How to Use achieve in a Sentence

achieve

verb
  • They achieved high scores on their math tests.
  • We give students the skills they need in order to achieve in college.
  • With much practice, she has achieved a high level of skill.
  • City officials hailed the ban as a way to reduce emissions and achieve the city’s climate goals.
    oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The biggest hurdle might be achieving her larger-than-life hair that has vexed fans and media alike.
    Chiara Kim, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Your values are the fundamental beliefs that guide and motivate you to achieve your goals.
    Joe Hart, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2023
  • My anxieties prior to that were not getting it, and now the world has actually been achieved, and not just an idea.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Finally, the ribbed socks above the ankle achieve a more casual and modern tone in the way that wearing tights never could.
    Marta Martínez Tato, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The trade to the Bears helped Sweat achieve his goal quicker of receiving a contract extension.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Cashmere, wool, and artificial materials can achieve the same shaggy finish too.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The pullback on Disney+ is coming amid an industrywide shift in rethinking the best way to achieve profitability in streaming.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
  • After some years on the streets and at least 80 hospitalizations, Musgrove has managed to help Justin achieve some relief.
    Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Powell included Cox’s passage about the Idaho farm boys and the success that most applicants to Harvard could achieve.
    Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • These funds are essential not just for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement but also for catalysing further private investment in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
    María Mendiluce, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • By the late 1970s, this dream had been largely achieved.
    Rachel Schnalzer Stewart, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • So achieving that balance was part of the fun and challenge of the show.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And to achieve a vibrant pop, gem-like emerald is the way to go.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
  • Set new goals—and make a big deal about achieving them.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Mar. 2024
  • That was nearly triple the score achieved in the same month last year (KRW27 billion).
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 2 Apr. 2023
  • And the whole goal, my whole focus of the company and of me the last few years, has been to achieve that.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2024
  • The South Korean pop group achieves its first top 10 on the chart.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In theory this could be achieved through steep cuts in the cost of its goods sold.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Yes, Halle does slay in this pic (and always) but how does the star achieve such a strong glow?
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • To understand what that means, look at what Arkansans have achieved for the pro-life cause.
    Larry Page, National Review, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The only other music act to achieve this feat is rock band the Rolling Stones.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
  • What’s far less certain is whether the suit will achieve the goals the government has laid out.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
  • Good news: it can easily be achieved with the help of a hair waver.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Being a Chanel bride in the 2000s was one of the highest honors a model could achieve.
    Vulture, 1 May 2023
  • Some film buff pups just achieved a Guinness World Record.
    Allie Hayes, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The late music legend Quincy Jones achieved a long list of accomplishments in his lifetime.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024

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