How to Use now in a Sentence

now

1 of 3 adverb

• Now's the time for action.
• He knows now that he was wrong.
• Police have now identified the man who they believe stole the car.
• I'm feeling much better now, thank you.
• I love you now and I'll love you forever.
• Scientists now believe that the bones belong to a different species of reptile.
• We were having trouble before, but everything's okay now.
• The first five episodes of the series are now available.
  — Breanna Bell, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
• The Man now, the guy in big boy pants, in the captain’s chair, calling the shots.
  — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
• There's still plenty of time to act now and stay ahead of the trend.
  — Matthew Lieberman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
• The six children who were kept on the farm are now all young adults.
  — Mike Corder, Star Tribune, 18 Feb. 2021
• And now one of the most iconic of all time is set to go up for grabs.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 May 2021
• Some of that harm is now baked in for centuries to come.
  — Author: Eric Roston, Akshat Rathi, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2021
• And now the shoes have popped up all over the spring runways.
  — New York Times, 10 June 2021
• This now holds most true in the worlds of fashion and beauty.
  — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 4 July 2022
• But the world is now already two-thirds of the way to breaching the tipping point.
  — Punit Renjen For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
• As of now, the goal would be to film the production in Detroit.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2017
• And now she was stuck in the Cairo airport with no passport.
  — Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021
• People love Kiehl's, and now is your chance to see why, and for way less.
  — Amanda Tarlton, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2020
• The idea of the script at the time was to do it about something that was happening now.
  — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 Aug. 2022
• Those failures are in the past, and is now just so much spilt milk under the bridge.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• Gabrielle Union is now the latest celebrity to get in on the miniskirt trend.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2022
• The couple, who now live in Hanover, have three children.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 29 Jan. 2022
• My husband of 1-1/2 years has now joined not one but two bands.
  — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
• And in turn, that’s now led to a series of successions.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
• Both teams have eight shots now in what has become a very back and forth game.
  — oregonlive, 13 July 2020
• Our children are adults now but were quite young at the time of our divorce.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2021
• But now, as a member of the 40-man roster, Rafaela no longer observes the game as a fan.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
• And, of course, our practices are cut down now, one padded practice a week and that kind of thing.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022
• And now the support is coming from the highest office in the land.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 July 2022

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now

2 of 3 noun

• The kids are supposed to be in bed by now.
• She's due back a week from now.
• Things are fine for now.
• A lot of things can happen between now and then.
• That's enough for now, but we may need some more later.
• Fifty years from now you'll be telling your grandchildren about this day.
• From now on, no one can use my car without my permission.
• We'll be here from now until November.
• The Grateful Dead were about creating a bunch of fantastic nows.
  — Karen Bliss, Billboard, 2 June 2017
• Parallels between Miller’s then and latter-day nows have never been hard to reach for.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2016
• Remember when see-now-buy-now was fashion’s hottest buzzword?
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2017
• For now, all of the remaining designers who have implemented see-now-buy-now fashion shows are planning to go forward with them, at least in the short term.
  — Jessica Iredale | Wwd, latimes.com, 31 Mar. 2017
• There will also be a Tommy x Zendaya capsule collection to drop in a see-now-buy-now runway show in February.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2018
• The see-now-buy-now collection maintained Tommy Hilfiger’s signature red, white, and blue theme as well, plus racing stripes this season.
  — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 25 Feb. 2018
• Not only that, her son, Miles, is gay, which at first was problematic given their Southern-religious upbringing but nows seems to be OK.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 15 June 2018
• The see-now-buy-now collection included jewelry, eyewear, shoes and clothing.
  — Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2019
• Model 3 now has improved ride comfort, lower wind noise & many other small improvements.
  — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 22 May 2018
• Bailey has overseen many innovations at Burberry, including implementing a see-now-buy-now runway show and combining the men’s and women’s shows.
  — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 31 Oct. 2017
• The kids are supposed to be in bed by now.
• She's due back a week from now.
• Things are fine for now.
• A lot of things can happen between now and then.
• That's enough for now, but we may need some more later.
• Fifty years from now you'll be telling your grandchildren about this day.
• From now on, no one can use my car without my permission.
• We'll be here from now until November.
• The Grateful Dead were about creating a bunch of fantastic nows.
  — Karen Bliss, Billboard, 2 June 2017
• Parallels between Miller’s then and latter-day nows have never been hard to reach for.
  — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2016
• Remember when see-now-buy-now was fashion’s hottest buzzword?
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2017
• For now, all of the remaining designers who have implemented see-now-buy-now fashion shows are planning to go forward with them, at least in the short term.
  — Jessica Iredale | Wwd, latimes.com, 31 Mar. 2017

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now

3 of 3 adjective

• But did this really happen between the now king and queen?
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2022
• And three months after that, Lodge proposed to his now-wife in December 2021.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2022
• In a new interview with People, the now cancer-free actor shared more about that time in his life.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2022
• Three months after news broke of their split, Lodge proposed to his now-wife in December 2021.
  — Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
• His health has been dicey, and decline could be sudden, but the now package is very impressive.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• And after his affair with his now-wife Camilla came to light, his public image took a hit.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022
• Barker recently got over his fear of flying, crediting much of the change to his now-wife.
  — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2022
• Cosmetics is a part of their TikTok viral putty line as a follow-up to the now fan fave Putter Primer.
  — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 5 Aug. 2022
• Brandon was married to his now-ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.
  — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 11 June 2020
• In America, the story has been transplanted to Boston and its now coyotes who can be heard throughout the night.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 18 Nov. 2022
• Babyface had shared the house with his now ex-wife, Nicole Pantenburg — the two finalized their divorce in February of this year.
  — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
• And, also, people were touched to see the now prince and princess of Wales spend nearly an hour meeting with people outside Windsor Castle.
  — CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022
• Following Kylie's announcement of her son's arrival, the now mom of two was showered with love from friends and family.
  — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 9 Feb. 2022
• In an update to her now-solo pledge posted on Wednesday, French Gates adjusted that promise.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022
• After divorcing Torrei in 2011, Hart married his now-wife Eniko Hart.
  — Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
• Even the film’s fight between the influencer and her boyfriend over who’ll pay a dinner check comes from an argument Östlund had with his now-wife early in their relationship.
  — Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
• Tom Brady is forever grateful to his friend for introducing him to his now-wife Gisele Bündchen.
  — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 29 Sep. 2021
• Sanchez came to the United States with his now-wife Patricia Osorio and several of her family members in 2000.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
• Charles, of course, was having an affair with his now-wife Camilla Parker Bowles, but Diana had relationships, too.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Nov. 2022
• In November of that same year, Chigvintsev proposed to his now-wife, and a pregnancy announcement came just two months later.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
• The story, which ran in 2018, detailed the actor's allegedly contentious relationship with his now-ex-wife, Amber Heard.
  — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2020
• San Diegans are clamoring for an end to the now year-old lockdown restriction as coronavirus cases taper off.
  — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
• Sheeran also sparked a relationship with his now-wife Cherry Seaborn at this exact party.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2022
• Yet earlier this year, Schorer stood with his now-husband, Ariel Meiri, under the chuppah in a ceremony that didn’t look too different from the ones his brothers and sisters had.
  — Josefin Dolsten, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Oct. 2020
• The new songs are full of personal, emotional lyrics about Sam's life over the past several years, including his reconnection with his now-wife, Hannah Lee Fowler.
  — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 12 Apr. 2020
• In the pic, Cardi and Offset gaze lovingly at their newborn son, who is hidden behind a blue blanket, as the now mother of two sits underneath a Louis Vuitton blanket in her hospital bed.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Sep. 2021
• Shortly after announcing that breakup, Brett took to Instagram to share a tribute to his now-ex girlfriend that celebrated their lasting friendship.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
• Askey previously lived in Vancouver and grew close with people working in harm reduction on the Downtown Eastside (including his now-wife).
  — WIRED, 13 Feb. 2023
• Chauvin and his now ex-wife, Kellie Chauvin, were charged in July 2020 on multiple counts of underreporting and failing to pay Minnesota state taxes.
  — Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
• But did this really happen between the now king and queen?
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 9 May 2024