invent
Example Sentences
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Human beings are remarkably resilient and can invent what they need even in conditions of terrible deprivation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Ness, whose band helped invent Orange County punk in the late 1970s, spends much of his time these days on California’s Central Coast, where he and his wife, Christine, bought a place years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
As much as Silicon Valley hucksters are vying to invent a cure for death, I doubt we’ll see that in the near future.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Customers risk having their claim rejected, their policy cancelled and potential prosecution if they invent or exaggerate a claim.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Southern colonies did not hesitate to invent ways to extend the terms of servitude, and the planter class accumulated uncultivated lands to restrict the options of free workers.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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