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How to use well in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb, adjective, interjection

Well means accurately, competently, satisfactorily. Example: “He does his job well.”

Examples of well by meaning

adverbAccurately, competently, satisfactorily.

  • He does his job well.
  • My RV runs well on diesel.
  • The jacket looks good and fits you well.

adverbCompletely, fully.

  • I prefer a well done steak.
  • Cook the potatoes well to ensure they aren't tough.
  • We’re well beat now.

adverbTo a significant degree.

  • That author is well known.
  • A monument well worth seeing
  • Indeed, some readers may feel that I am beating a horse now already well dead.1995 Feb, Luke Timothy Johnson, “The New Testament and the examined life: Thoughts on teaching”, in The Christian Century, volume 112...

adverbVery (as a general-purpose intensifier).

  • I think he's called Matthew Lillard or sommat but he is well cool in Scream.1999, Drummond Pearson, “What Ash are doing right now...”, in alt.music.ash (Usenet)
  • Hey, you should've seen it, it was well good.2003, Steve Eddy, Empower, Book 2

adverbIn a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.

  • I'm glad Joe got fired last week. I think we're well rid of him.

adjectiveIn good health.

  • I've been sick, but now I'm well.
  • I've always been a healthy, fit woman, but right now I really don't feel very well.
  • Peng said that the world-famous scientist, Sven Hedin, was kidnapped by troops under General Ma in south Sinkiang, but was released later, and is believed to be safe and well at Akosu.1934 July 14, “Sinkiang Chief Predicts Early Suppression of Rebels”, in The China Weekly Review, volume 69, number 7, →OCLC, page 257

adjectiveHighly satisfactory.

  • Everything well with you?

adjectiveGood, content.

  • “How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”

More sentences with well

  • I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal.From the entry deal
  • Well, well, well, it seems the silent one does have a voice, after all.From the entry one
  • Johnny's not doing so well today, I think he caught the epizootic.From the entry epizootic
  • I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.From the entry written
  • His prediction that we didn't stand a chance hasn't aged well, now that we've won the cup.From the entry age
  • We were cruising along at well over the speed limit of fifty miles per hour.From the entry at
  • I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.From the entry other
  • As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides.From the entry tide
  • The conference itself went very well. The party afterwards, however, was a disaster.From the entry however
  • Mussolini was a fascist well known for his repression of criticism and totalitarian government.From the entry fascist
  • I need a bucket to carry the water from the well.From the entry bucket
  • The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well.From the entry kind
  • Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.From the entry breathe
  • He's not feeling well now, but he should be OK after some rest.From the entry ok
  • Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.From the entry drawing
  • For those of a certain age, hiphop vernacular might just as well be a foreign language.From the entry vernacular
  • His sales experience translated well into his new job as a fund-raiser.From the entry translate
  • Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.From the entry weather
  • The stores are kept well stocked against a time of need.From the entry against
  • I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.From the entry there
  • Well, if you didn't catch this time, we'll have more fun trying again until you do.From the entry catch
  • He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.From the entry when
  • It works well enough, but the shabby exterior offends his aesthetic sensibilities.From the entry aesthetic

Meaning of well

  1. adverb Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
  2. adverb Completely, fully.
  3. adverb To a significant degree.

Full definition of well

Questions about well in a sentence

How do you use well in a sentence?
Well is used as an adverb, adjective and interjection. For example: “He does his job well.”
What is a short sentence with well?
“Everything well with you?”
What does well mean?
Well means accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: well (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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