How to Use enter in a Sentence

enter

verb
Definition of enternext
Synonyms for enternext
  • The river enters the sea near here.
  • Knock on the door before you enter the room.
  • The strike has now entered its second week.
  • The medication will quickly enter the blood stream.
  • The new battleship is scheduled to enter service next spring.
  • Our son will be entering college next year.
  • We've entered a new phase in our relationship.
  • The country is entering a period of prosperity.
  • When gun season opens, monitor where people park their trucks and enter the woods.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The Panthers wouldn’t let the Bruins enter the zone easily, or set up east-west passes.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Under a 20-year repayment plan, money would enter the system sooner.
    — Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But the Heat have found enough of a workaround to enter Friday with victories in 15 of their last 22.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2023
  • You’re not required to enter a specific FanDuel promo code.
    — Catena Media, oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2023
  • This begins in parking lots with rows of cars softened by trees and other greenery, and sidewalks that lead to gravel paths that enter garden spaces and courtyards tucked between buildings.
    — Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • These caregivers are often family members who may already be providing some amount of unpaid care and who wouldn’t otherwise enter the personal-care workforce.
    — WSJ, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Or even for those who are about to enter this stage in life.
    — Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Moreno entered the race in April, at the start of the second quarter.
    — Henry J. Gomez, NBC News, 10 July 2023
  • That friend stayed in the car, while Stanley and the third friend, in his early 20s, entered the store.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
  • The group also organized around-the-clock staffing in case the bear entered one of the traps.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
  • As a young man in the 1970s, Skaggs entered the world of bluegrass and got a feel for the genre.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
  • The same goes for who is allowed to enter the Olympic Village.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
  • Here's what to know about each raffle and how to enter.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
  • His daughter was too young to enter the theater, the clerk said.
    — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • To enter, please fill out all of the fields in the form before noon on Thursday, April 6.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Of the 40 of us who entered the shelter, only 11 of us survived.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
  • All who enter receive a gift, and cash prizes will be awarded to the top three.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Neither has entered a plea and both are set to return to court on Dec. 4.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Trying to hold the car to 65 mph felt like entering limp mode.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The arrow had entered right behind the shoulder and passed through both lungs.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
  • One of the main reasons for this that the club allows new boaters to enter the industry.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 July 2024

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