'invent' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'invent' with 20 example sentences.
- invent verb
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: 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.