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How to use perfect in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun, verb

Perfect means fitting its definition precisely. Example: “That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.”

Examples of perfect by meaning

adjectiveFitting its definition precisely.

  • a perfect circle

adjectiveHaving all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.

  • That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.

adjectiveWithout fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.

  • The gymnast performed a perfect somersault.
  • I think I'm in love—I can't stop thinking about her. She's perfect!

adjectiveExact, correctly reflecting the original in all aspects.

  • The expert forger made a perfect copy of the victim's driver's license

adjectiveHaving thoroughly learned or memorized a lesson; of a lesson: having been thoroughly learned or memorized.

  • Practice makes perfect.

adjectiveExcellent and delightful in all respects.

  • a perfect day

adjectiveEqual to the sum of its proper divisors.

  • 6 is perfect because the sum of its proper divisors, 1, 2, and 3, which is 6, is equal to the number itself.

adjectiveMade with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.

  • a perfect Manhattan
  • a perfect Rob Roy

More sentences with perfect

  • Move it left just a touch and it will be perfect.From the entry touch
  • They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer.From the entry do
  • They came very close to leaving on time. His test scores came close to perfect.From the entry come
  • Why don’t you go outside and fly kites, kids? The wind is just perfect.From the entry fly
  • The pitch of this saw is perfect for that type of wood.From the entry pitch
  • He was perfecting his pickup lines for use at the bar.From the entry line
  • He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup.From the entry check
  • He worked into the wee small hours to get everything perfect for the opening day.From the entry wee small hours
  • The historic tenses include the imperfect, the pluperfect, and the future perfect.From the entry historic
  • Going off the interview alone, she seemed like the perfect employee.From the entry go off
  • He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.From the entry honor
  • Physically, everything is perfect, but concerning your mental state, you have some problems.From the entry concerning
  • While some animals take months to reproduce, mayfly need just one perfect day.From the entry mayfly
  • She's literally perfect in every way. She just has it, you know? A total it girl.From the entry it girl
  • What you've produced is a perfect example of authentic Chinese cooking.From the entry cooking
  • The sommelier recommended the perfect wine, opened the bottle with panache, and served it into glasses.From the entry sommelier
  • The right fielder nailed the runner at the plate with a perfect throw.From the entry right fielder
  • That screen is good, but add a couple of dropdowns and it will be perfect.From the entry dropdown
  • Christians believe in a triune God, meaning that he is three hypostases in perfect unity.From the entry triune
  • He spent his spare time on the weekend perfecting his very own pasigraphy.From the entry pasigraphy
  • Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.From the entry even as
  • He used DRS at the perfect time to gain a position by overtaking his opponent.From the entry drs
  • You're a perfect hitman; you look like a regular guy. Nobody sees you coming.From the entry see coming
  • Over a perfect field, the separable polynomials are precisely the square-free polynomials.From the entry separable polynomial
  • I've been distro-hopping for two years now, but I still haven't found the perfect distro.From the entry distro-hop
  • I’ve learned a new bind off that’s perfect for cuffs and brims of hats.From the entry bind off
  • The contortionist impressed the audience with a perfect headsit during her routine.From the entry headsit
  • Green sauce is the perfect accompaniment to baked fish.From the entry accompaniment
  • The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).From the entry sharp
  • This device is small and hand-held, perfect for travel.From the entry hand-held

Meaning of perfect

  1. adjective Fitting its definition precisely.
  2. adjective Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
  3. adjective Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.

Full definition of perfect

Questions about perfect in a sentence

How do you use perfect in a sentence?
Perfect is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.”
What is a short sentence with perfect?
“Practice makes perfect.”
What does perfect mean?
Perfect means fitting its definition precisely.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: perfect (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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