invent

Example Sentences

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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

Or that Roger Bacon, an Oxford friar and one of the first to write about the optics of eyeglasses, was imprisoned for attempting to invent them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

So I’ll invent my own ways to tell him what I long for, and what I can give.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver