How to Use version in a Sentence

version

noun
  • A film version of the novel is being made.
  • I have an older version of the software.
  • Let me tell you my version of what happened.
  • This new design is better than the first version.
  • We heard two different versions of the story.
  • A new version of the word processing program should be available soon.
  • Smith wrote 13 of the songs on the 20-track album, and five of the six songs on the deluxe version.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Your dad will feel like the sharpest version of himself.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Ice Spice dropped the deluxe version of her debut EP Like..?
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 21 July 2023
  • Those two women — those two versions of me – are not that far apart.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 June 2024
  • Last year, a jury agreed with his version of the story.
    Danelle Morton, ProPublica, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The Las Vegas version will be nearly three times the size of the original.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The long-roof version of the top-of-the-line 5-Series is expected to launch here later this year.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Users love that the stairs come in two sizes, one more suitable for a sofa or a taller version for a high bed.
    Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2023
  • How did their casting help inform the final version of the movie?
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The model shared her version of a 2022 recap, in the form of a favorites slideshow for her beauty brand Rhode.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The kids' version of the new Elphaba costume pictured above can be found for $35 here and the adult size for $45 here.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
  • But the movie version couldn’t end with Clooney returning to prison and Lopez just going home.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • And that's when Ashley would tell the jury her version of what happened that night.
    Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The surveys can be accessed online or in hard-copy version, and there’s a QR code for tech savvy to scan.
    Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • But there are reasons to believe this version will be better than the last one.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Both versions were released on the same label (MGM Records).
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Both of those versions include the core game, plus exclusive in-game items.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Her first dress consisted of a beige floor-length dress, while the second was a shorter version of the dress.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The aluminum version of Away's Bigger Carry-on is a sight for sore eyes.
    Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The duty of storytelling is to try and get that more truthful version.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2023
  • And then, the prosecutors told their version of the story.
    Tracy Smith, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Books are not just all cheaper or more expensive versions of the same thing.
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • But the version of the visit shown on television was, to borrow a hairstyle metaphor, a crop cut.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Fans can also stop by stores to snag plastic versions of the cups with a medium drink purchase.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024

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