How to Use improve in a Sentence

improve

verb
Definition of improvenext
Synonyms for improvenext
  • Her writing has improved since the beginning of the school year.
  • The company has been having steadily improving sales.
  • The advertising campaign has improved sales.
  • Maybe we'll buy a house when our financial situation improves.
  • This operation will greatly improve her chances of survival.
  • There is no doubt room for the city to improve its schools.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The group was plagued by drops in 2022 and needed to improve.
    — Matt Stahl | [email protected], al, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The defense wants and needs to improve over the second half.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The quality of the grass cows graze on has improved, and so has the beef.
    — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This may seem like a long time, but the texture of the bread improves with a long knead time.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Here's a look at a few of the big changes that could improve your future flights.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Luc just wants to play golf with other boys, to be part of the team, and to improve his game.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Piyasakol told reporters the health of all 13 had improved.
    — NBC News, 14 July 2018
  • The purpose of cheating is to improve one’s stats and rise up the leaderboard.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Helping to boost your mood, improve your sleep and feel ready for life’s ups and downs.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 2 Jan. 2020
  • This, Health notes, is one way to improve your mental health, and that may be right.
    — Sarah Conboy, Teen Vogue, 11 July 2018
  • This is an ongoing way for towns to improve towns in the ways the town decides.
    — Kitty Leshay, Courant Community, 10 July 2018
  • That’s a good segue to one of our main challenges: retrofitting to improve public health.
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Great size/speed ratio, needs to improve his feel in the passing game.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Tap or click for a simple swap that could improve your speeds.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2022
  • But the changes have improved work life for Carrafelli and Manomai and their team.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
  • Things to improve Both teams had problems with turnovers.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Name one specific thing the city could do to improve them.
    — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The researchers plan to open-source this tool so that others can expand and improve on the work.
    — Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024
  • And will the cold front improve the state’s air quality?
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Add plenty of compost to your soil to improve drainage.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Louisville’s run defense is much improved from a year ago.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Things will improve for a time and then go right back being a problem.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Mulvey-Woolridge, who won approximately 51.1% of the vote, hopes to invest in law enforcement, improve roads and basic services and use tax dollars efficiently.
    — Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Consider Your Health Goals Probiotics can support many health goals, from improving gut health to managing conditions like anxiety, eczema, and high cholesterol.
    — Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024

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