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'invent' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'invent' with 20 example sentences.


invent verb

: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

: concoct something artificial or untrue


  • Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
  • Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
  • Do you know who invented gunpowder?
  • The diesel engine was invented by Rudolf Diesel.
  • Do you know who invented the Ferris wheel?
  • The World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.
  • If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
  • Do you know who invented the microscope?
  • The radio was invented by Marconi.
  • The five day workweek was invented in the 20th century.
  • Do you know who invented the pasteurized milk?
  • Galileo did not invent the telescope.
  • Paper was invented by the Chinese.
  • That kind of machine is yet to be invented.
  • He invented an excuse for being late.
  • Whoever invented the touchscreen monitor didn't have a cat.
  • I invented an excuse for missing the banquet.
  • The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
  • Did the Indians invent cigars?
  • You don't have to re-invent the wheel.
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