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How to use me in a sentence

40 example sentences · pronoun, noun

Me means as the object (direct or indirect) of a verb. Example: “Can you hear me?”

Examples of me by meaning

pronounAs the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.

  • Can you hear me?
  • He gave me this.

pronounMyself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.

  • When I get to college, I'm gonna get me a white Nissan Sentra.1993 April, Harper's Magazine

pronounAs the object of a preposition.

  • Come with me.

pronounUsed in isolation or apposition, or (sometimes proscribed) as the complement of the copula (be).

  • Who's there? —Me. (or:) It's only me.
  • Who did this? —Me. I did it. (or:) It was me. I did it.)
  • Who said that? —(It was) not me.

pronounAs the subject of a verb.

  • Me and my friends played a game.
  • Stella and me have opted to take a course called ‘Autobiography and Fiction’.
  • She said, “Me and her went to the movies on Saturday night." I couldn’t contain it.2025 June 14, Anna Holmes, “Wait, People Are Bringing Their Whole Family to Job Interviews?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

pronounAs the subject of a verb. Sometimes used to indicate or imitate limited English fluency.

  • Me gotta see that again.2005 October 10, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “Teen Girl Squad Issue #10”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Strong Bad (Matthew Chapman)

pronounWould be the subject of a copula in standard English, though the copula is omitted; used to indicate or imitate limited...

  • Well, I didn’t have to act in ‘Tarzan, the Ape Man’—just said, ‘Me Tarzan, you Jane.’ I'll never be able to act.”1932 June, Katherine Albert, “Hey! Hey! Here Comes Johnny”, in James R. Quirk, editor, Photoplay, volume XLII, number 1, Chicago, Ill....
  • “Me Bear Tracks,” he said.1954 February 3, Mrs. John F. Underhill, “The Last Leaf” (Chapter Three: Bear Tracks), in Lawrence Maxwell, editor, Junior Guide, volume 2...

nounThe self or personality of the speaker, especially their authentic self.

  • “It’s just as complicated as a mathematical calculation, if you end up with the three-headed, six-armed me, could you stand that?”1990, Bei Dao [pseudonym; Zhao Zhenkai], translated by Bonnie S. McDougall and Susette Ternent Cooke, Waves, New York, N.Y.: New Directions...

More sentences with me

  • You may be my boss, but that doesn't mean you can insult me.From the entry may
  • The shop wasn't giving me enough hours so I started searching for a second job.From the entry hour
  • After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.From the entry about
  • He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.From the entry on
  • All they could ever do was to shout abusive inanities at me.From the entry abusive
  • You can visit me in the spring, when the weather is bearable.From the entry spring
  • The fruit trees in the yard keep me in apples and pears for most of the year.From the entry in
  • Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.From the entry in
  • Nobody told me to do it. I did it of my own accord.From the entry accord
  • Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me.From the entry can
  • There are, in addition to all the red socks, a number that don’t suit me either.From the entry number
  • Did you hear what she said about my outfit? She kind of clocked me.From the entry clock
  • Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I’m a cherry pie man.From the entry man
  • Jonny always bots off me. I just wish he’d get his own pack.From the entry bot
  • “Queer language, that, sir,” said the officer. “It was Dutch to me.”From the entry dutch
  • They're mainly a hard rock band, but their new album sounds kinda country to me.From the entry country
  • Now, you want to protect me. An hour ago, you were mercilessly bullying me!From the entry now
  • I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me.From the entry open
  • I don't know what it is, but this music really sends me.From the entry send
  • You told me I could do that, but she said that I could not.From the entry but
  • The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people.From the entry new
  • I can't reach the ceiling. Get me a chair to stand on.From the entry stand
  • What she said about me was total bunk. Don't believe a word.From the entry bunk
  • Who'd Father buy the car for? He bought it for me, not for you.From the entry buy
  • He tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldn't give up my beliefs.From the entry buy
  • The man in the next bunk kept me awake all night with his snoring.From the entry next

Meaning of me

  1. pronoun As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.
  2. pronoun Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb.
  3. pronoun Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.

Full definition of me

Questions about me in a sentence

How do you use me in a sentence?
Me is used as a pronoun and noun. For example: “Can you hear me?”
What is a short sentence with me?
“Come with me.”
What does me mean?
Me means as the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: me (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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