Used in a Sentence

indiana

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

Editorial note

By stereotype, you'd expect 60-year-old men writing elevator controllers in Indiana to be far more sexist and exclusionary than 25-year-olds in California.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis.

noun

A placename.

noun

A borough, the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for indiana.

noun

A state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis.

noun

A placename.

noun

A borough, the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.

noun

A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.

Example sentences

1

By stereotype, you'd expect 60-year-old men writing elevator controllers in Indiana to be far more sexist and exclusionary than 25-year-olds in California.

2

The banker in a specific city in Indiana with a 2pm meeting probably expected his appointment to show up at a specific time.

3

I'm from a small town in Indiana that has/had very little actual crime and yet a relatively large police force.

4

Joseph Muhler at Indiana University to study new toothpaste with fluoride.

5

As a central Illinois native, I know not to spend more than a day or so in Indiana if I can possibly avoid it.

6

For example: Indiana University was a core member of the Sakai Foundation that was rumored to have a $1mm+ budget devoted to heavily customizing Sakai for IU purposes and for running the software.

7

I don't recall there being multiple ways to solve puzzles in the Police Quests, or the LucasArts Indiana Jones in Atlantis game, or more modern games such as Grim Fandango.

8

For better or worse, right now the right to bear arms only holds in your house, outside of the 7th Circuit (Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin), with litigation in the 9th Circuit (the west, specifically California and Hawaii) and D.

Quote examples

1

But on widely circulated/public posts on facebook, the audience is so large, that "John Doe from Indiana" might as well be anonymous.

2

Reminds me of the movie quote: "Wiped clean by the wrath of God.", I suspect from one of the movies Indiana Jones.

3

Indiana's trade secret has to be "the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy." But it doesn't have to "extravagant" effort.

Proper noun examples

1

He was definitely making a point of being mean to Illinois, with all the flair of someone who's never spent more than a day or so in Indiana.

2

Here in Indiana, they would be nigh useless right now, unless inside AC.

3

In 2004, some of Indiana's curfew laws were struck down by the federal supreme court, but that didn't stop the bastards, and new laws keep coming.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use indiana in a sentence?

By stereotype, you'd expect 60-year-old men writing elevator controllers in Indiana to be far more sexist and exclusionary than 25-year-olds in California.

What does indiana mean?

A state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis.

What part of speech is indiana?

indiana is commonly used as noun.