How to Use establish in a Sentence

establish

verb
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Synonyms for establishnext
  • The film established her as a star.
  • The word is now established as part of the English language.
  • As a young doctor he worked hard to establish himself in the community.
  • They want to establish their children in the family business.
  • The company has established itself as a leader in the industry.
  • The two countries established a mutual trade agreement.
  • She established a reputation as a hard worker.
  • Investigators are trying to establish if anyone knew about these problems before the accident.
  • She established a system of tracking expenses more accurately.
  • My to-do list of restaurants is dozens of names long, a mix of the new and the established.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • The Café has established a unique presence in the city.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Dennis was one of the agents who helped establish the firm in 1979.
    — Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The city is firmly established as one of the most beautiful in the world.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Crews were able to establish and hold boundaries on the fire.
    — Emily Wilder, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2020
  • And a lot of it will tie back to the rhythm quarterback Nick Foles is able to establish.
    — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • My plan was to cut the trunks back to one trunk and then try to establish new cordons this year off of that trunk.
    — oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2023
  • What followed over the next three hours would not just establish the results of the race.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The city started the pause in February, to give it time to establish the new rules.
    — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
  • Why didn’t LyBrand try to establish even a hint of a rapport?
    — Longreads, 22 Jan. 2018
  • This game established Barkley is one of the nation’s most promising prospects.
    — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Ta and Whitener hope to re-establish brunch service in the future.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • And to me, that is a condition for thought: to disturb what's established.
    — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Spring planting allows them to get established in the ground in time to survive the winter.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 26 Aug. 2019
  • It was established two years after Diana’s death in a 1997 car crash in Paris.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Even the stars agree: Saturn in Pisces wants to teach us all how to establish and maintain boundaries.
    — Emily Newhouse, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
  • How did the two of you come together to establish Monarchs?
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2021
  • With light pressure and short strokes establish the cut.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Green Bay will hope to re-establish that playoff dominance in the next month.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The second system a company should establish is a reliable way to manage clients’ advertising spending funds and ensure there is enough cash on hand to meet payroll.
    — Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The militant group is an al Qaeda affiliate that has fought to establish an Islamic state in Somalia based on Shariah law.
    — CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024

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