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How to use warm in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, verb, noun

Warm means of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable. Example: “The tea is still warm.”

Examples of warm by meaning

adjectiveOf a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than...

  • The tea is still warm.
  • This is a very warm room.
  • It seemed I was too excited for sleep, too warm, too young.1985, Robert Ferro, Blue Star

adjectiveFriendly and with affection.

  • We have a warm friendship.

adjectiveClose to a goal or correct answer.

  • Earlier you were way off, but now you're getting warmer.

adjectiveCommunicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness.

  • a warm piano sound

adjectiveArdent, zealous.

  • a warm debate, with strong words exchanged

adjectiveWell off as to property, or in good circumstances; prosperous.

  • He was a warm man, it seems.1905, E. Nesbit, “Molly, the measles, and the missing will”, in Oswald Bastable and Others
  • He’s a warm man, is Mr.1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon

adjectiveRequiring arduous effort.

  • The circular iron platform over there is used in the task of tyring the wheels, a warm job, too, by the way.1929, The Listener, numbers 41-50, page 552

verbTo become warm, to heat up.

  • My socks are warming by the fire.
  • The earth soon warms on a clear summer day.

More sentences with warm

  • Your feet will soon warm up once your socks are on.From the entry on
  • A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.From the entry say
  • The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.From the entry kerosene
  • I'm going to burn the stove now so the room will start warming up.From the entry burn
  • As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains.From the entry altitude
  • When the weather is warm, the snowman will disappear; he will melt.From the entry melt
  • Water condenses on the window on cold days because of the warm air inside.From the entry condense
  • I rose and dressed before daybreak. It’s very cold out. Dress warm.From the entry dress
  • If it's not warm in the middle, zap it some more.From the entry zap
  • It's cold now but it will warm up this afternoon. Make sure you wear layers.From the entry layer
  • But the warm twilight round us twain will never rise again.From the entry twain
  • The fielding coach played fungo with the outfielders to warm them up.From the entry fungo
  • The symphony warmed up inside the amphitheater while the audience crowded around outside.From the entry amphitheater
  • I couldn't be bothered to cook another meal so I just warmed up yesterday's leftovers.From the entry warm up
  • These old valve radios take a few minutes to warm up.From the entry warm up
  • I suppose they are a reputable business, but I didn't get a warm fuzzy from their salesman.From the entry warm fuzzy
  • Some ice cold lemonade would hit the spot on a warm afternoon.From the entry hit the spot
  • Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.From the entry detach
  • A cup of warm tea eventually cools to the ambient temperature.From the entry ambient
  • Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming.From the entry educate
  • The inexorability of global warming gave people a reason to reduce automobile use.From the entry inexorability
  • It's warm today, so you can probably get away with just wearing a short-sleeved shirt.From the entry get away with
  • If this team of consultants fails, I have another warming up in the bullpen.From the entry bullpen
  • One of his favorite pastimes was strolling through the breezeway on warm spring afternoons.From the entry breezeway
  • The robe and slippers were so warm and comfy she just fell asleep in her chair.From the entry comfy
  • In the current era of global warming, Mount Kilimanjaro is no longer permanently snow-capped.From the entry snow-capped
  • Don't ask him about global warming: it's his favourite hobby horse, you'll never get away.From the entry hobby horse
  • The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm.From the entry downy

Meaning of warm

  1. adjective Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
  2. adjective Friendly and with affection.
  3. adjective Having a color in the part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum between red and yellow-green.

Full definition of warm

Questions about warm in a sentence

How do you use warm in a sentence?
Warm is used as an adjective, verb and noun. For example: “The tea is still warm.”
What is a short sentence with warm?
“a warm piano sound”
What does warm mean?
Warm means of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: warm (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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