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How to use we in a sentence

40 example sentences · pronoun, determiner

We means excluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.). Example: “We are here to arrest you.”

Examples of we by meaning

pronounExcluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.).

  • We are here to arrest you.
  • We, the liberal and progressive people of the world, are at war with the far right to save the earth.2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in the Guardian

pronounIncluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.).

  • We need to have a talk, you and me.

pronounThe institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when...

  • We will in due course state our reasons for publishing the name of the accused.
  • As the government, we have a duty to ensure public safety.
  • In light of the promulgation of the aforementioned laws and decisions, we (the administration) propose to make the following amendments to local legislation to implement the relevant requirements on oath taking by public officers.2021, Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, “Paper No. CMAB C4/9/1”, in Documents of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, page 1

pronounAny other entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation...

  • I went to watch our school football match against Puddletown High. We lost 2-0.
  • In English, we do not inflect adjectives for gender.

pronounPeople in general.

  • We live and learn.
  • We still have much to learn about quantum mechanics.
  • As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist

pronounThe sovereign alone in his or her capacity as monarch. (This is the royal we. The reflexive case of this sense of we is...

  • We are Queen of all these Isles.
  • Everything we do is so wholesome.1953, Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton, Roman Holiday, spoken by Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn)

pronounEveryone being addressed.

  • Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight?

pronounAn individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is...

  • Hello Mrs Miggins. How are we feeling this morning?
  • You've been spending all your money boozing when you have a wife and family to support. I think we need to get our priorities straight.
  • Are we ready to go to bed, sweetie?2008 May 13, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic)

More sentences with we

  • We assign each item inspected a rating from A through G, depending on various factors.From the entry a
  • We still have a couple hours left to do in the yard.From the entry hour
  • We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.From the entry minute
  • We had no money so we had to live by barter.From the entry barter
  • We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.From the entry deal
  • The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.From the entry deal
  • We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.From the entry head
  • We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.From the entry head
  • Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.From the entry abrasive
  • We had to ration our food because there was a war on.From the entry on
  • Before we knew it, the forest was on us, and the air grew colder and damper.From the entry on
  • We have a robot in the house that does the vacuuming.From the entry robot
  • We used to prepare everything today, but now we split it over two days.From the entry today
  • We could've spent today at the seaside if it weren't gusty.From the entry today
  • We will trace the history of the term’s usage and abusage.From the entry abusage
  • The staff were very accommodating and made sure we had everything we needed.From the entry accommodating
  • We lost that painting in the move to our new house.From the entry in
  • We owe them a debt of gratitude for taking care of our pets.From the entry debt
  • We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.From the entry obfuscate
  • If we want the motion to pass, we will need a second.From the entry second
  • I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.From the entry point
  • For this building project we need to use quality materials that will last for many decades.From the entry quality
  • The latest port of the database software is the worst since we made the changeover.From the entry port

Meaning of we

  1. pronoun Excluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.).
  2. pronoun Including the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.).
  3. pronoun The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.).

Full definition of we

Questions about we in a sentence

How do you use we in a sentence?
We is used as a pronoun and determiner. For example: “We are here to arrest you.”
What is a short sentence with we?
“We live and learn.”
What does we mean?
We means excluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.).

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: we (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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