How to Use through in a Sentence

through

1 of 3 preposition

• He hit the nail through the wood.
• He just walked through the door.
• I looked through the window.
• She could see a figure through the fog.
• The bullet had gone through his hand.
• The security guards pushed their way through the crowd.
• She looked through the binoculars.
• The Morning Show star tries to play it off, but the actor sees right through it.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
• The deal is available on voyages from now through April 2026.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024
• Thread one end through the basket and twist the wire back on itself.
  — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
• Spellwork is on view from Nov. 9 through Dec. 23, clampart.com.
  — Gisela Williams Elissa Suh Caitie Kelly Roxanne Fequiere Angela Koh Jinnie Lee, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• The crab should be heated through in about six minutes.
  — Coastal Living, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
• Made to last, these coats are going to get your through the next years of tundras to come.
  — Gaby Keiderling, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2023
• Paved paths wind through the trees and partially around the 4½ acre lake, which draws geese, ducks and turtles.
  — Barbara Ruben, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
• The film explores the employment scenario in Nepal through the eyes of a postal worker.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
• Some high clouds may blur the show a bit in western-most New England (the Berkshires up through Vermont).
  — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
• The deal was announced as Israeli forces were working their way through northern Gaza and across the Gaza Strip.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
• While the goal is to get it through food first, a supplement can help fill in where diet is lacking.
  — Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2023
• All turned themselves in and, through their attorneys, denied the charges.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
• Looking for gear to get you through your last winter workouts?
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2023
• Don't just grab a conventional cup of coffee to get you through the day.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2023
• Scroll through for the best street style looks to use as inspiration below.
  — Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2023
• Paired with my favorite linen swim cover-up, the first suit alone could have gotten me through my seven-day cruise.
  — Terri Peters, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
• This is true from tough environments through to the boardroom.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
• Thank you Lord for carrying us through a whole year and every day after this.
  — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• Just down the hall lies the extensive living room with access to one of the terraces through multiple french doors.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• The duo set fire to one house, shoot an encroaching dog, and shoot another old man through a darkened screen.
  — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
• Relive them and more through the work of L.A. Times photographers.
  — Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• At the same time, the EU is seeking to push through stringent nature and agricultural laws as part of its Green Deal to make the bloc climate-neutral by 2050.
  — Raf Casert, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
• But through the darkness, she’s also seen good from the people of Metropolis.
  — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024

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through

2 of 3 adverb

• Read the essay through and tell me what you think.
• The nail went completely through.
• We'll never get through—the mud is too deep.
• Let these people go through, please.
• It snowed heavily, but we made it through.
• The package was shipped through to New Orleans.
• The skin will be crisp by the time the chicken is cooked through.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2023
• Musk said there was pressure on Putin to see the fight through.
  — Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
• The bridge, which stands 23 feet above the water, swings open to allow boats to pass through.
  — Paul Berger, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2023
• Scroll through, read some of the brand's vivid descriptions of their scents, and pick one that speaks to you.
  — Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 17 Oct. 2023
• But Hall threw down a dunk and then finished strong through for a three-point play.
  — Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
• There hadn’t been enough time to talk the measure through, some people said.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
• The new film, co-written by Jon Spaihts, still doesn’t make it all the way through.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
• The video shows several groups cut through the fence and wave a pickup truck through.
  — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
• The threat for severe weather will end after the line of storms moves through.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 3 Mar. 2023
• Roll out too thin of a skin or pinch an imperfect crimp and the broth will leak through.
  — Clarissa Wei, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• But on this one, more light peeks through and sometimes even shines.
  — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
• Because these are all things that a lot of people walk through.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2023
• But Ajax had made it through, and built itself a place in a game that many felt had moved out of its reach.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Both teams were quick to get points on the board early in the game, but LSU were able to hold onto their lead all the way through.
  — Jacob Linden, Redbook, 5 Apr. 2023
• But that can also give recruiters more noise to sift through.
  — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
• Wind will also begin to pick up as this storm moves through.
  — Nicholas Merianos, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
• As a reward, that unit was excused from long wind sprints the losing sides had to push through.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024
• The only way to get out was to stay laser focused on her goal and keep blasting her way through.
  — Sara Harrison, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
• Your goal should be to boil them only as long as necessary to heat them all the way through.
  — Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
• The audience decides who stays on the stage and who leaves partway through.
  — Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
• Sperm can’t get through the filter, but semen, a liquid, can still pass through.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
• Despite the strong acting, through, the pacing seems a little off.
  — Pat Padua, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Reheat leftovers in a 300-degree F oven or in the microwave, until hot all the way through.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
• They were never developed to do this like you guys are going through.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024

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through

3 of 3 adjective

• Is this a through road?
• The left lane is for through traffic only.
• If you're through using the phone, I'd like to use it next.
• I'm not through yet. I have one more topic to discuss.
• Grab your feast in the drive-through lane or opt for the walk-up window.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• The three were in synch again in the 66th when Griezmann launched Messi with a through ball.
  — Joseph Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
• That’s the through line between the riots of last summer, Jan. 6 and now.
  — New York Times, 5 Jan. 2022
• That was the through line throughout the entire filming process.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2022
• Barnwell Road will also have a through lane and a right-hand turn lane.
  — Arielle Kass, ajc, 28 June 2018
• The car then went from the through lane into the left-hand turn lane without its turn signal.
  — cleveland, 11 Dec. 2019
• Its step-through frame, which placed the fuel tank under the seat, made saddling up a snap.
  — Popular Science, 12 Apr. 2020
• While the over-the-top costumes were vast and varied last night, there was a through line between them all.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2021
• The rift will be a through line this season, Fogelman said.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2020
• But they weren't finished -- the group pulled through the drive-through lane and threw an empty can through its window.
  — Kendall Trammell and Deanna Hackney, CNN, 3 Sep. 2019
• This metaphor provides a through line throughout the entire episode.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
• With less than a minute in the first half, Somers laced a through ball from 40 yards out to Dhamo, who tucked the ball into the left corner for a 1-0 lead.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• A drive-through lane would serve motorists who order take-out.
  — Fred Swegles, Orange County Register, 30 May 2017
• Antoine Hoppenot netted his first goal of the season off a through ball from Speedy Williams in the 28th minute.
  — Kelly Ward, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2020
• Michel and Pereyra both fired shots on frame in the opening minute and Akindele muffed a one-on-one with a keeper off a through ball from Pereyra.
  — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 8 Oct. 2019
• Blum said education has been a through line of her life.
  — Stephanie García, baltimoresun.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• Danny Rose gets a through ball on the left from Jordan Henderson and gets off a clean shot.
  — Andrew Das, New York Times, 5 July 2018
• The new location features a new dining area, bigger drive-through lane and state-of-the-art kitchen.
  — Bob Bong, Daily Southtown, 18 Aug. 2017
• Arriving at Union depot we were compelled to wait an hour for the through train to Cape May.
  — Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2022
• Glaude said that in Baldwin’s nearly 7,000 pages of writing the demand for honesty is the through line.
  — USA Today, 23 Feb. 2021
• Drake’s frustration and fatigue have been something of a through line in his art.
  — Juan Vidal, Billboard, 29 June 2018
• For the crew, the challenge was to embrace change, while still maintaining a through line from seasons past.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 20 Nov. 2019
• Burst made an impact long before her first goal, which came in the 68th minute off a through ball from senior Brooke Javier.
  — Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
• Two minutes later, though, Quioto ran around right back Graham Zusi to pick up a through ball.
  — Matthew Futterman, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2017
• Bedoya sprung Burke with a through ball that split two Red Bulls defenders, and the Jamaican striker hit a cool, low shot.
  — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 16 June 2018
• The second goal came in the 65th, when the Norwegian timed his run perfectly to meet a through ball from Kevin de Bruyne and then used his left foot to slot the ball inside the far corner.
  — Mattias KarÉn, ajc, 7 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024