How to use joe in a sentence
40 example sentences · noun
Joe means a male; a guy; a fellow. Example: “I'm just an ordinary joe.”
Examples of joe by meaning
nounA male; a guy; a fellow.
- I'm just an ordinary joe.
nounA spy, especially a double agent.
- Then Hapgood turned him into a joe — that is, he works for the British.2009, John Fleming, Stoppard's Theatre: Finding Order amid Chaos, page 178
- Lamb didn't look any different, was still a soft fat rude bastard, still dressed like he'd been thrown through a charity shop window, but Jesus, River thought—Lamb was a joe.2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 215
nounCoffee.
- In olden times, you'd wander down to Mom's Cafe for a bite to eat and a cup of joe, and you would feel right at home.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 178
- 45 have some joe Week's almost over—now bring it home.2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135
- Some people say I make the best joe in town.2010, Melody Carlson, A Mile in My Flip-Flops, page 221
More sentences with joe
- Joe is a great addition to our sales team, he has numerous leads in the paper industry.From the entry lead
- Joe puffed on his pipe and blew a couple of smoke rings.From the entry blow
- Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.From the entry hobo
- Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.From the entry combine
- Joe apprenticed three different photographers before setting up his own studio.From the entry apprentice
- Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.From the entry complain
- Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home.From the entry downsize
- Joe got that promotion because he was a kiss-up, not because he knew the job.From the entry kiss-up
- Joe went missing last year. He had all teeth missing when he was finally found.From the entry missing
- Joe tied his horse to the hitching post before going into the bank.From the entry hitching post
- Joe travels all over the country, but he is a domiciliary of New York.From the entry domiciliary
- Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.From the entry ceramic
- Joe has joined the party's ticket for the county elections.From the entry ticket
- Joe will be running on an anti-crime ticket.From the entry ticket
- Joe definitely doesn't know how to drive a tractor.From the entry definitely
- Joe got downsized and became a plumber.From the entry downsize
- Joe was sore at Bob for beating him at checkers.From the entry sore
- Joe and Tammy's relationship is on the rocks again.From the entry on the rocks
- Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown.From the entry lockup
- Joe is so ding-a-ling, I think I'm in love.From the entry ding-a-ling
- Joe brought his A game to the match.From the entry A game
- Joe really knows his stuff when it comes to baseball.From the entry know one's stuff
- Joe Bloggs became president – need I say more?From the entry need I say more
- Joe really knows his onions when it comes to cooking.From the entry know one's onions
- Joe really knows his way around corn mazes.From the entry know one's way around
- Joe has made a career of giving away the farm.From the entry give away the farm
- Joe was bowler hatted out of the R.A.F. for misconduct.From the entry bowler hat out
- Joe missed the meeting this morning.From the entry miss
- Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.From the entry homer
- Joe has an excellent publication record - he has two books, a law review, and a regular magazine article under his belt.From the entry law review
- Joe received a license from McDonald's to develop twenty McDonald's restaurants in Dearborn, which included permission to grant a sublicense to the individual restaurant managers.From the entry sublicense
- Joe hit Paul, so Paul hit Joe, so Joe hit Paul, so Paul hit Joe, and this is where we came in.From the entry this is where we came in
- Joe accidentally spilled his drink on Eric, Eric got up and insulted his mother, and before you know it, they were going at it.From the entry go at it
- Joe gives land "to Harry, if Harry graduates from law school". Harry has a springing executory interest because his graduation from law school directly divests Joe of ownership.From the entry springing executory interest
Meaning of joe
- noun A male; a guy; a fellow.
- noun A spy, especially a double agent.
- noun Synonym of johannes (“An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal.”).
Questions about joe in a sentence
- How do you use joe in a sentence?
- Joe is used as a noun. For example: “I'm just an ordinary joe.”
- What is a short sentence with joe?
- “I'm just an ordinary joe.”
- What does joe mean?
- Joe means a male; a guy; a fellow.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: joe (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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