How to use its in a sentence
40 example sentences · determiner, pronoun
Its means belonging to it. Example: “The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.”
Examples of its by meaning
determinerBelonging to it.
- The Chinese government is at war with its own people.1989 June 5, Jasper Becker, John Gittings, The Guardian
- Nara and its deer are so closely associated that the light-brown colored animals are pictured in the city’s tourism ads, on buses, train tickets and more.2024 July 23, Lilit Marcus, “Japan may be sick of mass tourism. But the deer in this ancient UNESCO-listed city love it”, in CNN
pronounThe one (or ones) belonging to it.
- EBay Canada argued in court that the data sought by tax collectors was not its to give.2007 October 1, Ian Austen, “Canadian Court Opens Up eBay Data to Tax Agency”, in New York Times
More sentences with its
- The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.From the entry patronage
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is more commonly known by its abbreviated form BSE.From the entry abbreviate
- This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.From the entry ability
- I don’t know all the theoretical abracadabra about how it works, I’m only its pilot.From the entry abracadabra
- The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.From the entry abscissa
- The essay was praised for its abstractive qualities, showing insight rather than repetition.From the entry abstractive
- The term is to be used according to its usual acceptation.From the entry acceptation
- The zeroes of a polynomial are its roots by the fundamental theorem of algebra.From the entry zero
- The soldier took his gun to the shooting range to zero its aim.From the entry zero
- Alexander the Great's army numbered an elite cavalry among its ranks.From the entry number
- In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.From the entry one
- This medicine has fewer adverse effects than others in its drug class.From the entry medicine
- "As I Lay Dying" takes its title from Book XI of Homer's "Odyssey"From the entry take
- The continuous profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products.From the entry proprietary
- An array of bytes uses its index as the offset, of words a multiple thereof.From the entry offset
- The company plans to accelerate its growth with new marketing strategies.From the entry accelerate
- Thanks to its sonar, the narwhal can remain active even at midnight, unhindered by the darkness.From the entry midnight
- The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.From the entry square
- In order to destroy evil, we must first acknowledge its existence.From the entry existence
- The banana tree is a tall perennial herb: its trunk is not woody.From the entry tree
- "To buy" is an irregular English verb: its past simple and past participle tense is "bought".From the entry irregular
- I couldn't open the door because it was on its chain.From the entry chain
- Any rule of thumb, however true (it is), is useless unless you understand its underlying logic.From the entry however
- A polydactylous cat may have six or more toes on its paw.From the entry polydactylous
- A car racing in a circle may retain the same speed while continually changing its velocity.From the entry velocity
- This facet of the diamond was masterfully cut to enhance its value.From the entry facet
- One moment the company was flying high, the next it was on its knees.From the entry fly
- The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.From the entry brief
- As the cart went by, its horse lifted its tail and did its business.From the entry business
- It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak.From the entry common
- The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.From the entry thing
- When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.From the entry coat
- The vine overran its trellis; the field is overrun with weeds.From the entry overrun
- As its name suggests, the monorail runs on a single rail.From the entry run
- When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.From the entry shed
- The perpendicular height of a triangle is known as its altitude.From the entry altitude
- Sanctions were imposed on the country that had made an unprovoked attack on its neighbour.From the entry impose
Meaning of its
- determiner Belonging to it.
- pronoun The one (or ones) belonging to it.
Questions about its in a sentence
- How do you use its in a sentence?
- Its is used as a determiner and pronoun. For example: “The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.”
- What is a short sentence with its?
- “The Chinese government is at war with its own people.”
- What does its mean?
- Its means belonging to it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: its (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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