How to Use continuous in a Sentence

continuous

adjective
Definition of continuousnext
Synonyms for continuousnext
  • The batteries provide enough power for up to five hours of continuous use.
  • The phrases “am seeing,” “had been seeing,” and “is being seen” are all in continuous tenses.
  • The album is divided into different tracks, but it is really one continuous song.
  • And that is only one way our response to death is likely continuous with that of other creatures.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Rather than sucking in an air bubble, the stem sucks in water that helps to retain a continuous column of water from the cut stem end to the leaf.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The village amounts to a handful of rough limestone dwellings constructed end-to-end and linked by continuous rooflines, all built around the needs of the château.
    — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The repetition of plants provides continuous color and flow, which is far more appealing to the eye than one or two plants placed here and there in garden beds.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Other sports have locker rooms and clubhouses full of snacks, but baseball has a dugout where players sit during the game and have continuous access to those snacks.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Working with Abby means that our life is a continuous conversation.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 1 Dec. 2022
  • And Google is finally rolling out continuous scrolling support to traditional PCs.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The display is darker and murkier than the considerably more expensive competitors here, but on the other hand, the battery really does seem to last eight hours of more or less continuous use.
    — Paul Schrodt, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Badie said that the Key Bridge is a continuous steel truss bridge.
    — NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The good news is that all this could change with the continuous audit.
    — Isaac Heller, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Plans show the 2 miles would be widened to three, 12-foot-wide lanes with a continuous left-hand turning lane.
    — Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
  • And once charged, the battery can last up to 15 hours for continuous warming.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The continuous rain throughout the day will bring a flooding threat to the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • That four hours of continuous recording claim for the 1,950mAh battery comes with a few caveats.
    — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The causeway is the longest continuous bridge over water in the world.
    — CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Babe Ruth made the music that his joyous years danced to in a continuous party...
    — Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • And then just keep watching it on a continuous loop for the next four months until Survivor is back in our lives.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 May 2023
  • The blue of the sky seemed deep, continuous, uniform and unsullied.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Google claims the new battery is good for more than 24 hours of continuous use and up to 72 hours in extreme battery saver mode.
    — Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Here there is one acre of continuous surprises, from the rose garden to the vegetable patch.
    — ELLE Decor, 7 June 2023
  • Catch up with the humble leader to learn more about the firm’s continuous success.
    — Tyler Shepherd, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
  • But Take Note The batteries only last for one to two hours of continuous use.
    — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Apr. 2024
  • With its daily advancements and the continuous roll-out of new tools.
    — David Marley, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Long-term and continuous use can also create a buildup of carbon monoxide in the home.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Keep in Mind The hose provided for continuous draining is a bit short.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This kind of speech is fast, continuous, and hard to interrupt.
    — Tammy Worth, Health, 14 June 2024
  • In fact, the hat and the turtle were two shapes in a continuous family of polygons, all of which were aperiodic and tiled in the same way.
    — Craig S. Kaplan, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'continuous.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: