How to Use deposit in a Sentence

deposit

1 of 2 verb
  • The taxi deposited us at the train station.
  • Please deposit your things in your room and return to the hotel lobby.
  • Your paycheck will be automatically deposited into your account.
  • I deposited over $3,000 this afternoon.
  • But what about those savers with fewer funds to deposit?
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Game over, please deposit 25 cents.
    — Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Pick up a rock to take home and paint, then come back to deposit it as a part of the trail.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Users cannot place bets or deposit money through the platform.
    — Jon Stojan, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Use a large spoon to scoop flour out of the bag and deposit it in a measuring cup.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Lead has been picked up by the wind and deposited in other sections of the city.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This is one in which the user deposits cash that serves as its’ purchase limit.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The birds enjoy the berries and deposit them to grow in other areas of your yard.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The first is to dig a little pit, commonly called a cat hole, and deposit your poop in there.
    — B. Derrick Taff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The check had already been deposited.
    — Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The algae is raked or scooped up with tractors and deposited in the sand farther up the beach.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Eggs usually are deposited in an open wound.
    — Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The owner deposits an amount with an insurer.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Taxpayers can use it to deposit their refunds in up to three accounts.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Rain helps pull particles out of the air, depositing them back on the ground and surfaces.
    — Armin Sorooshian, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The law requires a prime minister to record and deposit state gifts with the state treasury.
    — Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The waves are depositing large amounts of debris and causing road closures.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The baseball was left over the plate and Caglianone deposited it into the right-field seats.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Some will pay via the form of gift cards, while others will pay you with funds deposited into your bank account.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Funds deposited into your account may be subject to holds.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Funds deposited into your account may be subject to holds.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
  • They also may be deposited by the flies on mucous membranes like the inside of the nose or mouth.
    — Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This is done by depositing color ink into the lips and along the lip line to improve the overall look.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Snow piles grew even faster where strong winds had swept the powder over ridgelines and deposited it on north-facing slopes.
    — Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The next step was to collect sand samples at different depths to find out when those sands were deposited.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Any wild animal that passes through can deposit these biting insects on your lawn.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 May 2026

deposit

2 of 2 noun
  • Our records show that she made a large deposit to her account earlier in the month.
  • If you return that empty soda can, you'll get back the five-cent deposit you paid when you bought the soda.
  • He had surgery to remove calcium deposits from his knee.
  • Their company has discovered new oil deposits below the ocean floor.
  • The rental car company requires a deposit for drivers under the age of 25.
  • These are deposits not loaned out.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • In some places, salt deposits were found up to 1 km thick.
    — Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The state would be the first with such a deposit limit.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
  • Most places pay by the pound at a fraction of the deposit.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Click to sign up and make an initial deposit.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Brown spots in eggs, known as meat spots, are caused by protein deposits.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Dogs and cats leave other deposits.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Contents of a safe deposit box.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Which one of these places can claim to have the largest oil deposit on the planet?
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The interest rate is the base rate a bank pays on your deposit.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • To guard against this, banks don’t lend out 100% of their deposits.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s hoping Adam can get some of his deposits back.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But then the deposits increased.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The entire amount of your opening deposit will be matched with a bonus.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The entire amount of your initial deposit will be matched with a bonus.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Hard water leaves white deposits on glass that can etch the surface.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • The treasury said most of the items come from safe deposit boxes.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Dogs aren’t likely to make deposits inside a tall pot.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Both have some of the world's richest deposits of potash and phosphate.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • My bank account was happy to see that deposit.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The next step will be to make your initial deposit of at least $10.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • All in a place where people are living atop vast deposits of coal, oil and gas.
    — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • All in a place where people are living atop vast deposits of coal, oil and gas.
    — Margie Mason, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • All in a place where people are living atop vast deposits of coal, oil, and gas.
    — CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Set up a new user profile and make a cash deposit of $5 or more.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025

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