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How to use this in a sentence

40 example sentences · determiner, adverb, pronoun

This means the (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby). Example: “This classroom is where I learned to read and write.”

Examples of this by meaning

determinerThe (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

  • This classroom is where I learned to read and write.
  • Right, boys, as much fun as this night has been, this girl is tired, so I'm gonna hit the hay.2017, Samantha Towle, Breaking Hollywood, London: Headline Eternal, →ISBN, page 205
  • Well, ronsmith7, today is your lucky day because this journalist is interested in those issues.2021 July 1, Stephen Harrison, “Wikipedia's War on the Daily Mail”, in Slate, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2023

determinerReferring to oneself.

  • And this woman is tired of your crap.2005, Anita Foster Lovely, Betrayals, Philadelphia, P.A.: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 165
  • This girl is done." Hayden let his gun fall to the ground.2010, Stephen Jay Schwartz, Beat, New York, N.Y.: Forge Books, →ISBN, page 333

determinerThe known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).

  • They give the appearance of knowing what they're doing. It's this appearance that lets them get away with so much.

determinerA known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience)....

  • I met this woman the other day who's allergic to wheat. I didn't even know that was possible!
  • There's just this nervous mannerism that Bob has with his hands, and it drives me crazy.

determinerDesignates the current or next instance.

  • It's cold this morning.
  • I plan to go to London this Friday.

adverbTo the degree or extent indicated.

  • I need this much water.
  • Do we need this many recommendations?
  • We've already come this far, we can't turn back now.

pronounThe thing, item, etc. being indicated.

  • This isn't the item that I ordered.

nounSomething being indicated that is here; one of these.

  • Terms like 'house', 'sphere', 'animal', and 'human' do not refer to other thises distinct from these ones here — they refer to the sort of thing these ones here are.2001, James G. Lennox, Aristotle's Philosophy of Biology, page 151

More sentences with this

  • I’m not sure how to word this letter to the council.From the entry word
  • I wonder how they do this on the other side of the pond.From the entry pond
  • The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel.From the entry brown
  • We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.From the entry minute
  • This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.From the entry deal
  • We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.From the entry head
  • This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.From the entry ability
  • This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time.From the entry ability
  • This idea has been about for a while but has only recently become fashionable.From the entry about
  • I thought you said you were above these kinds of antics.From the entry above
  • I’ve got three complete sets of these trading cards for sale, plus a few dozen odds.From the entry odd
  • Today is the day we'll fix this once and for all.From the entry today
  • This is the sporty jacket for today's modern man on the go.From the entry today
  • I abstain from this vote, as I have no particular preference.From the entry abstain
  • Sorry to spring it on you like this but I've been offered another job.From the entry spring
  • My car died in the middle of the freeway this morning.From the entry die
  • There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.From the entry whatever
  • We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.From the entry obfuscate
  • This site's FAQ says you should log in to access some pages.From the entry faq
  • Do you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller.From the entry four
  • This medicine has fewer adverse effects than others in its drug class.From the entry medicine
  • During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.From the entry year
  • All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.From the entry encrypt
  • At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda.From the entry point
  • How to measure marketing? Use these key metrics for measuring marketing effectiveness.From the entry metric

Meaning of this

  1. determiner The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
  2. determiner Referring to oneself.
  3. determiner The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).

Full definition of this

Questions about this in a sentence

How do you use this in a sentence?
This is used as a determiner, adverb and pronoun. For example: “This classroom is where I learned to read and write.”
What is a short sentence with this?
“It's cold this morning.”
What does this mean?
This means the (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: this (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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