija, “Idiomatic Variation in Nigerian English”, in Peter Lucko, Peter Lothar, Hans-Georg Wolf, editors, Studies in…. From the entry fashy
  • Hypochondria — cites spasmodic blinking and severe memory loss as evidence of tardive dyskinesia and tardive dimentia.2002, Sarah Kane, 4.48 Psychosis, Methuen, →ISBN, page 23. From the entry tardive dyskinesia
  • Aristocles is not citing Timon—and how near he keeps to any Timonian text we cannot judge.2001, Jonathan Barnes, in Mind. From the entry Timonian
  • "Ace 2" is back on track after the original director resigned, citing creative differences with the star.1995 June 26, “Funny Face: Jim Carrey Is One Twisted Superstar. But Look Who's Laughing”, in Newsweek. From the entry creative differences
  • The same author also cites Pitman's shorthand as an example of a ‘featural’ writing system .1995, Roy Harris, Signs of Writing, Psychology Press, page 58. From the entry featural
  • Numerous examples are cited where verbified words have come into common usage.1994, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, page 1173. From the entry verbify
  • Once this crucial distinction is recognized, the examples cited in Ms.1987 November 29, “Linguistic Differences”, in The New York Times. From the entry conventionalization
  • Judges were often stymied in settling cases because both parties could cite good law.1986, Stanley Chodorow, Hans Wilhelm Gatzke, Conrad Schirokauer, A History of the World, volume 1, page 221. From the entry good law

Meaning of cite

  1. verb To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
  2. verb To mention; to make mention of.
  3. verb To mention by way of explanation.

Full definition of cite

Questions about cite in a sentence

How do you use cite in a sentence?
Cite is used as a verb and noun. For example: “We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.”
What is a short sentence with cite?
“The acronymization of frequently cited titles was a common practice.”
What does cite mean?
Cite means to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cite (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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