invent

Example Sentences

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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

Tim Cook, who is stepping down as Apple’s CEO in September, didn’t invent globalization, but he perfected it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Customers risk having their claim rejected, their policy cancelled and potential prosecution if they invent or exaggerate a claim.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“That’s right. We don’t know who first realized that those meanings were there, but did the similarity, the association, exist before they realized it, or not until then? Did they invent it or discover it?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman