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How to use require in a sentence

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Require means to demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. Example: “It is required (of me) that I give evidence in court.”

Examples of require by meaning

verbTo demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.

  • "I am Miss Newbury," I announced, "and I require to be shown to my room immediately, if you please."1998, Joan Wolf, The Gamble, Warner Books

verbNaturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.

  • Chronic pain is occasionally a sign of a very serious problem, like brain tumors, and can require surgery.1972 June 5, “Aid for Aching Heads”, in Time
  • A weapon small enough to put on a missile would require uranium enriched to more than 90% U-235.2009 February 7, Julian Borger, The Guardian

verbTo demand (of someone) to do something.

  • It is required (of me) that I give evidence in court.
  • After Aug 3 all salesgirls will be required to wear only one style of skirt while on duty: the midi.1970 June 29, “Compulsory Midi”, in Time
  • The government would like to require non-British fiances who wish to marry a British citizen to sit an English test.2007 December 5, Allegra Stratton, “Smith to ban non-EU unskilled immigrants from working in UK”, in The Guardian

More sentences with require

  • Conditioning would require exposition to any sentence before being uttered, which isn’t the case.From the entry case
  • The mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay.From the entry plum
  • The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.From the entry party
  • The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.From the entry sunset
  • This bearing requires a sleeve so the shaft will fit snugly.From the entry sleeve
  • John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.From the entry raise
  • Everton require at least 3 goals in the second leg to avoid elimination from the FA Cup.From the entry elimination
  • The experiment requires the enclosure of mercury vapor in a glass tube.From the entry enclosure
  • Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.From the entry enclose
  • She has a patent ductus arteriosus that will require surgery to close.From the entry patent
  • To attain such a high level of proficiency requires hours of practice each day.From the entry attain
  • To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair.From the entry footstep
  • Aneroid and electronic instruments, decalibrate easily and frequently and require routine accuracy checks.From the entry decalibrate
  • They hoped for an amicable solution, but both knew it would require some give and take.From the entry give and take
  • Multicellular organisms require a homeostatic internal environment in order to live.From the entry homeostatic
  • All our policies require a declaration of no prior knowledge as a matter of routine.From the entry prior knowledge
  • This office procedure is quick and straightforward, but it does require some analgesia.From the entry analgesia
  • The corporate bylaws require a quorum of outside directors, so as to balance the directorship.From the entry directorship
  • The memo discussed a new interdepartmental project that would require resources from nearly every group.From the entry interdepartmental
  • It actually only requires a few bytes to be zeroised to init the drive.From the entry init
  • Our circuit requires a stable bandpass to isolate the audio frequencies from high-frequency interference.From the entry bandpass
  • Aidless navigation has the advantage of not requiring equipment, but is much less accurate.From the entry aidless
  • Reconfiguration will require a while, but then the new form will make the computer much faster.From the entry reconfiguration
  • Almost by definition, a conversation requires both parties to accept each other's viewpoints to some extent.From the entry by definition
  • Rebleeding is not uncommon after endoscopic treatment for ulcers. Any rebleeding identified on follow-up requires evaluation.From the entry rebleeding
  • Major migrations and cattle drives may require more water on their path than springlets can provide.From the entry springlet
  • Distance-vector protocols are more suited to external routing as they don't require a consistent world-view.From the entry distance vector
  • Such a complex case requires a multitherapy treatment plan and a multidisciplinary mindset.From the entry multitherapy
  • Such a complex case requires a multitherapeutic treatment plan and a multidisciplinary mindset.From the entry multitherapeutic
  • Your emergency scenario test next week will require strict chronological adherence to OPQRST procedures.From the entry OPQRST
  • Panclastites are shock-sensitive and difficult to handle, requiring their mixing immediately before use.From the entry panclastite
  • Her driver's licence requires her to wear corrective lenses while driving.From the entry corrective lens
  • The fluxity of life requires one to be flexible and adapt to change readily.From the entry fluxity
  • Material with low excavatability may require blasting or the use of percussion hammers to facilitate excavation.From the entry excavatability

Meaning of require

  1. verb To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
  2. verb Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
  3. verb To demand (of someone) to do something.

Full definition of require

Questions about require in a sentence

How do you use require in a sentence?
Require is used as a verb. For example: “It is required (of me) that I give evidence in court.”
What is a short sentence with require?
“Her driver's licence requires her to wear corrective lenses while driving.”
What does require mean?
Require means to demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: require (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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