invent
Example Sentences
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In that vacuum, it makes sense that some Catholics have begun to invent their own beliefs.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
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
"Peace is not something we must invent: it is something we must embrace by accepting our neighbour as a brother and as our sister," the Pope said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
That poem, aptly titled “The Bells,” uses so many different words to describe the sounds made by bells that Mr. Poe evidently ran out and had to invent a new one: “tintinnabulation.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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