How to Use prime in a Sentence

prime

1 of 3 adjective
  • The police have not yet named the prime suspect in the murder investigation.
  • The house is expensive because it's in a prime location.
  • The wine industry is of prime importance to the California economy.
  • Of course, prime ages for all of the tween slang!
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This prime steak goes for $165.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Maybe a prime rib roast or whole chicken?
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • And the beach is prime viewing for the sky show.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Here’s what else to know about the prime-time encounter.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
  • How massive are these streams, and what is the prime cause of them?
    — Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Heat pumps are a prime example of this.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Swift is the prime predator in this ecosystem.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The loose cushions do seem prime for fort building.
    — Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Wong’s sac bunt was a prime example.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • So what’s the message for the five teams without a prime-time game?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
  • Or most of the prime steakhouses.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Prime rib done right is a treat, and one food website found a place that does prime rib just right.
    — Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Just be sure to arrive early to snag a prime viewing spot.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Bouchard is a prime example of what has been going on this year.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Why put the Chiefs on prime-time if Mahomes isn’t ready?
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
  • One prime example came on the first drive of the third quarter.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • March is prime whale-watching season in Samaná.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This leaves a lot of prime-time openings to be determined.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • The latest wave of fall jeans are a prime example.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • And the ranch is considered a prime spot for trout fishing.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • And then came the prime-time speech about cratering Iran.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Fee is the cost of a greens fee and cart for a prime Saturday tee time.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • Then again, in a town of this size and tenor, everyone is a prime suspect.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The food was fantastic — prime rib was a favorite!
    — Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Burgers at Champ’s are 1/3 pound and made from fresh prime ground chuck.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Boeing was the prime contractor for the bomber.
    — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 16 June 2026

prime

2 of 3 noun
  • The interest rate is two percent plus prime.
  • Like, how long would your prime be?
    — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This show has gone way past its prime.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • How long will Allen’s prime last?
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • A lot of guys are close to, or in, their primes.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 27 May 2026
  • Cutting down a poly prince in his prime?
    — Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
  • The savvy primes used to buy startups.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This may be a sign that the fruit is past its prime and/or mushy.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • The team has stars in the prime of their career.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • At 29, Zubac should be in his prime.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • So, will ground coffee that is past its prime hurt you?
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In his prime, Edgar was one of the best in the sport.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • There are a few common signs the soil may be past its prime.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Players in this group are in their primes, or just past it.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Kyle Busch is very clearly past his prime.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Even then, Beekman was seen as past its prime.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Last month, Gibbs opened up about staying in her prime.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • Not a great one led by a superstar or two in his prime.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Why Ricky Williams quit in his prime to search for his soul.
    — Greg Cote january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Compost what’s past its prime and donate the rest.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
  • If the aroma isn't bold and pungent, the spice is past its prime.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The Sunrise Mall is well past its prime.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
  • As a result, a young man will spend the prime of his life behind bars.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The primes still sell missiles, fighters, and ships.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Very few elite pass rushers have been moved in the prime of their career.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The still-green arms on their staff now will be in their respective primes.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Your leftover croissants aren’t past their prime.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Potatoes that are soft, mushy, squeezable, or moist are past their prime.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Potatoes that are soft, mushy, squeezable, or moist are past their prime.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Faber and Sanderson will still be in their primes at 27.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026

prime

3 of 3 verb
  • Both teams are primed for battle and ready to play.
  • We sanded and primed the woodwork before painting.
  • She was obviously primed for the questions at the press conference.
  • And at the time, she was primed to be a star.
    — Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The market may have been primed for a slide.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • He could be primed to make a big jump next season, though.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In other words, you are primed to make the most out of life right now!
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The whole thing crunches, melts, zings and primes the taste buds for more.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • And the department had been primed to do so.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The first step is to prime the canvas, to put on the ground color.
    — Coco Romack, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Our hearts race, our muscles tense, and we’re primed to explode.
    — Marc Brackett, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
  • People can also be primed to see what others want.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That team is too good and too healthy, primed for a playoff run, to give them anything easy.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2023
  • This means that two guys who surged upward this year are primed for induction.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Minchey appeared primed to win the job when camp wrapped up on Sunday.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Timmons maintains not all friendships are primed for this and that’s ok.
    — Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Compared to mast cells elsewhere in the body, mast cells in the gut were primed to make leukotrienes.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But for next season, these two teams are looking primed to be the favorites again.
    — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Light Harsh lighting has no place in a space that’s primed for cozymaxxing.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Scroll for our top picks, then add them to your cart while the weather is still primed for summer hangs.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
  • These brief contrasts can prime the body and mind so the main effort feels less like a threat and more like progress.
    — Dayanne S. Antonio, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2025
  • You are primed to be taken in by the tricks and techniques being employed.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Both programs are primed to give anyone in the county a run for their money this year.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
  • In an era of rising seas, we are primed to think of coastal protections as prudent.
    — Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2023
  • But that’s not all that has primed the Sonoran Desert to burn this summer.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2023
  • Boise primed for trucking boom Kenworth’s new hub is years in the making.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026
  • Instead, both of these defensive fronts are primed to do damage.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, both of these defensive fronts are primed to do damage.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The party pantry has arrived, and it's primed to be the most enviable space in the house.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
  • Two others remain and are primed to take leadership roles.
    — Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026

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