How to Use same in a Sentence

same

adjective
  • She gave the same answer as before.
  • He eats the same breakfast every day.
  • The same thing happened to me yesterday.
  • The words “their” and “there” are pronounced in exactly the same way but spelled differently.
  • That same year, the British signed a treaty with Egypt.
    Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The night was warm, same as always, and the streets were crowded.
    Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
  • That same year, Shoob took control of the jail away from the sheriff at the time.
    Ben Brasch, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • In that same tune, our skills in the kitchen are no exception.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024
  • This year, those same seats saw a slight uptick to $3,310 for nine Panthers home games.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • That same goal guided the development of the laws of war.
    Amanda Taub, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Those same providers are now readying for a second wave.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
  • That same month, her campaign paid nearly $8,500 for a stay at the Ritz-Carlton.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 15 May 2023
  • The Angels will not be making this same mistake with Ohtani for sure.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
  • And maybe giving a young girl who looks like me that same promise of power.
    Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
  • Those same cameras can also put the people who own them at risk.
    Heather Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2023
  • That same day, officers were called to the Dearborn home on the sixth block of Carlyle Court at about 1:30 p.m., but the suspect got away.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Neal was one of the 21 freshmen from that same class joining Kansas football.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
  • On Friday and Saturday, this same storm system will move east and bring stormy weather to the rest of the Gulf Coast states.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Kelly, 52, is makeup-free and giving the camera that same look.
    Women's Health, 16 May 2023
  • That same year, a few miles away, a crew of workers began construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
    Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Late that same year, the Ferrari was bought by British engineer and sports-car builder Donald Healey.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Later that same month, Duhamel and González went their separate ways.
    Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
  • That same year, Darin was also presented as the first-ever best new artist.
    Carly Breit, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • In the three months since, she’s seen that same show play out 19 more times at different shows across North America.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This same defense allowed the Utes to gain a season-high 482 yards while equaling their season high in points.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • That same year, the Boston City Council voted to form a reparations task force.
    Janie Har, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Now, that same homeowner can get money from the agency to make up the difference.
    Rebecca Santana, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
  • That is, whether the braggart was of the same gender or same race as the observer didn’t influence our results.
    Kelly Nault, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Naim Qassem, Hezbollah’s second in command, gained a blue checkmark that same month.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024
  • That same day, James thanked everyone for their support.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 29 July 2023

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