How to Use contribute in a Sentence

contribute

verb

• He did not contribute to the project.
• In order for the team to win, everyone has to contribute.
• The volunteers contributed their time towards cleaning up the city.
• Ten scientists contributed to the special edition of the journal.
• He contributed many poems to the magazine.
• We're trying to raise money for a new school, and we're hoping that everyone will contribute.
• The mental side of injury recovery is often lost in the noise and pressure for a player to return and contribute.
  — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2023
• Times deputy editor for culture and talent Anh Do contributed to this report.
  — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
• Physical activity burns calories and may contribute to weight loss.
  — Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 2023
• Jacob Rosen and Olivia Rinaldi contributed to this report.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
• Many factors contribute to getting a good night's sleep — from soft cozy bedding to room conditions, but your mattress is usually the deciding factor.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2023
• Clinicians note that mental illness and substance use disorders can contribute to homelessness, and worsen it, too.
  — Katherine Drabiak, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2023
• Furthermore, the ingredient may help fight certain bacterial strains that limited research has shown may contribute to dandruff.
  — Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
• This new project, announced Tuesday, would bring back a species that's historically highlighted as a case of how humans can contribute to the extinction of an animal species.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
• Numerous economists, far more accomplished than myself, contributed to these revisions.
  — Bob Haber, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• The gift will continue to grow, as donors can contribute to the endowment and support the Family Support Services program.
  — Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2023
• Those no longer in the workforce, for the most part, are no longer contributing to this.
  — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
• Bring items to contribute to a leap day time capsule, to be opened in four years.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2024
• Nosek, once kissed off by NHL scouts and dream-makers, might have a few more goals and a few more smooches to contribute.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
• Fried foods contain a whole lot of fat and contribute to weight gain—simple as that.
  — Women's Health, 21 Mar. 2023
• Hilary Burns of the Globe staff contributed to this story.
  — Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
• Carlos Munoz of the Globe Staff contributed to this report.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
• Ed O'Keefe and Kristin Brown contributed to this report.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
• Both of these business moves contributed to the global fixation on the brand.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 24 Apr. 2024
• Vance on the defense Vance’s views on birth rates have contributed to his rocky rollout as Trump’s running mate.
  — Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2024
• Formed in the early nineteen-seventies, the band contributed to a sound that would come to be known as chimurenga.
  — The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
• Bam Adebayo contributed 22 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block for the Heat.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
• And while arson was the cause for the fire, weather and climate conditions contributed to its rapid spread.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
• Costin says that Adobe plans to pay artists who contribute training data, too.
  — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2023
• Reece Rogers contributed reporting on the new Google search tools for this story.
  — WIRED, 5 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024