17 example sentences using well.
Well used in a sentence
Well in a sentence as a noun
* If they were in your name, well, that sucks, but still nobody is coming for your house.
It may well be that for a site like Quora, at this stage in its life, users are not all equal.
Am I the only one who thought "well, good for the Nest guys" followed by "too bad, it looked like a good product"?
And you know as well as I do how surprising that is, because they don't "get" much of anything, really.
I mean, yeah, they micro-manage really well, but I wouldn't list it as a strength or anything.
Well in a sentence as a verb
But the candidates we've hired lately compare extremely well to our earlier teams!
The guy probably shortchanged himself well over a half-million dollars in the past decade.
To function well in society, it's beneficial to understand a little about how they work, and how to make them do things.
You end up rewriting your architecture because it didn't meet your requirements as well as you expected.
But at the very least you're already cynical about those things and demand to get paid well enough in risk-adjusted terms.
Well in a sentence as an adjective
That may be true, but to me it sounds like you're possibly not doing well enough to make any of that possible, and you probably need to find work fast.
They even managed to time things well: the weekend of my grandmother's funeral, after A had been told about it, they dropped their little bomb on me.
Additionally, it is quite plausible that Paypal could demonstrate that success is a curse to new businesses and most which blow up proceed to, well, blow up.
We do mean well, and for the most part when people say we're arrogant it's because we didn't hire them, or they're unhappy with our policies, or something along those lines.
Document everything, save all of your emails, chat logs, download and archive all Github comments on everything that you've worked on, as well as everything else you can.
Well in a sentence as an adverb
But when your service says "oh yes, I'm fine", it may well be the case that the only thing still functioning in the server is the little component that knows how to say "I'm fine, roger roger, over and out" in a cheery droid voice.
I'm incredibly surprised at how well they're defending themselves against dishonest reviews - for example, I'd never have thought to log the changes to the cabin temperature, but apparently they've done so and more!This post makes me want to reconsider a Model S as my next car.
Well definitions
a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
an abundant source; "she was a well of information"
See also: wellspring fountainhead
an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"
See also: swell
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"
resulting favorably; "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well"
See also: good
wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good"
See also: good
thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated"
indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"
See also: easily
(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on"
to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades"
favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book"
to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially"
See also: considerably substantially
with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well"
See also: intimately
with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse"
with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well"
in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
See also: advantageously
in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died"
See also: comfortably
without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well"