Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It’s a message crafted with such disarming simplicity that, at first, it reads as obvious, even hackneyed.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Expertly crafted clippers for his Saturday morning ritual of shaping hedges and deadheading blooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Rather than putting out a dry statement promising to cooperate with the authorities, five employees crafted a jokey response saying the robbers had taken KitKat’s “have a break” slogan a little too literally.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Modern vinyl records are crafted with PVC resin, which makes up more than 75% of an average disk The synthetic polymer itself is made of chlorine and fossil fuel-derived feed stock.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

They looked well crafted and vaguely familiar, but nobody knew of anyone making anything like them.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie