How to Use deed in a Sentence

deed

1 of 2 noun
  • He gave them the deed to the property.
  • The land was transferred by deed.
  • They taught their children to be kind and to do good deeds.
  • News of their heroic deeds spread far and wide.
  • It's too late now. The deed is done.
  • Learn more about Stop the Bleed and the 15-year-old’s good deed below.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In the past, these deeds have lived at the back of a brief or buried at the bottom of a web page.
    Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • King and his deeds will live on through time as what is best in mankind.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Even so, Mamie knew this, and the family took steps to secure the deed to the land in the courts.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • At the end of the line was the bonfire and his friends and family waiting to cheer his good deeds.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The evil of his ideas and the ruin launched by his deeds paved the way for the horrors that defined so much of the 20th century.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • It’s implied later that the Na’vi also connect their braids to, umm, do the deed.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Rothrock did the deed, striking out 13 and issuing just two walks.
    Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2023
  • For example, if a trust owns a house, the deed may be a key document.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • This idea of these characters and these men who wore suits and did all the dirty deeds of the town and at the same time were the good guys in this very weird way.
    Kate Tuttle, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
  • If the show—if any show—strikes someone, somewhere, for some reason, to the heart, well, so shines a good deed in a weary world.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024
  • No one in their work is pure in thought and deed; no one escapes the consequences of moral hazard.
    Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
  • Last year, the official deed marking the transfer of the land was given to the family.
    Nicole Chavez, CNN, 3 Jan. 2023
  • In this instance, from the perspective of the deed itself, Reuben did little wrong.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022
  • While the action may have received some flack, Southwest stood by their good deed.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Austin Butler and David Beckham flexed their muscles for a good deed.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The Indianapolis coaching staff agreed with the players, both in word and deed.
    The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2024
  • This toy is also anal-friendly, but make sure to pair it with lube before doing the deed.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Your own dad’s personal taste might not be accounted for, but the deed will be done.
    Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Is there a proper way to balance our admiration for the work with our loathing of their deeds?
    Lisa Zeidner, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The city of Richmond is listed as the deed owner in 2022 land and tax records of the address that the Richmond Police Department gave as the site of the fire.
    Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • On down payments, the program would provide a second trust deed loan up to 22 percent of the purchase price.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Today, it is observed as a night for reflection, prayer and good deeds.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Kate debuted a shorter 'do in July 2017, hinting at when the secret good deed may have happened.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Any person, but especially someone who seeks to serve as a moral leader, has only their words and deeds to represent themselves.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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deed

2 of 2 verb
  • She deeded the house to her children.
  • The prisons would be deeded to the state when the debt is paid off.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, AL.com, 15 May 2017
  • The first step would see the school district deed the land for the project to the city, Morgan explained.
    Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The building was torn down in 2015, and the city of Aurora deeded the land over to the park district.
    Linda Girardi, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • But the city appealed and the parties reached a settlement when the Van de Walles agreed to deed the land to the city.
    Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2021
  • Morrison built the park at his own expense, then deeded it to the city in 1959.
    Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 21 May 2018
  • And yet, the land trust still managed to deed houses, fundraise, and protect the occupants of its homes.
    Wes Enzinna, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • After the building was torn down in 2015, the city of Aurora deeded the land over to the Park District.
    Aurora Beacon-News, 13 June 2017
  • Changes in staffing have slowed the process of reviewing the use for the land and then deeding it to the township, officials said.
    Cincinnati.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Alamo Beer owner Eugene Simor built the brewery on the south side of the bridge and deeded the land to Meyer.
    Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The first sale was in May; the property was deeded over to someone else the following month.
    Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2017
  • That year, Thomas Davis deeded 43 acres in her memory to create the city’s first park.
    Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 9 June 2017
  • Large sections of land that have deed disputes with Park City would remain open space for the time being.
    Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
  • In turn, the school district’s legal counsel would prepare the sale agreement and deed.
    Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2020
  • When the fields were completed the league deeded the land to Harris County, which is now Klein Park.
    Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2019
  • The land had been deeded to the Benavides family as part of a Spanish land grant in 1767.
    Molly Hennessy-Fiske, latimes.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Classic palindromes include radar, kayak, madam, deed and refer, and there is a lengthy list of these.
    Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The village site and burial grounds extend far beyond the limits of the property deeded to the tribe.
    Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
  • He’s watched many bad movies and really likes action flicks and the hero that’s over-the-top, braggadocious, and talks about his war deeds with no qualms.
    Vulture, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Penn deeded the property to Adam Stedham, who in 1684 built a two-room, stone home, Lassen wrote.
    USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The property, which is located three houses from the ocean on 2.4 acres, has deeded access to the beach.
    Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Property records also show the house was deeded to a new owner in June 2013.
    Kristina Pritchett, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • It was deeded to a trust, for which the developer is listed as the trustee, six years ago, public records show.
    Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 24 May 2018
  • It was deeded to his ex-wife in 2009 following the couple's divorce, records show.
    Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 5 June 2018
  • The scammer convinces the homeowner to deed the property over to a third party.
    Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The bridge was decommissioned and deeded to Hammond in 1987.
    Craig Lyons, Post-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Wells formally deeded the notes to the U.S. government in March 2016.
    Jennifer Schuessler, The Seattle Times, 2 July 2018
  • The land comprising the cemetery was deeded to the town of Hebron in 1723, by Obadiah Horsford (Hosford), who owned a home across the street.
    courant.com, 24 June 2019
  • Well, because of freaking castles!!! Turns out the elder prince wanted the castles that had been deeded to his son back.
    Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 16 May 2018
  • There is deeded beach access east of Cottages at Romar.
    Kathy Jumper, al, 15 Sep. 2019

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