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How to use my in a sentence

40 example sentences · determiner, interjection

My means belonging to me. Example: “I can't find my book.”

Examples of my by meaning

determinerBelonging to me.

  • I can't find my book.
  • Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art.2022 October 14, Justin Curto, “The 1975’s Matty Healy Prefers Writing Lyrics He’s Afraid Of”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 18...

determinerAssociated with me.

  • My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
  • Don't you know my name?
  • I recognised him because he had attended my school.

determinerRelated to me.

  • My parents won't let me go out tonight.

determinerIn the possession of me.

  • I have to take my books back to the library soon.

interjectionUsed to express surprise, shock or amazement.

  • My, what big teeth you have!
  • My, you’re a pretty one!

More sentences with my

  • My old encyclopedia has been gathering dust on the shelf for the past decade.From the entry encyclopedia
  • I give you my word that I will be there on time.From the entry word
  • As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent.From the entry pound
  • After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.From the entry nonsense
  • You may be my boss, but that doesn't mean you can insult me.From the entry may
  • Tomorrow's Thursday, but I have Friday and Saturday off, so really it's my Friday.From the entry Friday
  • She bartered a bonsai for one of the rare books in my library.From the entry barter
  • I was called into the head's office to discuss my behaviour.From the entry head
  • With that obstacle removed, I am now able to proceed with my plan.From the entry able
  • I can’t find my reading glasses, but they must be somewhere about the house.From the entry about
  • After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.From the entry about
  • I need to get my planting done, as the season will soon be on us.From the entry on
  • My cat Fluffy has odd eyes: one blue and one brown.From the entry odd
  • Sorry, my English isn't very good. I wish I had better English.From the entry english
  • He was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my card.From the entry accordingly
  • My car died in the middle of the freeway this morning.From the entry die
  • My aim in travelling there was to find my missing friend.From the entry in
  • The battery lasts a day in my phone, but your mileage may vary.From the entry your mileage may vary
  • Nobody told me to do it. I did it of my own accord.From the entry accord
  • My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."From the entry one
  • I've decided to install two different OSes on my new laptop.From the entry os
  • I'm the oldest student in my year because I've repeated twice.From the entry year
  • Did you hear what she said about my outfit? She kind of clocked me.From the entry clock
  • The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.From the entry be
  • After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here.From the entry stock
  • I'm currently living with my parents while I find a new job.From the entry currently
  • I always used to do my shopping now, to avoid the rush.From the entry now
  • I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open.From the entry open
  • My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much.From the entry religion
  • The period immediately following my divorce seemed like the end of my world.From the entry world
  • Despite my misgivings, I decided to take a meeting with the Russian lawyer.From the entry take

Meaning of my

  1. determiner Belonging to me.
  2. determiner Associated with me.
  3. determiner Related to me.

Full definition of my

Questions about my in a sentence

How do you use my in a sentence?
My is used as a determiner and interjection. For example: “I can't find my book.”
What is a short sentence with my?
“Don't you know my name?”
What does my mean?
My means belonging to me.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: my (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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