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Definition of "they're" []

  • Contraction of they are.
  • Contraction of they are.

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "they're" in a sentence
  • "They look dirty, irrespective of the label they're wearing, adds Mr. Ross, Vogue's first male editor in the 1960s."
  • "Authors dread the not-uncommon one-star reviews given by those who've never read a page of the title they're slamming, reviews based solely on the fact that they consider the price too high."
  • "The publicists and marketing folks are telling you to calm down but you can't hear a word they're saying."
  • "They look dirty, irrespective of the label they're wearing, adds Mr. Ross, Vogue's first male editor in the 1960s."
  • "Authors dread the not-uncommon one-star reviews given by those who've never read a page of the title they're slamming, reviews based solely on the fact that they consider the price too high."
  • "The publicists and marketing folks are telling you to calm down but you can't hear a word they're saying."