How to Use bring in a Sentence

bring

verb
  • Have you brought the money with you from the bank?
  • She brought her boyfriend home to meet her parents.
  • This radio station brings you all the news as it happens.
  • Can anything bring peace to this troubled region?
  • Love of adventure brought her here before taking her to many other places.
  • Having a baby has brought great happiness into her life.
  • It was brought over by the Vikings over 1000 years ago.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The plants in your yard and gardens should bring you joy.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Officials said the project will bring 2,000 jobs to the area.
    — Teddy Grant, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • To bring Fergie into the mix in this way means the world to me.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr., Chron, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Some members of the delegation brought guests to the State of the Union.
    — Alex Thomas, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2024
  • In a small pot or kettle, bring the water to a rolling boil.
    — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Fold in half, then bring the short end towards the center.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Look at what the last eight days have brought our country.
    — Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 21 July 2024
  • May this Diwali bring you to the blessings you're meant for.
    — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Austin smartly brought a Sharpie and asked Swift to sign his shirt.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Her tonality was the perfect fit to bring the dark and the light into the thread.
    — Matthew Allan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The host typically provides and grills the meat, and guests bring sides and wine for the group.
    — Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The feat brings Drizzy to 14 No. 1 albums, which ties him for the most ever among soloists.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
  • That will mean the area can expect some of the strongest winds the system will bring.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The idea to bring Shaffer and his band back to NBC for the night surfaced over the past couple of weeks.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023
  • However, there are no concrete plans to bring the show back to the screen.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Ever had your dog bring you a toy or drop a dirty sock at your foot?
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 2 Aug. 2022
  • It’s meant to terrify, to disgust, to bring us to tears.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The front end of the train sports a silver, pointed piece that brings fighter jets to mind.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • If somebody wants to make a motion against me, bring it.
    — ABC News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The friend who will brave the lines at Howlin’ Ray’s and to bring you a hot chicken sandwich.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
  • May the new year bring peace, joy, and comfort to you and your family.
    — Minhae Shim Roth, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The program brought a complaint against Gillis in Portland federal court on Feb. 27, records show.
    — Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
  • Kimi Antonelli steadily brought home points and consistently ran in the middle of the top 10 for a majority of the opening slate (aside from being point-less in Bahrain).
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 June 2025

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