How to Use contain in a Sentence

contain

verb

• The movie contains something for both children and adults.
• The room was barely big enough to contain everyone who came to the meeting.
• State health officials have succeeded in containing the virus.
• The article contains information on how to plan your retirement.
• The book contains over 200 recipes.
• The upload contained two photos of the small white dog.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• Be sure to use straw and not hay, which contains many weed seeds.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
• The fire department then placed a boom in the river to contain the spill.
  — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
• Kyung Hee did the thing with her hands in front of her mouth, to contain her laughter.
  — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
• The video does not contain audio and the student's face has been blurred.
  — Caroll Alvarado, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
• In that case, the cover is enough to contain the foam or bead filling.
  — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
• This post contains spoilers for the first five episodes of The Witcher season 3.
  — Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 June 2023
• The law contains an exemption for chains that bake bread and sell it as a stand-alone item.
  — Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2024
• Close blinds, curtains and doors to contain the cooler air.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
• Sofia: They’re just supposed to contain water and bring it to your mouth!
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 May 2023
• The wallet contained the man’s bank card, EBT card, appointment cards, and $21.
  — Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
• Much of the law is contained in the Geneva Conventions, which most countries and states have agreed to abide by.
  — Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
• This post contains details from Dancing With the Stars Week 9.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
• The affidavit did not contain any details about who the owners were on the ID chips.
  — Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
• The blaze was 0 percent contained, the fire department said.
  — NBC News, 28 June 2023
• One eight-ounce cup of green tea contains 30–50 milligrams of caffeine.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• There was an Israeli narrative that Gaza had been contained, but the West Bank had not.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2024
• If Salpointe can contain the run, expect Salpointe to come out on top.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2022
• Narcotics agents think the colors are meant to signal that the pills contain fentanyl.
  — Tyler Remmel, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
• Each notebook is, in essence, a folder that can contain up to 50 content items.
  — Roger Dooley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
• This post contains spoilers from the Thursday, May 16 episode of Grey's Anatomy.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
• This end contains the femur and pelvic bone, which can be challenging to carve around.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2024
• On Thursday, the district released the memo Carvalho had sent to the board Wednesday night, which contained the same list of schools.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
• The song contains both rock and rap elements and won the Golden Globe earlier this year.
  — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
• The key difference is that turmeric contains only a small amount of curcumin.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 3 Mar. 2025

Last Updated: 18 Mar 2025