How to Use task in a Sentence

task

1 of 2 noun

• Our first task is to review the budget.
• Many teams of researchers have tried and failed in the task.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
• So the Help Desk put these new AI tools to the test with common work tasks.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
• This time, a Reds bullpen that has struggled for most of the season was up to the task.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2023
• But the form was available after the IRS finished its task.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2024
• Meanwhile, the law and those charged to uphold it are failing at that task.
  — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
• His tasks are rote at this point, and his movements are well-practiced and smooth.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
• Instead, it’s meant to take menial tasks off your hands.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
• But feeding our elders during a solemn time was a whole new task.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• Young is encouraging others to take part in the task, too.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
• To bring in the supplies required to get them into shelter is a mammoth task.
  — NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
• Their primary task was to capture oil and gas fields that had fallen to ISIS.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• One small system, Google Speech Commands, was used to spot keywords for voice commands, a task where speed might be of the essence.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Aug. 2023
• But deciding on a new head coach isn’t Eberl’s only task.
  — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• Then, the court was faced with the task of notifying everyone once again.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 12 Oct. 2023
• One visit to Zappos’ Gift Guide and that task sorts itself out very quickly.
  — Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2023
• Shopping for a white elephant gift exchange can be a fun but daunting task.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
• Firefighters tried to put out the flames before deciding the sheer size of the structure made the task too dangerous.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• But now the central bank is facing the difficult task of balancing the risk of cutting too soon with the risk of cutting too late.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
• Doing 20 of these tasks at once, for example, is never going to be fun.
  — Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
• Fedir, who drove a tractor and performed other tasks, ruptured two disks in his back that still cause intense pain.
  — Sergii Mukaieliants, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
• With so many people gone for the holidays, my task began to feel like a very fragile, high-stakes Jenga game.
  — Hazlitt, 14 Feb. 2024
• When his family is targeted by a crime lord, Hutch finds his old skills come in handy, though his middle-aged body isn’t quite up to the task.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
• Choosing the best postpartum underwear doesn’t have to be one of those daunting tasks.
  — Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• Spencer started in September 2015 with a lot of optimism but soon grasped the magnitude of the task before her.
  — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Few home maintenance tasks matter more than knowing when and how to clean gutters.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 1 June 2023
• The twins have a list of tasks to complete every morning before playtime begins.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023
• Curating a wardrobe with long-lasting items that perfectly match your style is no easy task.
  — Samantha Jones, goodhousekeeping.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• The contract will also outline the tasks required to complete a transaction.
  — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024
• Dalio’s rules and the impossible task of their codification started to take up much of the hedge fund’s time.
  — Tarpley Hitt, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023

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task

2 of 2 verb

• I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year.
• Mapping the shore and sea floor is just one thing NOAA tasks its workers with.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
• The jury is tasked with deciding whether to find the three guilty on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud.
  — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• The other piece of a project like this is that you’re tasked with enlisting all of your famous friends.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2023
• The group is tasked with a series of clues to help figure out which celebrity their cast mates are related to.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 4 Sep. 2023
• Still behind bars, the Joker is tasked with running the prison’s newspaper.
  — Josh Weiss, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• Izard was tasked with making something good out of whatever was in Kish's kitchen ...
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
• In the episode, Jan is tasked with collecting a package, which leads to a jaw-dropping revelation.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
• Bancel replied that the government is tasked with this decision.
  — Kyla Russell, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
• In the midst of his efforts, he is tasked with mentoring District 12’s tribute and Panem’s favorite, Lucy (Zegler).
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
• Driver was also tasked with playing a baby on a plane ride with the face and mannerisms of … well, Adam Driver on a baby’s body.
  — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• Muñoz is now tasked with encouraging her community to get the new shots.
  — Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2023
• Different coaches tasked with coming to Provo this year tried to make jokes about what awaited them.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
• On one memorable evening, he was tasked with delivering a suit to Sir Roger Moore’s hotel room.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
• Iger has been tasked, once again, with finding someone to replace him before his contract expires in 2026.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
• Jordan Travis will be tasked with ending the Clemson losing streak after throwing for 222 yards and two touchdowns in Week 3.
  — Joe Morgan, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
• Slater was tasked to bring Boq—the love interest of Elphaba’s younger sister, Nessarose—from the stage to the big screen for the forthcoming adaptation.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 July 2023
• The junta also named a new head to the country’s presidential guard, the unit tasked with protecting Bazoum but which detained him last month.
  — Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
• Four Huskies are in foul trouble, including the two big men tasked with defending Edey: Johnson and Clingan both have four fouls.
  — NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
• As the last visible planet in the sky, Saturn is a defining force, tasked with helping create structure and order in your life.
  — Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 11 Aug. 2023
• We were also tasked with scanning and transporting animals from the field that had perished.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• Designers are frequently tasked with new projects that have more-than-speedy deadlines.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
• Second-year coach Billy Napier tasked the 30-year-old Armstrong with cleaning it up.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
• On the afternoon of May 25, Daniels was tasked with climbing the wall to secure a rebar template being hoisted on the other side by three colleagues.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
• While the other women paddled, the future princess was tasked with steering and shouting instructions.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
• And so with less than two days until a shutdown, the legislative leaders tasked with funding the government appear stuck.
  — Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• The working group, which launched last year, had been tasked with reenvisioning a system that is under increasing strain.
  — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 15 Dec. 2023
• Kimora’s girls have been tasked with bringing Baby Phat and its signature cat to a new generation, which is no small feat.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
• Inside the city, the bare-knuckle brawl falls to Wagner, its recruits tasked with suicide dashes at Ukrainian lines to create openings for the rest to follow.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• Denise Randle, who was tasked in 1972 with tracking Howard’s inventory of artifacts, said the truth may not be so scandalous, and the award was likely misplaced.
  — Char Adams, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024