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'state' in a sentence

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


state noun

: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

: the way something is with respect to its main attributes

: the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

: a politically organized body of people under a single government

: (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

: a state of depression or agitation

: the territory occupied by a nation

state verb

: express in words

: put before

: indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.


  • Spain declared a state of emergency Friday.
  • There are fifty states in the United States.
  • I was still in a state of shock.
  • The Republic of China is a democratic state.
  • I only stated the obvious.
  • He is content with his present state.
  • Local residents are in a state of shock.
  • The Constitution gives certain rights to the states.
  • I'm from the state of Iowa.
  • Georgia is his native state.
  • Germany is a federal state.
  • This is a multi-ethnic state.
  • Many states have similar laws.
  • The two-state solution is dead.
  • The United States is a terrorist state.
  • The old castle is in a sad state.
  • The desk is in a state of total disorder.
  • He lives in another state.
  • We use really state-of-the-art equipment.
  • I've never seen him in such a state.
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