Used in a Sentence

canned

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for canned.

Editorial note

That's alot of valuable time spent on a response that is almost as vague as the canned one liner.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Preserved in cans.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of canned gathered in one view.

adjective

Preserved in cans.

adjective

Terminated, fired from a job.

adjective

Cancelled or thrown away, said of a project or news article.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for canned.

adjective

(by extension) Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass-produced, or lacking originality or customization.

Example sentences

1

That's alot of valuable time spent on a response that is almost as vague as the canned one liner.

2

These aren’t perfect and they stay pretty general, but they aren’t canned bullshit responses either.

3

L4 was deemed too low-level to implement a proper object-capability architecture, so it was canned.

4

It provides a bunch of canned reports you can run on your repo as well.

5

So I did, after the phone screens, I was given the canned email 'we cannot extend another interview..'.

6

Would people engage more with Twitter if they knew there was a small but real chance of getting a non-canned response from celebs?

7

I mean, if Greece's local canning industry had collapsed they would be buying foreign canned goods and everything (at least on the consumer side) could continue undisturbed.

8

Random Genius at the Genius Bar in Tucson is about to get canned.

9

If their rating falls below 4, they are essentially canned by uber.

10

You can deny camera access; the app gets some canned image.

11

I do expect him to know if, say, Jony Ive is about to get canned.

12

I used to have a canned email that I used to reply to recruiters.

Quote examples

1

Possibly it's a canned answer to "why isn't my staff pick project showing a badge?"

2

And, he correctly assessed that there was a need for more powerful visualization in between "draw it all from primitives" and "choose from one a handful of canned visualizations." Finally, he executed it in fine form.

3

"Bar codes on pet food in some European countries enable far-flung consumers to track Thai-exported seafood to its onshore processing facilities, where it was canned or otherwise packaged." I'd be one of those far-flung consumers if I was given the choice?

4

(Such words come before something is canned, or blows up to make millions I guess.) Can a business really save a lot of money by putting up their employees in "business-ready homes," like a twee Lower East Side room for $55/night that looks like a (very) young woman lives in it?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use canned in a sentence?

That's alot of valuable time spent on a response that is almost as vague as the canned one liner.

What does canned mean?

Preserved in cans.

What part of speech is canned?

canned is commonly used as adjective.