How to Use participate in a Sentence

participate

verb
  • Most people joined the game, but a few chose not to participate.
  • The aim then was to try to get other brands to participate.
    Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
  • In that case, the ninth-place team had to be within four games of the eighth-place team in the standings in order to participate.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The league did not find that the players who participated in the game were not playing to win.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The public was invited to participate in the Big Help Out on the day off.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • This is the first time Tribeca has participated in Art Basel.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Rougeau said his school has struggled with whether to participate in the rankings or not.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Each round lasts about 15 minutes, and up to four players can participate at a time.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Vivi and Hyunjin did not participate in the original case, but have since left the label as well.
    Vulture, 16 June 2023
  • More than 25 years after the record, the group actively participate in a group chat, sharing Texas high school track news and more.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
  • My way of participating was to ask follow-up questions to learn more about them.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2023
  • The teams participated in live-fire drills and hand-to-hand combat and learned how to handle roadside bombs, the biggest threat from Al-Shabaab.
    Rupa Palla, NBC News, 9 July 2023
  • Women and laypeople are participating in the meeting for the first time.
    Ruth Graham Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • One of the students who participated in Mack’s last two plays has since been released from the center and is doing well.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
  • While Jagger is English and unable to participate in the U.S elections, some of his children are able to vote.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • More than 1,000 people have been charged with participating in the attack on the Capitol.
    Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Both Feniger and Lachman will participate in a Q&A before the screening.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In keeping with tradition, the top prospects in the NFL draft participated in a youth football event Wednesday and then met on the field with the media.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Hamadeh was invited to be on the program but did not participate.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Close to 200 children participated in the camp and everyone left with a T-shirt and at least one hand-off or pass from Jennings.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 10 July 2023
  • How to play Powerball To participate in the Powerball game, players can purchase a ticket for $2 per play.
    Doc Louallen, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The farms must participate in a workplace and farmworker study.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • Please thank everyone who participated in this for their time and for you for reading this far.
    Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Kent Nicholas, the organizer of the event, doesn’t let just anyone participate.
    Adam Skolnick, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • Most of the programs offer stipends to students who participate.
    Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The state of Arizona doesn't adjust its clocks and observes standard time year round, although the Navajo Nation does participate in the time change.
    Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Instead, Bright Path pitches deals to its network of investors who elect to participate or not.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Another way to participate is to take a quick survey at losgatosthrives.org.
    Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • Tensions came to a head when the union announced on Monday that participating members of the bargaining unit had unanimously voted to authorize a strike.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Lee will also participate in the festival’s In Conversation strand alongside other big names such as Viola Davis, who is being honored.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024

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