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How to use which in a sentence

40 example sentences · determiner, pronoun, conjunction

Which means what, of those mentioned or implied. Example: “Which song shall we play?”

Examples of which by meaning

determinerWhat, of those mentioned or implied.

  • Which song shall we play?
  • They couldn't decide which song to play.
  • Which one is bigger?

determinerThe/Any ... that; whichever.

  • Take which one you want.
  • You may go which way you please.

determinerDesignates the one(s) previously mentioned.

  • He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.
  • She only speaks Chinese, which language I can hardly follow.
  • For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.

pronounWhat one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

  • Which is which?
  • By now, you must surely know which is which.
  • Which is bigger, the red one or the blue one?

pronounThe/Any ones that; whichever.

  • Please take which you please.

pronounReferring to a preceding noun.

  • I dropped a saucepan, which knocked over the eggs, which went all over the kitchen floor.
  • I found my camera, which I thought I'd lost, under the bed.
  • I entered the room, at the far end of which was a small table.

pronounUsed of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby...

  • She had a young child, which cried incessantly.

pronounReferring to a preceding statement.

  • The front door was open, which concerned me.
  • He had to leave, which was very difficult.
  • She saved my life, for which I am eternally grateful.

More sentences with which

  • We just wanted to take off a few thou, which we easily did with fine sandpaper.From the entry thou
  • There is a small offset between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing.From the entry offset
  • Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.From the entry absorb
  • A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.From the entry create
  • Conditioning would require exposition to any sentence before being uttered, which isn’t the case.From the entry case
  • There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.From the entry air
  • List all books of which you were the sole or co-author.From the entry all
  • The tennis player lobbed the ball, which was a costly mistake.From the entry lob
  • The roof was made of tin, which had been cut with tin snips.From the entry tin
  • The flag pole, which is 20 feet high, was hoisted by a six-foot tall man.From the entry foot
  • A cube has six faces, each of which is a square.From the entry face
  • There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem.From the entry avenue
  • The ancient Britons were particularly fond of Anglesey, which the Romans knew as Mona.From the entry Briton
  • He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.From the entry cork
  • Cattle are said to be blown when gorged with green food which develops gas.From the entry blown
  • He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.From the entry fit
  • In the end, my class didn't make, which left me with a bit of free time.From the entry make
  • He skirted the issue of which parties to attend by staying at home instead.From the entry skirt
  • I made out a cheque, payable to self, which cheered me up somewhat.From the entry self
  • We have now amassed a body of evidence which points to one conclusion.From the entry body
  • The performance overran by ten minutes, which caused some people to miss their bus home.From the entry overrun

Meaning of which

  1. determiner What, of those mentioned or implied.
  2. determiner The/Any ... that; whichever.
  3. determiner Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.

Full definition of which

Questions about which in a sentence

How do you use which in a sentence?
Which is used as a determiner, pronoun and conjunction. For example: “Which song shall we play?”
What is a short sentence with which?
“Which is which?”
What does which mean?
Which means what, of those mentioned or implied.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: which (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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