Used in a Sentence

theirs

How to use theirs in a sentence. Live example sentences for theirs pulled from indexed public discussions.

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I'm on a Samsung device, which means updates are pushed several months after Google pushes theirs.

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Quick take

I'm on a Samsung device, which means updates are pushed several months after Google pushes theirs.

Example sentences

1

I'm on a Samsung device, which means updates are pushed several months after Google pushes theirs.

2

Their failing to do so does in no way reflect a failing in anyone's morality except possibly theirs.

3

Blizzard has a very solid F2P model, even though theirs is one of the most expensive of the lot.

4

Well your parents inherited almost a million dollars of real estate so comparing your situation to theirs seems unfair.

5

But was surprised that the new job didn't set theirs up in the same was as the job before.

6

The enemy's new tech is very improved and China straight up stole F-35 tech for theirs.

7

We have a choice in wireless carrier here in the US but still most folks aren't terribly pleased with theirs.

8

This story has done nothing to look at the other sites in the industry and compare Justin.tv’s efforts with theirs.

9

The weird thing is that MMA doesn't seem to have a division in between theirs.

10

Really accelerated understanding of behavior (yours and theirs) in any interaction you have.

11

I know they've dipped in popularity over the years, but theirs is the only browser I still trust with my data.

12

Now find another person and look into their eye, you will be surprised to see yours was steady, and theirs is all over the place.

Quote examples

1

It grates on my nerves when someone talks about their "boss", because that's exactly what a manager is not (although many happily exercise power that's not theirs to exercise).

2

I don't mind general irreverence towards any kind of law in general, but discounting state/city laws while taking your own rules extremely seriously seems to express a certain disrespect towards the population at large, as if saying " their laws don't matter but ours do because unlike theirs, our rules are logical because they're made by smart people; theirs are stupid or irrelevant relics".

3

Sure, if it's a known drone from a large company, I'm sure they will have insurance, but what do you do when you have a $5000 hole in your roof and Amazon claims that the "Amazon" drone that you found is not theirs - someone slapped an Amazon label on their own drone to get away from the insurance requirements.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use theirs in a sentence?

I'm on a Samsung device, which means updates are pushed several months after Google pushes theirs.