How to Use enter in a Sentence
enter
verb- The river enters the sea near here.
- Knock on the door before you enter the room.
- The strike has now entered its second week.
- The medication will quickly enter the blood stream.
- The new battleship is scheduled to enter service next spring.
- Our son will be entering college next year.
- We've entered a new phase in our relationship.
- The country is entering a period of prosperity.
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Midway through the third, the Leafs entered the zone on a rush.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
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James entered the game in the back half of the first quarter and played 15 minutes in the blowout loss.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Or even for those who are about to enter this stage in life.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
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Moreno entered the race in April, at the start of the second quarter.
—Henry J. Gomez, NBC News, 10 July 2023
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What was fair and what wasn’t didn’t enter the equation.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
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That friend stayed in the car, while Stanley and the third friend, in his early 20s, entered the store.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
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Clemson moved up four spots to re-enter the top- 0 at No. 8 and Utah climbed to No .10.
—Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
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The group also organized around-the-clock staffing in case the bear entered one of the traps.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
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As a young man in the 1970s, Skaggs entered the world of bluegrass and got a feel for the genre.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
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The same goes for who is allowed to enter the Olympic Village.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
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Here's what to know about each raffle and how to enter.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
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His daughter was too young to enter the theater, the clerk said.
—Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
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To enter, please fill out all of the fields in the form before noon on Thursday, April 6.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2023
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Of the 40 of us who entered the shelter, only 11 of us survived.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
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That’s when the players’ union could enter the picture.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2022
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From there, enter one code at a time and redeem the rewards.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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All who enter receive a gift, and cash prizes will be awarded to the top three.
—John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
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Neither has entered a plea and both are set to return to court on Dec. 4.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
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Trying to hold the car to 65 mph felt like entering limp mode.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
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The arrow had entered right behind the shoulder and passed through both lungs.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
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The browser method is the easiest way to enter these details.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
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The Heat then regained its footing to enter the fourth quarter with a four-point advantage and extended its lead to eight with 8:42 to play in regulation.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
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