How to Use fine in a Sentence

fine

1 of 4 adjective
Definition of finenext
Synonyms for finenext
  • The Aztecs team that played the opening 14 minutes should be fine.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • So, will hip-hop be fine without Drake for the next year or two?
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Overnight, a few slick spots could freeze, but most places should dry just fine.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • At night, the lighting dims and the menu switches over to fine coastal Italian.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The Super Bowl stage would be a fine display of how much each has grown.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Yes, these visits were fine when Mom was alone, but now that is all about to change.
    — Amy Dickinson, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Place tomatoes in a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • This may sound like an insult, and in fact many of the finest Mason paintings are very close to the third-rate ones.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
  • And the idea of that is almost biblical in nature, the idea of good and evil and how the (walk) is so fine between the two.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • If a young filmmaker had a great approach to it … that would be fine.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
  • On some other projects, there’s more of a sense of the joy of finding out in the day, which is another method and that’s fine.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2023
  • And each plant has a temperature above which all is good and fine.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • There’s the folksy, down east charm and the finest fresh seafood ever to grace a plate (or roll for patrons of Kennebunkport’s The Clam Shack).
    — David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Why not move toward a fine actor with a great script in a pool of light instead of going dark?
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • While that image may bring forth ideas of staid fine dining, Noksu isn’t that.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Southern tradition pairs them with a slow cook and a piece of pork, but a quick sauté in the skillet is a fine way to treat them as well.
    — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In a test call, my voice sounded clear and the mic did a fine job of mitigating background noise.
    — PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Hell hath no fury… Carmen Machi and Antonio de la Torre lead a fine cast.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The film The Menu roasted this style of fine dining like campfire marshmallows.
    — Adam Erace, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Your phone will probably be fine, but the battery might not survive a big drop.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Knives that were small enough to handle fine tasks and break down small game and fish along with big game were given extra points.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This starter model is a fine choice for anyone cutting their teeth in the world of DIY home improvement.
    — Tony Carrick, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2023
  • There are plenty of fine tool brands out there, but Milwaukee power tools last longer and stand up to more abuse.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
  • If certain guests have yet to respond and your event is just days away, reaching out with a gentle nudge is fine.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Even with imperfect storage, fine wines will improve with a few years of age.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But the former talk show host got extra points for a double costume in 2014: George and Amal Clooney in their wedding finest.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Using a molcajete or mortar and pestle, grind the bones to a fine paste, then add them to the chochoyotes dough in step 6.
    — Obed Vallejo, Saveur, 28 Mar. 2024
  • My son found love again and ended up marrying a fine lady and mother of two.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 10 July 2023
  • Food Is this Koreatown upstart the future of fine dining in L.A.?
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The Peninsula Istanbul opened a little over one year ago on what is easily the finest stretch of land on the Karaköy side of the Bosphorus.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2024
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fine

2 of 4 adverb
  • The shirt was on sale, a size too big, but would do just fine.
    — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Both Cymbal and the city say the tree is doing just fine.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • That works fine where the sun rises high in the sky at midday.
    — John Landreneau, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2023
  • That allowed Bochy to set up the lefty-lefty matchup, which worked out fine.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Gene Keady did fine, by the way, but this isn’t a story about Gene Keady.
    — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Jan. 2024
  • With a little coaxing, the pea tendrils will take to the twine just fine.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But for walking around on a rainy day, this pair of boots will do just fine.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Fresh cranberries will store fine in the fridge for a few weeks, as well.
    — Becky Krystal, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The Flashes have hit 70 or more points in 11 straight games, so the offense is working just fine.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • It’s happened to me before and, while gross and unsightly, the nails grow back just fine.
    — The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2023
  • Most of the research, in fact, suggests high school, college and pro athletes turn out just fine in the long run.
    — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • For most casual campers, stock tent stakes work just fine.
    — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Holding the peel over the finished cocktail (pith side up), express the peel over an open flame (lighter works just fine).
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Contrary to stereotypes, much of Gen Z is doing just fine.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • All my senses were fine-tuned to driving off that grizzly.
    — Ed Wiseman, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Simple will work just fine for Bryant after a year that was anything but.
    — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • As for Sebastian, the fourth-grader is healthy and doing just fine.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
  • How To Store Leftovers This dish will be fine stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for 2 to 3 days with no problem.
    — Emily Nabors Hall, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Justin started out fine until he was stopped on a brutal non-call.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
  • He’s been to the cardiologist, but the studies came back fine.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
  • Gasoline stations, by and large, worked just fine during the same weather.
    — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 24 Jan. 2023
  • That way, even when one thing does not go according to plan, something else will work out just fine.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The notion that this will work out fine for the Red Sox isn’t necessarily so . . .
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
  • And that suits Denver and Colorado just fine, according to those who live here.
    — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 3 June 2023
  • That’s starting to change—and the ancillary features of AI support may suit us just fine.
    — Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic, 14 June 2023
  • There is an easier way—a wood toothpick works just fine.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appétit, 24 Mar. 2023
  • That sort of staid sexiness worked fine for them, but next to Jagger Jones looked like an extra.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The peripatetic lifestyle of the movie business, traveling the world to make and promote movies, suits Thomas just fine.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The nylon fabric survived rainy walks and washes with soap and water just fine.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • As someone else noted, white cornmeal is hard to come by, but yellow works just fine.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
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fine

3 of 4 verb
  • She did fine on the test.
  • This'll do fine for now.
  • She talks and walks so fine, just like a great lady.
  • My mother is doing fine, thank you.
  • And trust me, no cop in the city of Memphis is going to pull a drag queen off the stage and fine her.
    — Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 1 June 2023
  • This year, she has been charged and fined twice in her native Sweden.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • And remember: 11 years ago, the league announced a plan to fine players for flops.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • The board voted to fine Bernard $3,000 and issue a letter of reprimand.
    — Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2023
  • Just ask Google, the first of them to be fined over training data, David Meyer reports.
    — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Bannon, convicted of the same charges that Navarro faces, was sentenced to four months in jail and fined $6,500.
    — Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Both players were ejected from the Red Sox-Phillies game and fined by the league for not leaving the field after the umpire’s warning.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 6 May 2023
  • In Maryland, groundwater abusers can be fined $5,000 a day.
    — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Companies that don’t comply with the rules can be fined up to 7 percent of their global turnover.
    — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Companies that don’t comply with the new rules can be fined up to 20 percent of their global turnover.
    — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
  • If a rider refuses to do so, they can be arrested and fined up to $100.
    — Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
  • We’ve been asked to reduce our water use—scratch that, told to—and rightfully fined if our sprinklers run on the wrong days.
    — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2023
  • They were hit with a civil penalty judgement and fined $3.7 million.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2023
  • All four were arrested by police for disturbing the peace and fined.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The City of Los Angeles has fined the studio $250 for trimming trees without a city permit.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • Obviously, Shaq went through a long week, with a birth [of his daughter], and his coach fining him, flying in late hours and his hard work.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Several such hosts spoke to The Times anonymously for fear of being fined by the city or, worse, getting their listing shut down by Airbnb.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • That’s how much Trump had been fined for two separate violations of the gag order.
    — Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • And none have been fined or prosecuted for failing to comply.
    — Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 10 July 2023
  • Businesses that violate the law can be fined, among other things.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2023
  • The state denied the request and instead fined North Wildwood for unauthorized beach repairs.
    — Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
  • If the criminal case goes forward and Rubiales is found guilty, prosecutors have said that he could be fined or face one to four years in prison.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Drysdale was ejected, given a five-day suspension and fined $100.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • He was sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation and fined $400.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • He was also sentenced to one year community control and was fined $2,500.
    — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • The city initially threatened to fine many motels, backed off when the state threatened to sue, and then pivoted to increase scrutiny.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
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fine

4 of 4 noun
  • The house looks fine to me.
  • The house is in fine shape.
  • You did a fine job.
  • I think that's a fine idea.
  • He's a fine young man.
  • This is a fine example of what can go wrong when one person is given too much power.
  • The fine could range from a kiss to a new pair of gloves or a silk dress.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Leavy faces up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to half a million dollars.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Yellow last year agreed to pay a $7 million fine to resolve the case.
    — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Breaking the law is punishable by a fine of no more than $100.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Bank fraud charges carry penalties of up to 30 years in prison, a $1-million fine or both.
    — Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • But now the hefty fine at the heart of Binance's plea deal has put another big dent in the platform's finances.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The size of Liberty’s fine sends a strong message, experts say.
    — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
  • In addition to his sentence, Zhao has been ordered to pay a $5,500 fine.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Ford has levied hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines against its dealers because of the false billings.
    — Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Salame will pay $5 million in restitution to FTX and a $6 million fine.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Sep. 2023
  • He was ordered to pay around $1,000 in a fine and payment to the park's wildlife fund, the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 1 June 2023
  • The fines for many infractions have also increased since the scofflaw was put into place in 2007.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2023
  • In addition to the driving ban, Payne had to pay a monetary fine, per The Evening Standard.
    — Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Zhao has also stepped down from his role running the company and agreed to pay a $150 million fine.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2023
  • If Meta again doesn’t comply, the EU can impose much higher fines than Norway.
    — WIRED, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The massive lump sum fine of €1.8 billion, the EC said, takes these factors into account.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Coral Gables gave Capote a break on Thursday when officials decided to waive the fines and the lien warning.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Falsifying records in the first degree is subject to up to four years in prison, and a five-thousand-dollar fine.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Meta is expected to appeal the fines, which will take several years.
    — Christopher Hutton, Washington Examiner, 17 May 2023
  • She was also ordered to pay almost $1.5 million in fines.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • This typically solves the issue, and fines are not needed.
    — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
  • On the face of it, that figure seems to imply that paying a fine even as large as nearly half a billion dollars shouldn’t be ruinous to him.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
  • In that case, Ecclestone was given a $100 million fine.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The statute authorizes the BLM to create crimes, punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine of up to $1,000, by promulgating these rules.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024

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