7 example sentences using second.
Second used in a sentence
Second in a sentence as a noun
And don't you dare think for one second that you can "just talk to the CEO first.
" If you can say "yes" to the second question, the answer to the first question doesn't matter.
Second in a sentence as a verb
You're going to ask that same coworker to lunch a second time, and eventually a third.
The second P stands for "Present a solution for the customer to take home today.
Second in a sentence as an adjective
I like hnsearch a lot, but I'd like us to take a second to thank whoever was running SearchYC, which for the past couple years has been practically indispensable in keeping up with this community.
Is Vine really a radical new way to communicate, or is it merely the nadir of audiovisual culture, fragmenting the world into six-second shards of nothingness?
Second in a sentence as an adverb
As the alternate-you haven't spent months and years internalizing these concept to become vis second nature, ve has to look up every other word, digress into Wikipedia to use DFS to find a connected component containing a concept you just don't yet understand.
Second definitions
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"
a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
See also: arcsecond
the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"
See also: secondment endorsement indorsement
the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
See also: irregular
give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"
in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"
See also: secondly