How to Use just in a Sentence

just

1 of 2 adjective

• They got their just punishment for the crime.
• The college treated the allegation with just seriousness.
• All in the cause of the just price, all in the name of David.
  — Christian Lorentzen, Harper's Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
• And in a just world, that would have been the slow-burning banger of 2020.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 May 2022
• The rail workers’ union canceled the strike with just hours to spare.
  — Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• And those words, in the process, abandon hope that his death might lead to a more just world.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 2 June 2020
• It’s not the just pill-and-hole that’s impacting screen size.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 11 May 2022
• To affirm a just cause for Putin’s reprisals, the regime needs to repress the record of Stalin’s.
  — Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
• And the pumpkin spice craze doesn't end at just coffee.
  — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2023
• And over time the rhinestones all turned a green color from just age.
  — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• How this place was still open and why a 3-year-old is now dead just blows my mind.
  — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 10 Aug. 2017
• There’s many things that need to take place, beyond just prayer.
  — al, 1 June 2020
• What a fitting way for Bruce Rollinson, coach of Mater Dei, to get his just deserts.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2022
• Manny Machado reeled it in just feet from the foul pole.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2020
• The chalk finish means this pick can be cleaned with just soap and water.
  — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2023
• The Ravens were unlucky not to recover the fumble just yards from the goal line.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 14 Oct. 2020
• In a just world, 2000 Mules would be the nail in the coffin of D’Souza’s filmmaking career.
  — David Marques, The New Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
• In a just world, this will be the mafia saga by which all other comers would be judged.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
• What stands in the way of progress on financing the just transition?
  — Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• The best genre stories are about more than the just monster that lives under your bed.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2020
• In a just world, finding these converts wouldn’t be too hard.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
• In just moments, kids can slip away and fall into the water.
  — Fox News, 7 Mar. 2023
• Waiting for the just and deserved Christian reward at the end of it all.
  — CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
• From this, a more just and beautiful new world will be born.
  — Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
• That is not supposed to happen in a just and fair court system.
  — Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 5 June 2021
• Hashmall said the deputy took photos of more than just bodies.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022
• But there might be more than just symbolism in play here.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2019
• In just days, the numbers there have soared from a few dozen people to about 2,000, and more keep arriving.
  — Michael D. Shear, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2023
• This is an easy way to create height and visual variance with just books.
  — oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2020
• This is an especially nice feature for young kids, babies, or anyone who runs around in just socks.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024

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just

2 of 2 adverb

• The store has just the tool you need.
• He was just here a minute ago.
• This shirt fits just right.
• I arrived just in time to see him win.
• She called him a liar and told him he was just like all the other men she'd met.
• I was just going to telephone you!
• You have to accept me just as I am.
• She had just returned when he entered.
• She's just finishing a letter, and she'll be with you shortly.
• That's just what I expected.
• They’re just told, well, roll the dice and hope for the best.
  — Jason Kehe, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
• The woohoo-ing and the yippee ki-yays – just don't do it.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2023
• The woo-hooing and the yippee-ki-yay's — just don't do it.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
• The woo-hooing and the yippee-ki-yay’s — just don’t do it.
  — Variety, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2023
• The idea is to just take some time away from your work and recharge.
  — Michelle Gross, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2017
• The woo-hooing and the yippee-ki-yays — just don't do it, okay?
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
• Let’s save us all some time and just go straight to a shootout.
  — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 8 July 2018
• The band has just a few months to find a new guitarist.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
• There’s more to the TV than just the two displays, though.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 15 May 2023
• The Zoom boom isn't just about work calls and meetings, though.
  — Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 22 Dec. 2020
• From the get go there seemed to be just one special girl.
  — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com, 16 Mar. 2022
• So the idea was to man up everywhere and just to be spare in the back.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
• Some of them just don’t want to (be trained to possess firearms).
  — Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 19 Mar. 2018
• The film is wild and raucous and bloody and fun, just like the riding was then.
  — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 12 July 2018
• His absence leaves a hole not just on the field but off.
  — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2020
• The net of that was to just be yourself — and don’t try to please people.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2021
• The leaves all seem to be on the same branch rather than just older or younger leaves.
  — oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
• Maybe Tatum just wasn’t quite ready for the biggest stage.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022
• This is just like those first few episodes with no Glenn.
  — Stephen English, star-telegram, 4 Nov. 2017
• The ship’s over ground speed was recorded at just under 8 mph, Muise said Wednesday evening.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024