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How to use even in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, verb, adverb

Even means flat and level. Example: “Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.”

Examples of even by meaning

adjectiveFlat and level.

  • Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.

adjectiveWithout great variation.

  • Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.

adjectiveEqual in proportion, quantity, size, etc.

  • The distribution of food must be even.
  • Call it even.

adjectiveOf an integer, divisible by two.

  • Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.

adjectiveOf a number, convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

  • I decided 80 was a better number, a nice even number to be.1998, Marya Hornbacher, chapter 8, in Wasted, paperback edition, HarperPerennial, published 1999, →ISBN, page 253

adjectiveOn equal terms of a moral sort; quits.

  • You biffed me back at the barn, and I biffed you here—so now we're even.

verbTo make flat and level.

  • We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.

verbTo be equal.

  • Thrice nine evens twenty seven.

More sentences with even

  • The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.From the entry product
  • So let’s see. There are two evens here and three odds.From the entry odd
  • The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.From the entry in
  • Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him.From the entry bit
  • Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.From the entry first
  • With proper planning, even the most difficult task can be accomplishable.From the entry accomplishable
  • Her baby had always been active, even before he was born, when he would kick her bladder.From the entry baby
  • They daredn't tell me the truth, even though I dared (to) acknowledge my mistake to them.From the entry dare
  • Thanks to its sonar, the narwhal can remain active even at midnight, unhindered by the darkness.From the entry midnight
  • Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.From the entry square
  • Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn't.From the entry concrete
  • And, what's even worse, I have to work on Sunday too.From the entry what
  • This theory still holds good even if much higher temperatures are assumed.From the entry good
  • By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.From the entry habit
  • Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.From the entry bad
  • You behaviour so incensed me that I even thought of firing you.From the entry so
  • Even with all the windows open, there is hardly a breath of air in here.From the entry breath
  • The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters.From the entry handicap
  • You were late, which was bad, but what's worse, you haven't even apologized yet.From the entry which
  • This spreadsheet lets you drill down to daily or even hourly sales figures.From the entry down
  • He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why.From the entry bent
  • It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow.From the entry bet
  • I can’t stand this new bid I’m on, even if the mileage is better.From the entry bid
  • If union leadership is bought, why should we even pay dues?From the entry bought
  • The gardens are just divine, but the interior of the house are even more splendid.From the entry interior
  • The note D♭ is spelled differently from C♯, even though they sound equivalent.From the entry spell
  • My fridge even restocks itself these days. Glorious AI overlords when?From the entry when
  • People are endlessly fascinating, even if you'd never want to emulate them.From the entry emulate
  • You can tell you've struck a nerve when even the crowd stops laughing.From the entry tell
  • Sales have been flat all year, and we've barely broken even.From the entry flat
  • England scored a goal at the death to even the score at one all.From the entry death

Meaning of even

  1. adjective Flat and level.
  2. adjective Without great variation.
  3. adjective Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.

Full definition of even

Questions about even in a sentence

How do you use even in a sentence?
Even is used as an adjective, verb and adverb. For example: “Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.”
What is a short sentence with even?
“Call it even.”
What does even mean?
Even means flat and level.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: even (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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