How to Use reserve in a Sentence

reserve

1 of 2 verb
Definition of reservenext
Synonyms for reservenext
  • The seats are reserved under my name.
  • We reserved a hotel room.
  • This table is reserved for someone else.
  • We will reserve this wine for a special occasion.
  • She usually reserved her best dishes for very important dinners.
  • About a third were called to reserve duty to join the war effort.
    — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The bridge housed on the top deck, an area usually reserved as the sun deck for guests.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 July 2023
  • A word to the wise—the flaps are easy to rip off, so this might be best reserved for when your child is in a high chair.
    — Brienne Walsh, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Set a fine sieve over a medium bowl and strain out the liquid, reserving any solids in the sieve.
    — Lois Ellen Frank and Walter Whitewater, Saveur, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Brush the dough with the vanilla oil, reserving some to brush onto the tomatoes.
    — Lauren Joseph, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • Before, tricks of the trade were reserved for pros, but now anyone can be their own artist.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Find details and reserve your spot at hawaii-seafood.org/auctiontour.
    — Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Some of the other folks on this tour were reserved in their approach to the microphone.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Which day of the week is reserved for federal elections in the United States?
    — CNN, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Some beds are reserved for men and others are for women.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Bring a picnic lunch and water shoes and plan to spend the day, or reserve one of the 81 campsites for a weekend getaway.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The first car of every train is reserved for women only.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
  • How to get in: Reservations are available through Tock, but most of the restaurant is reserved for walk-ins.
    — Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The fun wasn't just reserved for Ripa and Consuelos, though.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • It’s now reserved for monarch funerals, when it is placed atop the coffin.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • One third of the 8.1 hectare space will be taken up by a park, with space reserved for an orchard and a vegetable garden.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Dancing shouldn't just be reserved for a late-night pursuit.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Campers can reserve a spot at Round Lake through Recreation.gov for the upcoming season, which starts May 15.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Sankey wants to know what’s going to happen to the automatic bid to the playoffs that was supposed to be reserved for the Pac-12.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Often quiet and reserved in the dugout, Turner gives all his praise to his players.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2023
  • Prepare the sauce: Cook reserved turkey skin in 1 Tbsp.
    — Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Add herbs, zest and juices, reserved scallion greens, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; toss to combine.
    — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
  • Princess Beatrice knows sequins shouldn't be reserved for the weekend.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • To avoid hauling all your gear in and out of the canyon, travelers can reserve a pack mule before their visit.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2023
  • The solar system units are reserved for second and fifth grade classrooms.
    — The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2024
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reserve

2 of 2 noun
  • He had to call upon his inner reserves of strength to keep going.
  • Come the second half, Rich again looked to his reserves, this time at the 30-minute mark.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Adding to its allure, the car will cross the auction block with no reserve.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
  • But then, Amy, a woman from Tim’s past, arrives on the reserve.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Some 70% of the world’s cobalt production and over 51% of global reserves are found in DRC.
    — By Conrad Onyango, Quartz, 1 June 2023
  • Strain and store berries in the fridge, and reserve booze at room temperature.
    — Kelsey Youngman, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023
  • The leaves soak up summer sun to make food reserves for the next blooming season.
    — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2024
  • In addition to the $800 million in bond funding, the projects will be paid out of JPS reserves.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The only other reserve to take a 3 was Bennedict Mathurin who was 0 of 3.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The owner told a CNN producer on the ground that when the reserves run out there will be no more fuel.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • But underneath the park lies Ecuador’s largest reserve of crude oil.
    — Claudia Rebaza, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Bank of New York Mellon, which is one of the largest and safest cash custodians in the world, holds our cash reserves.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 30 May 2023
  • With the highest reserve of $3.35 million and being the first couple to go under the hammer, the odds seemed to be against them.
    — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 5 Nov. 2023
  • But the most impressive sight at the reserve was the hundreds of tents — orange and blue and gray and brown — crisscrossing the hills in a tight, neat grid.
    — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • When the hot, dry summer beats down on the landscape, saguaros pull from their water reserve to keep themselves alive and healthy.
    — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Washington, who scored 31 of his 43 points in the second half, set the Hornets’ franchise record for most points by a reserve.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Calcium helps support strong bones and teeth, where your body stores most of its reserves.
    — Kathleen Felton, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
  • One reserve captain, Moti Ashkenazi, began a lone protest a few months after the 1973 war.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Free; reserve tickets online for in-person and live-streamed events.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Then Lue rested George and Leonard and the reserves who took their place struggled to score, an issue that is becoming a trend.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Starlink gets cocoa from the reserve, spokesman Sambo Abubakar told AP.
    — Taiwo Adebayo, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Most of Martin’s career numbers are better as a starter than as a reserve.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Without the rate hike the city would be forced to spend its reserves or cut back on capital improvement projects, Leahy said.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
  • But when Israel called up its reserve forces and declared war this week, the response was swift and overwhelming.
    — Helen Coster and Alexander Cornwell, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
  • To begin, park at the reserve’s entrance on Harmony Grove Road.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The fed-funds rate is the interest rate at which banks lend reserve balances to each other overnight, and changes to it ripple through the economy.
    — Steve Garmhausen, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The reserve has been rewilded over the past five years, a project driven by community trusts who own parts of the reserve.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Schiraldi thinks banks with strong reserves will be able to weather the storm even if their exposure is greater.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 1 June 2023
  • Fox and Sabonis were not chosen as starters, but both have a chance of being selected as reserves.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
  • He’s now secured at least one more year professionally here, slated to be in a similar reserve role with the Chiefs as a season ago.
    — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024

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