How to Use venture in a Sentence

venture

1 of 2 verb
  • We ventured out into the woods.
  • The pups never ventured far from home.
  • The group's lead singer is now venturing on a solo career.
  • He nervously ventured out onto the ice.
  • It's important to plan carefully before venturing on a long journey.
  • The company is venturing into the computer software industry.
  • In 1963, the group left Hawkins to venture out on their own.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
  • In the video, the bear stands in the doorway and doesn’t venture too far into the store.
    Michael Hollan, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • But, amid the rain, only the hardcore will venture away from the fire in the lodge.
    Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The handful of ushers on hand did not venture out of the shade.
    NBC News, 24 July 2021
  • This was the burial of some shaman who, when the hunters ventured near, had turned to a slab of stone.
    The Economist, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Fortune has reached out to venture and growth firms on the list.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The book does not venture to name these, and the descriptions are scant.
    Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Want to venture a guess how many brine shrimp grebes eat in one day?
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Castilla would venture out with Miller to the desert and watch him ride his dirt bike.
    Melissa Etehad, latimes.com, 14 Oct. 2017
  • The caller was concerned the alpaca would venture out on the road.
    Star Tribune, 9 Jan. 2021
  • Don’t venture on without at least trying to find the words from the clues.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • Then venture onto 24 miles of trails to check out the views, or spend the day fishing.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Her father likes to venture out and learn about things.
    Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The park will also be open for non-drivers, who want to venture around the park grounds.
    Brayden Garcia, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Faber’s rhetoric is stronger than most CEOs will venture.
    Cassie Werber, Quartz at Work, 9 Dec. 2019
  • True to form, much of the musing ventured away from root causes.
    Justin Sherman, Wired, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Or venture out from your bungalow to lounge by one of the two pools.
    Kimber Westphall, Dallas News, 22 July 2019
  • The result is that people with or from means are freer to venture.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
  • Once your cat accepts the harness and leash, the next step is to venture outside.
    Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 31 July 2020
  • Those who venture out in the afternoon may get lucky and not need them.
    oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2021
  • That changing climate has pushed some of them to venture south in search of food.
    Fox News, 19 June 2019
  • As for when Callie will open, Swikard isn’t ready to venture a guess.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Players are known to venture up to patients' rooms to hang out and play video games.
    Adam Hensley, Star Tribune, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The future, an ancient sage might venture, is wide open to the vagaries of fate.
    Win McCormack, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
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venture

2 of 2 noun
  • The veteran venture firm last raised a fund of the same size in 2016.
    Katie Roof, Bloomberg.com, 15 Sep. 2020
  • In the 23-track project, the star ventures into rock, reggae and pop.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • This was a fun and unique business venture unlike any in the area.
    Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 1 June 2018
  • Across the state and to the mountains in the west, another venture is making strides.
    Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2019
  • The next goal for his restaurant venture is to franchise it.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • That’s often his only venture out of the house all day.
    Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2021
  • In their past two games, the Colts have scored two touchdowns in eight ventures inside the red zone.
    Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Rock fans love it when bands feel, look and sound like a gang and not just a business venture.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 20 Jan. 2022
  • He’s even blown off plans with Kevin to focus on this new venture.
    Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Will this new business venture be a slam dunk for Oreo?
    Joey Skladany, PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Lots of joint ventures—in the legal sense—are being signed abroad.
    The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • The sandwich venture was only one of Sam’s side projects.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2020
  • There were plenty of lessons on which to draw in his newest venture.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Unlearning old habits and learning new tricks – that’s part of the fun of this new venture.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
  • This trip to my house was my mom’s first venture out since March, save the drive-through pharmacy.
    Karina Bland, azcentral, 9 June 2020
  • Law is weary of his name being tied to his business ventures.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Beer is the palace's newest venture, just confirmed this week.
    Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 9 May 2021
  • To say that this venture is against the grain is an understatement.
    Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
  • These options could include a sale of the business or a joint venture, the paper says.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 July 2023
  • The event set the stage for the vision the owners have for their latest real estate venture.
    Zach McKenzie, Chron, 15 June 2021
  • But the hype was drowned out by the release of Spears’s memoir and his pursuit, once again, of a solo venture.
    Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But the venture proved to be too much, and Monk declared bankruptcy and got a divorce.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In all, some 20 participants joined part or all of the venture.
    Paul Sereno, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Jace opened up about his new business venture with Seventeen.com.
    Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 13 Jan. 2018
  • This aspect is what makes the venture most exciting to Wu.
    Elizabeth Denton, Allure, 14 Dec. 2020
  • The state would be playing the role of venture capitalist.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Despite moving on from the tech giant after eight years to found his own venture, mBed, the two stayed in touch.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The three companies will each share one-third ownership in the joint venture.
    Joe Reedy, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
  • This marks just one of the many moves in Hill’s long list of business ventures post his NBA career, which amassed him more than $100 million.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Nov. 2023
  • One of the key aspects of Mancini’s venture is its focus on mental health.
    Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023

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