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'move' in a sentence

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


move noun

: the act of deciding to do something

: the act of changing your residence or place of business

: a change of position that does not entail a change of location

: the act of changing location from one place to another

: (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

move verb

: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

: change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

: follow a procedure or take a course

: be in a state of action

: go or proceed from one point to another

: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

: give an incentive for action

: arouse sympathy or compassion in

: dispose of by selling

: progress by being changed

: live one's life in a specified environment

: have a turn; make one's move in a game

: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting


  • We moved the project to a new server.
  • We moved into a new house last week.
  • Is it painful to move like this?
  • Help me move this couch.
  • The line is moving very slowly.
  • We moved away from each other.
  • He moved into my neighborhood.
  • They moved here three years ago.
  • Don't move till I get back.
  • The horse stopped and wouldn't move.
  • I moved to England from Germany when I was nine.
  • I can't move my legs.
  • Please follow my finger without moving your head.
  • We have to move very quickly.
  • People are leaving rural areas and moving into cities.
  • How many times have you moved?
  • We've decided to move the meeting to next Sunday.
  • Where are they moving to?
  • Dan was pushed under a moving train.
  • It's dangerous to jump off a moving train.
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