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How to use jus in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun

Jus means the juices given off as meat is cooked. Example: “Embracing the ancient legal doctrine of jus gentium, Bates declared independence.”

More sentences with jus

  • Embracing the ancient legal doctrine of jus gentium, Bates declared independence.2012 October 11, “Prince Roy of Sealand”, in The Daily Telegraph. From the entry jus gentium
  • “Well I'll swunny, that lil' booger jus' kicked an' kicked . . .2011, Wanda Conley Lopez, The Man from Little Junction: Meet Ol' Jeb, page 73. From the entry swunny
  • “Maybe you could jus’ gib me one, then,” she suggested sweetly.2007, Victoria Pade, A Family for the Holidays, Silhouette Books, →ISBN, page 12. From the entry gib
  • We jus' need somethin' to eat on.” “Matter with yer buddy there?” Goldstein asked suddenly.2004, Verne Patten, Somewhere Every Day, page 349. From the entry pekid
  • I know you're in a crew but boy can't you jus' cool' at someone's house?'1997, Courttia Newland, The Scholar: A West Side Story, London: Abacus, →ISBN, page 207. From the entry cool
  • In supper clubs, a London broil often comes sliced and served on toasted bread with an au jus.2020, Megan Bannister, Iowa Supper Clubs, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 106. From the entry au jus
  • Instead, Vatican citizenship is provided on a ‘jus officii’ basis.2019 October 3, Ellen Curtin, “Everything You Wanted to Know about Vatican City”, in City Wonders, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025. From the entry Vatican City
  • But in Vatican City, one is a citizen according to jus officii, an “official” status related to one’s work.2017 November 2, James Baquet, “Vatican City: seat of the Roman Catholic Church”, in Shenzhen Daily, archived from the original on 08 Aug…. From the entry jus officii
  • Jus' that once I sorried for her.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, Toronto, Ont.: Vintage Canada, →ISBN, page 302. From the entry sorry
  • “You jus’ min’ your business, mister,” Ma said fiercely.1939, John Steinbeck, “Chapter Sixteen”, in The Grapes of Wrath, New York: Viking Press, →OCLC. From the entry whup
  • “They say things sometimes that tickles me nearly tuh death, but Ah won't laugh jus' tuh dis-incourage 'em.”1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Amistad, published 2013, page 63. From the entry disencourage
  • The U.S. is among about 30 countries where birthright citizenship — the principle of jus soli, or “right of the soil” — is applied.2025 February 10, Jon Schoenheider, “Federal judge in New Hampshire blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people…. From the entry jus soli
  • Vatican citizenship is granted “jus officii,” which means individuals are given citizenship when they are appointed to work for the church in an official capacity.2022 July 12, “Is Vatican City Part of Italy?”, in Italian American Citizenship Assistance Program, archived from the original on 01 Dec…. From the entry jus officii
  • Moldova's unconditional jus soli was unintentional but the government was able to capitalize on it and passportize the majority of Transnistria's residents.2019, Maxim Tabachnik, Citizenship, Territoriality, and Post-Soviet Nationhood, page 104. From the entry passportize
  • Maybe jus a crinkle critter fops?2016 January 31, @LittleBigToof, Twitter. From the entry crinkle critter
  • Nothin much, jus layin in bed.2013, Alex Xavier, When the Sun Sets, page 136. From the entry samesies
  • His cursus from Fréjus to Paris turned into a triumphal march, with whole towns and villages staging ceremonial entrées for him and cheering his passage.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 574. From the entry cursus
  • “So maybe you better jus’ scatter along now, ’cause Curley maybe ain’t gonna like his wife out in the barn with us ‘bindle stiffs.’ ”1937, John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Covici Friede. From the entry bindle stiff
  • Meronym's griefsome face jus' said, Nay, she's too far gone I can't do nothin', an' she kissed my sis's forehead g'bye, walked back sadsome into the rain.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN. From the entry griefsome
  • There is a long line of English law which declares that the customary law of nations, jus gentium, is directly part of the common law of this nation.1989 October 27, Keith Motherson, “Universal jurisdiction and war crimes against humanity”, in The Guardian, page 22. From the entry jus gentium
  • Jus' go on like we was gonna buck barley the rest of our lives, then all of a sudden some day we'll go get our pay an' scram outta here.1937, John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, published 1994, →ISBN. From the entry scram

Meaning of jus

  1. noun The juices given off as meat is cooked.
  2. noun A lightly-reduced gravy or stock made from this.

Full definition of jus

Questions about jus in a sentence

How do you use jus in a sentence?
Jus is used as a noun. For example: “Embracing the ancient legal doctrine of jus gentium, Bates declared independence.”
What is a short sentence with jus?
“Maybe jus a crinkle critter fops?”
What does jus mean?
Jus means the juices given off as meat is cooked.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jus (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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