How to Use connect in a Sentence

connect

verb
Definition of connectnext
Synonyms for connectnext
  • The bedroom connects to the kitchen.
  • Can you connect the hose to the sprinkler?
  • The two bones connect at the elbow.
  • Connect the cable to the battery.
  • A hallway connects the two rooms.
  • The hose connects easily to the sprinkler.
  • A common theme connects the stories.
  • It's the major highway connecting the two towns.
  • I never connected you with that group of people.
  • There's no evidence connecting the company directly to the scandal.
  • Our hands like to be busy and fingers touching each bead connect our body to our mind.
    — Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Eventually, someone needs to be willing to connect first and suggest a plan.
    — Erin Lowry, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Marshall responded by throwing a punch that connected with Nurkic's face.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Thanks to Chandler’s viral tweet, a lot of employers were able to connect with and hire Black technologists.
    — Jenna Caldwell, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
  • This disconnect has been emphasized by the global pandemic that stopped Blackpink from being able to see and connect with their fans in real life for two years.
    — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Identifying billions of distinct patterns in the way people connect words, numbers and symbols, these systems learned to generate text on their own.
    — Cade Metz, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Masbia wasn’t able to connect Ms. Western with migrants who had the proper legal authorization.
    — Carine Hajjar, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The movie’s breakdown, however contrived, is meant to replicate a breakthrough — an opportunity to take a risk, connect with others and move forward.
    — Zachary Siegel, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • While the laundry is washing, neighbors can eat a meal, take a shower on nights when the shower cart is there, connect with other support services, get vaccines or just hang out and spend time with some friendly faces.
    — oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Sure, injuries have wreaked havoc on the consistency, but Brady has struggled to connect on the deep passes, which was such a threat during his first two seasons as a Buc.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The galley kitchen connects the staff quarters to the rest of the house.
    — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 30 Dec. 2018
  • And that’s the only place in the world that you’re not connected is in the sky.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 8 June 2023
  • The whole show just did not connect with how it was billed.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The brand of milk shown in the photo was not connected with the study.
    — New York Times, 31 May 2024
  • It’s about exploring the space and all the things that connect through me.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2021
  • But no flipping of the switch was going to connect us for the next week.
    — Danielle Braff, Houston Chronicle, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The best way is to connect with an agency that's doing the work.
    — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The next step is to connect all the ideas in your scaffold to the bigger picture.
    — Cheyenne Kamran, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The broken heart could connect to the theme of heartache in her music.
    — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Propane fire pits should come with a hose to connect the propane tank.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023

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