How to Use center in a Sentence

center

1 of 2 noun
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  • The staircase is in the center of the building.
  • They are at the center of a furious debate over whether or not to expand the city's public transportation system.
  • The vaccine is being tested at several medical centers around the country.
  • Not the center of the sports universe; the center of the universe.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • At the center of the lot, a pickup truck sat with a Pan-African flag draped over the back.
    — Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2023
  • His dunk over Charlotte center Nick Richards in the first half was the highlight of the game.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The cheese and ham is tucked in the center—a small savory surprise.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Fold and pleat the border up and around the carrots, leaving the center open.
    — The View, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The good news for the Clippers is that center Ivica Zubac made the three-game trip.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The football center now plays for the Las Vegas Raiders.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Rentals Skis and snowboards for adults and kids can be rented from the on-site rental center.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2023
  • When Blue retired his number was No. 5 on the center list.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The former Suns' center hasn’t played since Dec. 23 at Golden State.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The state park put roofs over the cars and double-sided wooden bench seats lengthwise down the centers.
    — Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The first two films center on black ops mercenary Tyler Rake (Hemsworth).
    — Charna Flam, Variety, 17 June 2023
  • Goggle straps should come across the center of the back of the head for better performance and comfort.
    — Ambrosia V. Brody, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
  • As Cincinnati grew from a river town to a river city, the center shifted.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Two-way center fielders are one of the most difficult things to find in baseball.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
  • The game centers on a child named Arty who finds himself at his grandmother's house.
    — Athena Aktipis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
  • At the center of the gruesome assembly hangs a white man with a full beard and long brown locks — that must be Jesus of Nazareth, right?
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Even in the center of Gaza City, hundreds of carts add a 19th-century clip-clop to the chaotic traffic.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • On Monday, the hurricane center forecasted about 7 to 11 feet of storm surge for a portion of the coast.
    — Jon Kamp, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Tucker is the second Big Ten football coach to find himself at the center of a scandal in three months.
    — Larry Lage, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Back at the center, one 6-week-old pup is getting stronger after her mother died from the toxin.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The hospital was due to open a new chemotherapy center there next month, Naoum said.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The center of the galette can be filled with sweet or savory ingredients, and the crust is folded up around the edges to encase the filling.
    — Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2023
  • In the 1880s, the opera was the center of the upper crust’s social scene: People would dress in their finest gowns and tiaras and then head to the arts center for a night of live performance.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
  • It’s made with a baffle box construction, which allows the fill to create little puffs in the center.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
  • But there was also a robust market for new ventures with household names at the center of them.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
  • And later on, our exchange offices and data centers got bombed one by one.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024
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center

2 of 2 verb
  • Center the picture on the wall.
  • And this year, there are plenty of viral food trends centered around the big game to try.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Right now, the field is centered a little south west of the northern tip of Greenland.
    — oregonlive, 11 July 2023
  • Punch a third hole on the opposite short side; it should be centered and near the bottom.
    — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
  • To use, simply center the steel base over the offending weed, press the tool into the ground, lean the handle, and pull out the weed.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Hays lined out to center to end the game and Baltimore’s three-game winning streak.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2023
  • This time, the all-black ensemble centered around a statement one-piece.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The 10-by-8-inch work is part of a diptych made up of eight scenes centered on the passion and crucifixion of Christ.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Trump's lawyers have hinted that their defense will center on his free-speech right to claim the election was stolen.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The novelist knew how to center horror and thrills in books aimed toward tweens.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The film centers on a legend that Plovers are the couriers of spring and without them summer won’t come to the northern hemisphere.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The white strands are twisted in opposite directions and anchor the yolk to make sure it's centered in the shell.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Much of Biden’s arguments to dismiss the tax charges center on the months before and after the plea deal fell apart last summer.
    — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Aside from the ease of access, the pockets’ placement centers their weight, improving the overall drape.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Much of the discussion centered around some significant trees on the site.
    — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The drama centers on Miriam whose life is a testament to her love of sign language.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The current trial is the first of five pending legal cases the Prince has launched, most centered around battles with British tabloids.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023
  • In 1973, another strike centered on the emergence of cable.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 1 July 2023
  • The series centers on a family with deep roots in New York law enforcement.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2023
  • So too is the suburban matron whose life centers on her bridge games and her martinis.
    — Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Most of the revelations from the monthslong probe have centered on Hunter Biden’s sordid past.
    — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The story centers on a college graduate named Jaime Reyes, who returns to his hometown of Palmera City.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The film centers on an up-and-coming young athlete who is invited to train with a team’s retiring star, who will be played by Wayans.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Case centered on Jacob Bumpass' phone records Bumpass, then 22, has been described in testimony as a one of Paige's many friends.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 July 2023
  • Some of Thursday's arguments centered on the 1978 statute known as the Presidential Records Act.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Some of Thursday’s arguments centered on the 1978 statute known as the Presidential Records Act.
    — Eric Tucker, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • But his outing might have been different had Jarren Duran caught a two-out fly ball to center by George Springer in the third inning.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The talks from Saturday through Tuesday centered on how to create a board that everyone could trust.
    — Kevin Roose, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • So, this 30-year-old conundrum centered on whether or not these two elements could exist in the same set of numbers.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023
  • That included runners at second and third with two outs in the sixth before Gholston got a lineout to center for the third out.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 3 June 2023

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