How to Use establish in a Sentence

establish

verb
  • The film established her as a star.
  • The word is now established as part of the English language.
  • As a young doctor he worked hard to establish himself in the community.
  • They want to establish their children in the family business.
  • The company has established itself as a leader in the industry.
  • The two countries established a mutual trade agreement.
  • She established a reputation as a hard worker.
  • Investigators are trying to establish if anyone knew about these problems before the accident.
  • She established a system of tracking expenses more accurately.
  • Just establish a rhythm and build from there.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • That much is very well established.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The same process is used to establish a new lawn over bare (or weedy) soil.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Crews were able to establish and hold boundaries on the fire.
    — Emily Wilder, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The use of juice and fruit is well established, but what about citrus seeds?
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Or cut off one large stem and place it in potting mix; this method takes longer to establish.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • If you are used to working five hours a day, your body will establish this as its set point.
    — Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • My to-do list of restaurants is dozens of names long, a mix of the new and the established.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • These can take a few years to become established in the garden.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • What followed over the next three hours would not just establish the results of the race.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Yamal is now well established as the first name on Barcelona’s teamsheet.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That's where trust is established—or destroyed.
    — Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Starmer added that, while the facts need to be established, his position is clear.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
  • My plan was to cut the trunks back to one trunk and then try to establish new cordons this year off of that trunk.
    — oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Thousands served, fought and died to establish and preserve that right.
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2022
  • There are established protocols for how to do this.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There's a comfort in knowing that can be established.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Just trying to establish the run game as well and knowing that nothing can hurt us.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The city is firmly established as one of the most beautiful in the world.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2018
  • The order did not establish a timeline for when the full bench would rehear the case.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Try to establish a predictable routine that your child can rely on.
    — Parents, 24 May 2026

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