How to Use shared in a Sentence

shared

adjective
  • They were bonded by a shared sense of danger, thrill, and pride.
    Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Daria and Sergey connect, in part, over a shared love of Siberian birch trees.
    Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Holland and Zendaya's shared sense of purpose is the root of their strength.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The Steel Woods came into being in 2016 based on a shared vision.
    Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • But part of it, too, was a shared sense that saying something brings it into the world, gives it a shape and a form.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • This home comes with two parking spots, as well as storage space in a shared basement.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Their close age and shared illness had created a strong bond.
    Albina Sportelli, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Use it to section off a multi-use space or add privacy to a shared room.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • And what’s drawn people to trying is less a clear lineage than a shared feeling.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Another bullet, detectives learned from the scene, traveled through the wall of the apartments and through the shared wall of the unit next door.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But no one in her family has enough to eat or even space to cook, living off a shared bite or piece of street food each day.
    Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The bathroom is 25 feet away, but a barn-style door opens to a patio and spectacular view and there are no shared walls.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The four of us and Alex read the script and looked at documentaries, so there was a shared history during that week.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The second floor offers two bedrooms with a shared bathroom and a game room with a balcony that overlooks the golf course.
    Judi Wright, Dallas News, 9 July 2023
  • Otherwise, reunions are a chance to square up and meet others from a shared point of origin.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • While each is unique in its own right, there is a shared sense of equanimity throughout the region.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The celebration began with a Litany to St. Adalbert, the church’s and Poland’s shared patron saint.
    Olivia Alexander, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
  • For our shared symphony of success is the most melodious tune of all.
    Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
  • No shared secret is transmitted, and the server does not need to protect the public key.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 May 2023
  • With nosy social workers and pursuing aliens banging on the door, the two bond over a shared sense of family and win the day.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Friends always pointed out their shared sense of humor.
    Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The white power movement came together in the late 1970s around a shared narrative of the Vietnam War.
    Kathleen Belew, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Most writers who’ve stood the test of time have been — at least somewhere in their work — good on the shared human experience of grief.
    New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Even better, this set carries easily to and from the shared bathroom.
    Daisy Melamed Sanders, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
  • This is a shared mission of Ashe’s living relatives, as well.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Aug. 2023
  • If your kid has a small or shared bedroom, a Murphy bed may be essential to give them plenty of room for play.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
  • Despite the shared board of regents, ASU and Arizona aren’t even fraternal twins.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • These Arab states still see Iran as a shared threat, and last month’s brutal attack by Iran’s proxy, Hamas, has reinforced that view.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Yet, hope is a shared feeling among those living in the Redwood City encampment.
    Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Sound Town matches you to a city based on your listening and shared artist affinity.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023

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