How to Use meet in a Sentence

meet

1 of 2 verb
Definition of meetnext
Synonyms for meetnext
  • Let's meet at the park.
  • The couple met at a dance.
  • He met his wife at work.
  • We arranged to meet for lunch.
  • They met for drinks after work.
  • I'd like you to meet my good friend Bob.
  • We met each other in college.
  • Did you meet anyone interesting at the party?
  • Have we met? You look familiar.
  • They meet together every week.
  • In October 2023, five of the moms met for the first time in person.
    — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The target of the robbery had been directed to meet there.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
  • More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: Best friend, meet my new boyfriend.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The prospect of coming up with enough shelters and homes to meet the need seems slim to none, at least in the near future.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2023
  • On paper, the MBTA has made some plans to meet the moment.
    — Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • For the most part, fashion is still not on track to meet its climate targets.
    — Emily Chan, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
  • His dream was to meet Rays manager Kevin Cash and the pair delivered the lineup card to the umpires.
    — Mark Didtler, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The board meets several times a year, and members serve six-year terms that can be renewed once.
    — Maureen Farrell, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The couple, who had met when Solano was a teenager, were together for two and a half decades and married in a church.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Stone and Lawrence have also been long-time friends who first met through Woody Harrelson.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Achilles, the son of a sea goddess and King Peleus, meets Patroclus, a prince who is quite his opposite.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2023
  • However, not all of the Teamster’s demands have been met.
    — Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • So maybe there’s like a layer of meeting there with the Oscar that is unconscious for her.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Ice Spice nearly starts a conga line as more and more people appear to wait in the aisle’s wings, hoping to get a chance to meet the Carters.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2024
  • According to the paper, there’s currently only one car on sale in the U.S. that meets the demand for the next wave of EV adopters.
    — Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Bands these days are forced to rely on merch sales and VIP experiences in order to help make ends meet.
    — Mike Palm, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
  • In his belief that the basics are enough, your partner could wind up being the better prepared of the two of you for meeting the unique needs of your child.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The pair started dating after meeting at a party in 2001.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Central bankers meet next month to decided whether to hold interest rates steady or hike for the 12th time this cycle.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
  • From there, you’ll be met with a list of devices currently using your network.
    — Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
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meet

2 of 2 noun
  • On deck for the Seals is a meet at Waugh Chapel on July 8.
    — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2023
  • The two first meet as schoolmates in their home city, Seoul.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • The two rays of light from points A and B meet at the midpoint, M, on the embankment.
    — Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
  • Be sure the root flare—where the roots and the trunk meet—is above the soil for proper oxygen transfer.
    — Laura Drummond, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2023
  • Cathedral’s Kailee Swart set a state meet record with 13-6 ½ pole vault.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023
  • Rylan Kennedy, a Texas A&M football signee, has won the high jump in four of the first five meets of the season.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The Palomar League meet will be staged at Guajome Park.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2023
  • That time is five seconds faster than the winning time in 5A at last year’s state meet.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The senior has the top mark this season going into the next week’s state meet.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2023
  • The winners and losers from Friday night’s game meet Sunday.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Lott came into the meet with the eight-best long jump in the nation this season at 20 feet, 3½ inches.
    — Lee Nichols, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The key is to add leverage with the 'state championship' title linked with this meet, so the kids will show up.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • By the first scrimmage at Bushwick, there were seven swimmers, and then 12 by the first meet.
    — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Their cute meet finds her in a mud puddle, after an encounter with a goat.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • He’s clinched his second meet title of the outdoor track-and-field season.
    — Time, 6 June 2023
  • At their first meet of the season, their six gymnasts all scored above 9.0 on balance beam.
    — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The tightness of the meet was symbolic of UW’s Big Ten dual season.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Barnett, ranked fifth nationally, is the fourth seed at the Big Ten meet.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Children's and youth classes from age 3 to grade 5 meet in Lower Knox.
    — Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The best track and field meet of the season is set for Saturday at Arcadia High.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Here’s how Anthony jumped the barriers to the meet the woman who’d be his bride.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
  • To finish the championship meet, the Bluebirds took seventh place in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
    — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Treat the munchkins to an afternoon of egg hunts, sweets, Bunny meet & greets, bounce house, games, face painting and arts & crafts.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But Conner said the highlight of the meet came in the last event when Panther Creek shaved six seconds off its 400 freestyle relay time.
    — Carter Yates, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • All told, about 40 people showed up to the meet - a good turnout, according to the organizers.
    — Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • When the train arrived in Cannes, de Havilland ran over to Kelly and suggested that the two meet.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Shackell helped the Greyhounds win the championship meet’s first race as the third leg of Carmel’s 200-yard medley relay team.
    — Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2023
  • One month later, Grimstad led his team to first-place finishes in three events at one meet.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Once a meet ends, young fans orbit the ever-approachable and ebullient Gators star.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The team didn’t have enough swimmers to field a full roster last year but still managed to finish fifth at the state championship meet.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023

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