How to Use class in a Sentence

class

1 of 2 noun
  • I have already missed two classes.
  • My class got out early today.
  • Several people in the class are absent today.
  • She is taking a class on psychology.
  • I have an English class this morning.
  • What classes are you taking this semester?
  • There are 20 students in the class.
  • This class is really difficult.
  • The college offers classes in computer programming and engineering.
  • He will be teaching an American history class next semester.
  • Demchenko leads the class up the long flight of stairs to the street — and sunlight.
    Claire Harbage, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Marist’s Stephen Brown is one of the top recruits in Illinois in the 2026 class.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The leather sheath adds a touch of class and protects the stainless-steel blade.
    Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
  • Threads, by contrast, was bright and new, like high school on the first day of class.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • Each week, 24 journalists from across the state will cast their votes for the top-10 teams in each class.
    Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Aeryn Hampton is back in the 2024 recruiting class of the Texas Longhorns.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 8 July 2023
  • Her son, then a third-grader, was in a class of about 30 students.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Our Test Kitchen says this pie is full of old-school Southern class and charm.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
  • Kids with lice can’t attend class in New York City schools.
    Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune Well, 7 Feb. 2024
  • There might not be a better shot creator in this class.
    Bryan Kalbrosky, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2023
  • One of these is the gap between the working class and the professional class.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
  • Tours are free and guests can book classes or private events.
    Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Find your zen at the onsite spa or a daily group yoga class.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The rookie class will be strong and winning that would be meaningful.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The pumpkins create the homey, fall look, but a sleek glass dome adds a touch of class and formality.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Jaylen Brown’s high-school class project dunks were cringeworthy.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Students may keep their phones with them as long as they're powered off and put away during class.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Comfort is king here, and these yoga pants can be dressed up for class or dressed down for lounging at home.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Gonzalez and White were the final two members of New England’s draft class to agree to deals.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Small class size, which was 8 percent of a score a year ago, is a matter of pride for many elite institutions.
    Alan Blinder, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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class

2 of 2 verb
  • I would class that suggestion as helpful, so let's make a note of it.
  • Volunteers drove the students to class in the morning and back home at the end of the day.
    Graciela Mochkofsk, The New Yorker, 27 July 2021
  • The girls wore the mums for up to 12 hours — to class, to a pep rally and on through the game’s final whistle.
    Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • But despite great press, no one came to class at first.
    Amanda Kloots, Time, 3 May 2018
  • One of his teachers had to remind him not to bring his gun to class.
    Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 10 July 2022
  • I’ve seen what classes my kids are signed up for next year.
    Evans Ray, NBC News, 18 June 2017
  • About 13% of wards in the north-east are classed as left-behind, the country’s highest rate.
    The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Tigers are classed as endangered by the World Wildlife Fund.
    Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The students then filed out to class through a door with a crucifix over it.
    Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022
  • This story, though, doesn’t class the movie up so much as weigh it down.
    Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Little girls wear Mary Janes and jumpers to class on the upper part of campus.
    Emma Green, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2019
  • From the standpoint of the society, colors were tied less to gender and more to class.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • Acer has tried to class up the Chromebook 15 with aluminum on the palm rest and top outer shell.
    Jeffrey Van Camp, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Sconces on either side of your front door can really class up the place.
    Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022
  • Utah students bring weapons to class or campus hundreds of times in a school year.
    Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
  • But when Padilla brought the wooden structure to class the next day, the students were amused.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2018
  • While all bugs are insects, not all insects are classed as bugs.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2019
  • The writers go out of their way to class up the couple’s affair, which is rendered in glossy flashback.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • And there’s nothing like a little wainscoting to class up a joint.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Most students weren’t going to class today and many planned to stay away from the speech or protests, Mr. Iglesias said.
    Cameron McWhirter, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Sticky days and muggy days can be classed and quantified as those with dew points of 65 or above.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
  • There’s one in three children who are classed as living in poverty at the moment.
    Sam Rigby, Quartz, 2 Nov. 2019
  • If the subway is a disaster, that’s no excuse for being late, whether to class or a work call.
    New York Times, 18 June 2018
  • Six of those schools reported that at least one bus never showed up to take students to class.
    Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Thankfully, though, Lucas Tousart was there to save the day with a saintly 80th-minute strike to class up the affair.
    SI.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Long mistaken for fungi, they are now classed as a type of amoeba.
    Katia Moskvitch, WIRED, 14 July 2018
  • Monaco's royal twins will be heading off to class with brand-new back-to-school haircuts.
    Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2022
  • But of course, Thierry Mugler’s looks could scarcely ever be classed as ready-to-wear.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Why should this normal life be classed as sacrifice, as pure?
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
  • This simple sewing machine weighs 12 pounds and comes with a handle on top to make carrying it to class a breeze.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023

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