Used in a Sentence

pent

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

Editorial note

It would help tremendously if surrounding cities also went on a construction binge to relieve pent up demand.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Confinement; concealment.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

Confinement; concealment.

adjective

Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned.

noun

(informal, music) A pentatonic scale.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pent.

adjective

Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned.

noun

(informal, paganism) A pentacle or pentagram.

Example sentences

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It would help tremendously if surrounding cities also went on a construction binge to relieve pent up demand.

2

That's because the firing of /u/chooter was just the catalyst that began the release of a lot of pent-up discontent.

3

There is nothing in classical education that would help you become a rock star, except perhaps the pent up anger and frustration.

4

Is there a large pent-up demand among medical websites for vagina icons?

5

The impression that I got from speaking to other moderators and users of diverse subreddits across the site is that many of them feel a sense of pent up frustration toward Reddit.

6

Ideal candidate pent up at the Pentagon, penthouse, or penitentiary.

7

Should the bans be lifted, we may see some remarkable developments follow pent-up demand.

8

But I guess, that's mostly a function of pent up demand for Haskell jobs.

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Considering the amount of energy pent-up in ordinary matter, we've been incredibly lucky.

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That is a lot of pent up customer demand.

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It seems to me that there is a lot of pent-up demand for a decent-sized tablet but people have been disappointed so many times they're a bit paranoid about it.

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It only seems that way sometimes in SF because there is literal decades of pent-up demand that needs to be satisfied, resulting in people willing to pay quite high prices.

Quote examples

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MS was founded in 1976, DOS released in 1981, which was an instant best seller, on the coattails of IBM's PC, which opened floodgates to the pent-up demand for desktop computers, with the reassurance of "I.

2

(I assume you meant "weren't", right?) Well, history teaches us that oftentimes there's a lot of pent-up anger in people that only rises to the surface -- in the form of mob violence -- in response to a trigger, which takes the form of an accusation of some illicit action taken by the mob's victims.

Proper noun examples

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Pent-up desire for political change for the good which needs a catalyst/release valve.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use pent in a sentence?

It would help tremendously if surrounding cities also went on a construction binge to relieve pent up demand.

What does pent mean?

Confinement; concealment.

What part of speech is pent?

pent is commonly used as noun, adjective.