Definition of 'they're'
they're in American English
(ðɛər, unstressed ðər)
contraction of
they are
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Examples of 'they're' in a sentence
they're
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Many comics find they're funny on the school playground fending off bullies.
Thanks to warmer weather, they're getting fatter, hairier, scarier and more numerous.
They're going to make a day of it.
In England they're working on a sort of artificial photosynthesis.
There's a Runner subspecies, and they're still kept around.
They're hungry, in need of a good scrub and pining for their luxury lifestyles.
They're the most cost-effective way to add style and atmosphere.
They're within a stone's throw of each other.
They're a likeable, extremely versatile group.
And when they're not talking football, they find common ground in being a dad.
Example sentences from Collins dictionaries
they're all right individually, but not together
they're off!
They're experiencing some problems.
They're playing at soldiers.
Boys are encouraged to be tough and bear pain, to prove they're a man.
They're always going on at me.
They're coming tomorrow.
People tend to be more adventurous when they're young and more conservative as they
get older.
if anyone tells you otherwise, they're mistaken
They're unpopular for their dominance over the community.
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