How to Use from in a Sentence

  • The electrons can’t make the jump from one side to the other.
    Wired, 15 July 2022
  • The bright white snow of early spring adorned the peaks that frame my view from Palmer.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Wanting to get away from that pressure makes all the sense in the world.
    Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Both were from Pakistan and members of the same mosque.
    Gina Martinez, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Taking a trip from Louisville to Cincinnati in the next few days?
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The time, just a breath away from Mayer’s, flashed on the giant video board.
    Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Dear Amy: Our house is about 20 feet, wall-to-wall, from the next house.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Where did your love of bright and bold colors come from?
    Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 23 Sep. 2020
  • But for Channel and his crew, the party’s far from over.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2022
  • That ship also set sail from Seattle on a 7-night trip to the state.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2021
  • Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading, and the dog was not hurt.
    Jennifer Hassan, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Jan. 2022
  • But from there the game of rock-paper-scissors took off.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Thomas was surrounded by the arts from the time he was born.
    David Lyman, The Enquirer, 27 May 2022
  • The post has since been removed from the church's website.
    Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2020
  • And just the difference from last year to this year is tremendous.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The Huskies head home knowing their quest for a state title is far from over.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2021
  • But this drone didn’t move from it’s spot at the Commander’s side.
    Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
  • And this is far from one of Ohio State’s best defenses.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Where did this kind of desire to help others come from for you?
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2020
  • He was kicked off the bus for not wearing a mask and shortly after ran away from home to chase the bus.
    Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
  • If your child is carrying a gun, take it away from them.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 11 July 2020
  • Eastman hit a mailbox and a tree and died from his injuries, the report said.
    Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2022
  • This includes when a whale is tailing the surface, which is a cue to get away from the whale's path.
    Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 25 July 2022
  • This was about as far from that as tackle football can be.
    Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The event runs from Aug. 30-Sept. 4, with the finals returning to Labor Day.
    Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Because monotony is not my comfort zone, work-from-home looks more like a cafe crawl for me.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2022
  • Kim, meanwhile, doesn’t mess with cilantro, and Kendall stays away from spicy peppers.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The picks in this lineup range from 0.5%-2% salicylic acid.
    Alena Hall, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2024
  • No deaths have been reported from the heat wave so far.
    Frank Jordans, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'from.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: