How to Use now in a Sentence

now

adverb
Definition of nownext
Synonyms for nownext
  • Now's the time for action.
  • He knows now that he was wrong.
  • Police have now identified the man who they believe stole the car.
  • I'm feeling much better now, thank you.
  • I love you now and I'll love you forever.
  • Scientists now believe that the bones belong to a different species of reptile.
  • We were having trouble before, but everything's okay now.
  • The first five episodes of the series are now available.
    — Breanna Bell, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Some of that harm is now baked in for centuries to come.
    — Author: Eric Roston, Akshat Rathi, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The six children who were kept on the farm are now all young adults.
    — Mike Corder, Star Tribune, 18 Feb. 2021
  • And now one of the most iconic of all time is set to go up for grabs.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 May 2021
  • And now the shoes have popped up all over the spring runways.
    — New York Times, 10 June 2021
  • This now holds most true in the worlds of fashion and beauty.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 4 July 2022
  • There's still plenty of time to act now and stay ahead of the trend.
    — Matthew Lieberman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The idea of the script at the time was to do it about something that was happening now.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Aug. 2022
  • But the world is now already two-thirds of the way to breaching the tipping point.
    — Punit Renjen For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Those failures are in the past, and is now just so much spilt milk under the bridge.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And now she was stuck in the Cairo airport with no passport.
    — Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021
  • Both teams have eight shots now in what has become a very back and forth game.
    — oregonlive, 13 July 2020
  • Our children are adults now but were quite young at the time of our divorce.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2021
  • And now the support is coming from the highest office in the land.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 July 2022
  • So now is the time to hatch a plan to get your personal finances back on track.
    — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2020
  • As of now, the goal would be to film the production in Detroit.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Gabrielle Union is now the latest celebrity to get in on the miniskirt trend.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2022
  • My mom and dad are now divorced and live in separate homes.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Because of this, games are now scheduled throughout the week.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The Man now, the guy in big boy pants, in the captain’s chair, calling the shots.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
  • But things haven’t been looking up for job seekers for some time now.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Here are some of the most notable efforts that are now underway.
    — Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The couple, who now live in Hanover, have three children.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 29 Jan. 2022

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