How to Use their in a Sentence

their

adjective

• The birds have left their nest.
• The trees have all shed their leaves.
• All the furniture in their house is brand-new.
• They are on friendly terms with their neighbors.
• The students are seeking to exercise their rights.
• Their artwork is on display at the museum.
• He was angry because of their arriving late.
• Did the Cleveland Browns make a mistake not putting Shon Coleman in their lineup as a rookie last season?
  — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 27 May 2017
• The birds in the tree out front renew their chirping and tittering; the waitress resumes filling the saltshakers.
  — Mike Sager, Esquire, 30 Oct. 2006
• The thunderous thud of thousands of men beating their chests and chanting in unison echoed amid skyscrapers, while mourners clad in black sobbed.
  — Maria Abi-Habib, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2016
• With the Diamondbacks playing well, club officials decided to test the idea for this slice of their schedule.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 27 May 2017
• Many malls, for example, require that their Santas have real beards.
  — Matthew Kempner, ajc, 8 Dec. 2016
• Pictured are attendees documenting the visit with their phones.
  — Cindy Ellen Russell, Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii's News Leader, 25 Dec. 2016
• Official letter grades will be released in fall 2018 unless local school and district leaders are successful in their continued efforts to lobby lawmakers to abandon this new A-through-F system.
  — Shelby Webb, Houston Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2017

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