How to Use headline in a Sentence

headline

1 of 3 noun

• She only had time to scan the headlines before she had to rush out the door.
• The story of his arrest appeared beneath the headline “Caught!”.
• She has grabbed the headlines by making public accusations of corruption within the government.
• Surprising developments have kept the murder investigation in the headlines for several weeks.
• Click the headlines to read the full stories, and stay safe out there.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2023
• Two stories, for instance, made it to the realm of headlines over the past week.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Aug. 2023
• Over the past two weeks, Taylor Swift has made headlines dozens of times.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
• The news here turns out much better than the headline suggests.
  — Jennifer Nelson Anne Boyer, New York Times, 22 June 2023
• But the Waystar/ATN world of the show is so pertinent, and so in the headlines right now today.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 30 May 2023
• Since the sheriff’s office posted about the skull, it’s made headlines around the world.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
• Posh and Becks, as the tabloids called them—nice short words, great big headlines—were a celebrity match made in heaven.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
• Making movies about things that are ripped from headlines is a slippery slope.
  — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2023
• The plume of the hat covered the Duke of Sussex's face from certain angles, making headlines.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• And in this case, there are several things that happen in the series that were popping up in the headlines.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
• The Times gave the story banner headlines and ten pages of coverage.
  — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• In this week's episode of Friedle’s Pod Meets World podcast, the pair reminisced about the young love that never made headlines.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• Both 'headline' and 'core' inflation were 'as advertised' and thus the Fed is clear to skip and assess.
  — WSJ, 13 June 2023
• At the time, the fight over the family fortune made national headlines.
  — Curbed, 4 Dec. 2023
• Biles posted a screenshot of the article’s headline next to the section on Owens, a safety for the Green Bay Packers.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
• But there’s still bound to be plenty of headlines as the studios tout their upcoming slates to exhibitors.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
• The user linked an article with a matching headline in the post's comments.
  — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
• The short clip has been all over social media with headlines and captions saying Stone waved at Allen.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
• The next season of Home Town Takeover will take viewers to a charming Southern town that doesn’t often make headlines.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
• So you and the Beatles are kind of conjoined, again, in a sense, both making headlines right now, unlikely as that would have been in 2023.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
• Depp was joined by director Maïwenn, who has made her own headlines in the lead-up to this year’s glamorous gathering of movies.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 May 2023
• This is just the most recent flurry of headlines a Weekend with Adele concert has unleashed.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2023
• Zuiker, 54, has been much in the headlines for his real estate doings in recent years.
  — James McClain, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
• Get the latest cases ripped from the headlines sent directly to your email, by subscribing here.
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2023
• The couple’s brief teenage romance has spurred years of headlines, repeatedly stoking the fires of anger against JT from the Britney Army.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
• Colossal has made headlines pursuing the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, and the dodo.
  — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024

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headline

2 of 3 verb

• The band is headlining the music festival.
• Ed Sheeran, the Killers, and Tyler Childers will headline.
  — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 9 Jan. 2024
• Minogue, 55, will be the first performer to headline at the Voltaire venue, which is set to open in November.
  — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 28 July 2023
• When choosing the venue to headline this year’s NYCF, the guys only had one request.
  — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• So while Lamar headlined the bigger end of the park, both artists’ sides were comfortably packed at set time.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2023
• Drake and Usher headlined the third edition of the festival in 2023.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
• This will be his first time headlining at the game, following a guest appearance with the Black Eyed Peas in 2011.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
• On the field: Ehart was named first team All-County each of the last two years and headlines an experienced backline.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
• If memory serves, Ravi Coltrane last headlined here 21 years ago.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
• Doja Cat will headline the last day of weekend one, starting at 10:25 p.m..
  — Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
• The Grammy winner headlined both weekends of Coachella this past spring.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
• That’s not to say, of course, that joining a tour of that scale and duration—even after headlining three of her own—didn’t come with a learning curve.
  — Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
• The Detroit Pistons' summer league roster will be headlined by a lot of new faces — and a few returning ones.
  — Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2023
• The haute date night came shortly after they were spotted at Coachella, where Bad Bunny headlined on day one of the festival.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
• Swift was already the first artist to ever headline five shows at SoFi Stadium, before this fresh addition of a sixth.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 June 2023
• That same year, Rage reunited to headline Coachella and subsequently toured in the years that followed.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
• Woolf’s campaign announced Wednesday that Youngkin will headline an Oct. 6 fundraiser for him.
  — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Arctic Monkeys The fact that the Monkeys are headlining arenas is probably more a sign of how few good rock acts there are these days rather than a sign of how good these guys are.
  — Jim Harrington, SPIN, 8 Nov. 2023
• Your best bet might be attending a high-dollar fundraiser headlined by the president.
  — Ken Thomas, WSJ, 29 June 2023
• On Thursday, the other unstoppable pop icon who headlined a massive tour this year announced the premiere dates of her own concert movie.
  — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
• This year, eight-time Grammy-winning singer Usher will headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
• David Lucas, a major name in the L.A. stand-up scene, started headlining less than a year ago and is steadily selling out venues around the country after building his fan base in Austin.
  — Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• There was real anxiety about the environment in Las Vegas — and there will be again if the Lakers aren’t headlining.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• This time headlines about her as a person seemed to dominate the news, which ultimately could have overshadowed the release of her new album.
  — Rylee Johnston, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2023
• The 76-year-old musician headlined the Glastonbury Festival as his final UK stop on his farewell tour.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 9 July 2023
• On long road trips growing up, one food headlined my family’s snack rotation: grocery store sushi.
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 23 Mar. 2024
• There have been rumors that despite not headlining the series, that Melissa McBride’s Carol may appear at some point after all.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 July 2023
• He’s also brought it to headlining gigs Sonar, Tomorrowland and a residency at Hï Ibiza.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2023
• Minaj — a 2023 Billboard Music Awards finalist for top rap female artist — headlines a packed opening day for the festival.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
• That 1984 production, directed by Holder and headlined by Mills, lasted only a couple of weeks.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024

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headline

3 of 3 adjective

• The band was set to co-headline with country star Brad Paisley.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2021
• To support the album, Mastodon will embark on a co-headline North American tour with Opeth.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2021
• Little known only days earlier beyond the cloistered world of French women’s soccer, her name was suddenly headline news around the world.
  — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021
• The game offered a basket full of headline-worthy developments, but coach Mike Zimmer's decision with two minutes to play will receive the most scrutiny.
  — Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
• China’s headline industrial growth figure, which is released monthly, is of questionable value.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2021
• The band was set to co-headline with country star Brad Paisley.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2021
• To support the album, Mastodon will embark on a co-headline North American tour with Opeth.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2021
• Little known only days earlier beyond the cloistered world of French women’s soccer, her name was suddenly headline news around the world.
  — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021
• The game offered a basket full of headline-worthy developments, but coach Mike Zimmer's decision with two minutes to play will receive the most scrutiny.
  — Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
• China’s headline industrial growth figure, which is released monthly, is of questionable value.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2021
• The band was set to co-headline with country star Brad Paisley.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2021
• To support the album, Mastodon will embark on a co-headline North American tour with Opeth.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2021
• Little known only days earlier beyond the cloistered world of French women’s soccer, her name was suddenly headline news around the world.
  — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021
• The game offered a basket full of headline-worthy developments, but coach Mike Zimmer's decision with two minutes to play will receive the most scrutiny.
  — Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
• China’s headline industrial growth figure, which is released monthly, is of questionable value.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2021

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024