How to use several in a sentence

Examples of several by meaning

More sentences with several

• He withdrew money to his bank account after several years of trading stocks on E-Trade.From the entry trade
• The Bushes have held political office for several decades and the Kennedys longer.From the entry the
• I have terrible constipation – I haven't been for several days.From the entry be
• Several machinists were busy operating the lathes, mills, and drill presses on the shop floor.From the entry mill
• They predict that the rate will probably go up by several mills next year.From the entry mill
• My aunt remembered me in her will, leaving me several thousand pounds.From the entry remember
• He owned several local businesses and was a face around town.From the entry face
• For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.From the entry which
• There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem.From the entry avenue
• Several horses ran in a horse race: the first one to reach the finishing post won.From the entry race
• In Troy she becomes Paris’ wife, bearing him several children, all of whom die in infancy.From the entry bear
• The RCS thrusters fired several times to stabilize the tumbling spacecraft.From the entry fire
• I met with them several times. The government ministers met today to start the negotiations.From the entry meet
• Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.From the entry different
• There are several dead laws still on the books regulating where horses may be hitched.From the entry dead
• The orchestra's third violin several times was sharp about an eighth of a tone.From the entry sharp
• There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.From the entry field
• In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.From the entry orbit
• This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects.From the entry respect
• This radioactive decay produces a hassium that lasts for several seconds.From the entry hassium
• Our shed has several insect infestations, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps.From the entry insect
• Several prehistoric tools, including a stone ax, were found during the dig.From the entry tool
• NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.From the entry launch
• It's his proposal that there (should) not be several dozen units.From the entry should
• The banging of the hammers could be heard from several streets away.From the entry banging
• There are several centers of a triangle such as its circumcenter, incenter, orthocenter and centroid.From the entry center
• Chinese has borrowed several words from English, but it does not have a genetic relationship to English.From the entry genetic
• They bought a license for the Gulliver font and installed that font on several machines.From the entry font
• Several images of the compound were obtained via a drone overflight.From the entry drone
• The results of the field survey look random by several different measures.From the entry random
• We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.From the entry waste
• Our team decomposed this task into several subtasks that could be successfully distributed.From the entry decompose
• The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.From the entry sheet
• Our town's public library has several copies of the Bible, in each of several editions.From the entry copy
• There were several loud hiccups from the back of the room, and the class erupted in laughter.From the entry hiccups
• This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays.From the entry adopt
• We called in several experts on the subject, but they couldn't reach an agreement.From the entry expert

Meaning of several

1. adjective Separate, distinct; particular.
2. adjective A number of different; various.
3. adjective Separable, capable of being treated separately.

Full definition of several

More about several

• Meaning of several
• Several in Hindi
• Several in Urdu
• Several in Malayalam
• Several in Arabic

Questions about several in a sentence

How do you use several in a sentence?

Several is used as an adjective, determiner and adverb. For example: “The firm turns over several million a month.”

What is a short sentence with several?

“Several cars were in the parking lot.”

What does several mean?

Several means separate, distinct; particular.