How to Use found in a Sentence

found

1 of 2 adjective
  • One girl, no more than 10 years old, wiggles a found piece of string on the ground, like a snake.
    Erin O'Brien, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Archive 81 is known for its found footage format, which helps lend an eerie feel to the mystery series.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The movie is ultimately about pitting two families against each other: the Baileys vs. the Carpenters and their found family, the Meeks-Martin twins.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The movie injects real life horror, depicting one of the most horrific nights ever captured in front of a live studio audience, mixed with found footage to complete the story.
    Destiny Johnson | [email protected], oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
  • As for found fabrics, examples include the Indy overshirt made from deadstock Italian military fabric, and the Malibu overshirt cut from vintage cotton.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 July 2021
  • Holley’s sculptures are constructed from found materials in the tradition of African American sculpture.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
  • One girl, no more than 10 years old, wiggles a found piece of string on the ground, like a snake.
    Erin O'Brien, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Archive 81 is known for its found footage format, which helps lend an eerie feel to the mystery series.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The movie is ultimately about pitting two families against each other: the Baileys vs. the Carpenters and their found family, the Meeks-Martin twins.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The movie injects real life horror, depicting one of the most horrific nights ever captured in front of a live studio audience, mixed with found footage to complete the story.
    Destiny Johnson | [email protected], oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
  • As for found fabrics, examples include the Indy overshirt made from deadstock Italian military fabric, and the Malibu overshirt cut from vintage cotton.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 July 2021
  • Holley’s sculptures are constructed from found materials in the tradition of African American sculpture.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
  • One girl, no more than 10 years old, wiggles a found piece of string on the ground, like a snake.
    Erin O'Brien, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Archive 81 is known for its found footage format, which helps lend an eerie feel to the mystery series.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The movie is ultimately about pitting two families against each other: the Baileys vs. the Carpenters and their found family, the Meeks-Martin twins.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The movie injects real life horror, depicting one of the most horrific nights ever captured in front of a live studio audience, mixed with found footage to complete the story.
    Destiny Johnson | [email protected], oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
  • As for found fabrics, examples include the Indy overshirt made from deadstock Italian military fabric, and the Malibu overshirt cut from vintage cotton.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 July 2021
  • Holley’s sculptures are constructed from found materials in the tradition of African American sculpture.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
  • One girl, no more than 10 years old, wiggles a found piece of string on the ground, like a snake.
    Erin O'Brien, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Archive 81 is known for its found footage format, which helps lend an eerie feel to the mystery series.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The movie is ultimately about pitting two families against each other: the Baileys vs. the Carpenters and their found family, the Meeks-Martin twins.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The movie injects real life horror, depicting one of the most horrific nights ever captured in front of a live studio audience, mixed with found footage to complete the story.
    Destiny Johnson | [email protected], oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
  • As for found fabrics, examples include the Indy overshirt made from deadstock Italian military fabric, and the Malibu overshirt cut from vintage cotton.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 July 2021
  • Holley’s sculptures are constructed from found materials in the tradition of African American sculpture.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
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found

2 of 2 verb
  • Things have come a long way for Vay since it was founded in 2018.
    WIRED, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The two companies were founded by Ergen and split apart in 2008.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Loewe, one of the oldest fashion houses founded in Spain 177 years ago, will open this fall.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
  • It was founded in 2003 by Brandon Landry and Jack Warner, a pair of walk-ons for the men’s basketball team.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 May 2023
  • Ruinart, founded in 1729, is known for its blanc de blancs, a rosé and its tête de cuvée, called Dom Ruinart.
    Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Arts & Letters Daily was founded in 1998, and its design has not changed since.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
  • Marco’s Pizza was founded in 1978 and is known for dough made from scratch and its three signature cheeses.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • The milestone came as shares of L’Oréal SA, the beauty products empire founded by her grandfather, rose to a record high, with the stock set for its best year since 1998.
    Tara Patel, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The company was founded by Mr. Sanford in 2009 in response to the Great Recession.
    Debra Kamin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Listing agent Ben Anson of LandWatch, who has been the ranch manager for the last four years, said this will be only the third time the ranch will trade hands since it was founded.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2024
  • None of the communities in Judea and Samaria are founded on an Arab place or property, and whoever says this is a liar.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Our court system is founded upon principles of justice and mercy, and that is where all facts will come to light.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 May 2023
  • The group was founded in 2007 to entertain by reading short stories aloud for a live audience.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The program was founded decades ago with a focus on winter heating bills and has been slow to adapt to climate change’s hotter summers.
    Jesse Bedayn, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Facebook was founded in 2004 by some smarty-pants college students whose one goal was to get women.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
  • It was founded by his wife and veteran record exec Al Teller.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Over the summer, squabbling between the two parties nearly led to the US defaulting on its debt for the first time since the nation was founded almost 250 years ago.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Robinette founded the Foundation Church in 2000 in Mt. Sterling.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • All were founded by talents from the Cape Malay community, a South African ethnic group with a huge impact on the city's cultural life.
    Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2024
  • It was founded by Baltimore native Jenny Scullin, who moved back to Baltimore a few years ago.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • World Central Kitchen was founded by renowned chef turned philanthropist Jose Andres.
    ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Frances Merrill founded the studio in 2009 and has created warm and inviting interiors that look lived-in from day one.
    ELLE Decor, 17 May 2023
  • West launched his presidential campaign in early June as a member of the People’s Party, which was founded in 2017 by a former Sanders staffer.
    TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
  • We were founded in 2008 to fill a growing hole in journalism: Newsrooms were (and still are) shrinking, and legacy funding models are failing.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The war erupted at a time when in some respects Israel looked successful in ways that would have astonished the founding generation of 1948.
    Eliot A. Cohen, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
  • On an afternoon in April, Mr. Shaw is speaking to employees in his appliance shop, founded by his uncle 90 years ago and now covered in vines.
    Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2023
  • The bank also had found other directors or founders likely owned slaves through Lehman Brothers, which was founded in Alabama.
    Ken Sweet, Fortune, 28 July 2023
  • Ray’s disgust and fear are founded in the distress of his early life, and the novel gradually reveals its dismal consequences for him.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New York Review of Books, 4 May 2023
  • Robinson, who founded a church in 1999, said the revelations about his ancestor resonate in a tangible way.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 3 June 2023
  • Having checked in here and with literary pursuits top of mind, take the five-minute stroll to Trinity University, a walled enclave founded in the 16th century.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024

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