invention

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

She also worked in Hollywood in the 1960s, starring in The Pink Panther, where co-star David Niven paid her the best compliment she said she ever received: "Claudia, along with spaghetti, you're Italy's greatest invention."

From BBC

It’s a reminder that for all the radical invention visible in these sculptures, tradition is never far off.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the fact remains: that Elizabeth Lane, the one America invites into its kitchens every month, is an invention.

From Salon

The whole idea of slapping a label on people based on when they were born is a 20th-century invention, originating in Hungarian sociologist Karl Mannheim’s 1952 book “The Problem of Generations.”

From Salon

For now, however, these inventions have no official name.

From BBC