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How to use request in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Request means to ask for (something). Example: “The corporal requested reinforcements.”

Examples of request by meaning

verbTo ask for (something).

  • The corporal requested reinforcements.
  • I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position.
  • Copies of records of Spear's long-distance telephone calls (which had been requested by Norfolk County police from the telephone company)1979 December 29, Mitzel, “Dale Barbre's Murder & Related Matters”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 23, page 6

verbTo ask (somebody) to do something.

  • She called me into her office and requested me to sit down.

nounA message sent over a network to a server.

  • The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request.

More sentences with request

  • At my request, they agreed to move us to another hotel.From the entry at
  • A man of his condition has no place to make requests.From the entry condition
  • Three volunteers put up their hands in response to the speaker's request.From the entry put up
  • He couched it as a request, but it was an order.From the entry couch
  • After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information.From the entry deluge
  • The web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request.From the entry spawn
  • Has the disco come in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago.From the entry disco
  • When I requested tickets for Nassau, my rep just put me on hold.From the entry rep
  • She requested a five a.m. wake-up call from the front desk.From the entry wake-up call
  • I got a lot of requests for offprints of my paper on cold fusion.From the entry offprint
  • I'd love to be able to help you, but you'll have put that request through channels.From the entry channels
  • The prisoner was saved from execution; the governor had requested a reprieve.From the entry reprieve
  • Backed by public outrage, the prosecution requested the death penalty to be imposed on the murderer.From the entry prosecution
  • Your failure to object to the request resulted in you tacitly approving the change.From the entry tacitly
  • The request stream is parasequential, so we have some latency delay.From the entry parasequential
  • The church filed an in rem petition with the court, requesting that the book be declared obscene.From the entry in rem
  • I'll process his request when I'm good and ready, that's when!From the entry good and
  • Some avant-garde composers request that performers detune their instruments before playing.From the entry detune
  • The court sent "requests to show cause" to all questionnaire non-responders.From the entry nonresponder
  • Right, the committee has considered your request and denied it, so there you are.From the entry there you are
  • The program spawns a new subthread for each request made by the user.From the entry subthread
  • We have bundled all items in a single package as per your request.From the entry as per your request
  • May we request that patrons kindly take their seats.From the entry may
  • His request for leave came out of the blue.From the entry blue
  • The system throttled itself to batches of 50 requests at a time to keep the thread count under control.From the entry batch
  • The purchase requests for the day were stored in a queue and batched for printing the next morning.From the entry batch
  • His requests for money were usually prefixed by an apology.From the entry prefix
  • The suspected thief was requested to empty her pockets.From the entry empty
  • I parked my car at the curb per your request.From the entry per
  • The committee will take up your request.From the entry up
  • The hotel provided additional towels on request.From the entry additional
  • My request for a pay rise was refused.From the entry refuse
  • The accountants requested reams of financial records.From the entry ream
  • You stay alone; all others are requested to leave now.From the entry others
  • To request a brochure, please call during office hours.From the entry office hours

Meaning of request

  1. verb To ask for (something).
  2. verb To ask (somebody) to do something.
  3. noun Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

Full definition of request

Questions about request in a sentence

How do you use request in a sentence?
Request is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The corporal requested reinforcements.”
What is a short sentence with request?
“The corporal requested reinforcements.”
What does request mean?
Request means to ask for (something).

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: request (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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