How to Use delete in a Sentence
delete
verb
- Delete this name from the list.
- When the movie was shown on TV all the swearwords had been deleted.
-
This is a scam, delete him and never talk to him again.
—
Meredith Goldstein,
BostonGlobe.com,
14 Dec. 2022
-
When the team deleted the genes that encode key parts of the tailocin, the killing went away.
—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
14 June 2024
-
Rap sites like No Jumper and Say Cheese get to delete the tweet and move on to the next hip-hop drama.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2022
-
This guide will show you how to delete apps from your device.
—
Toby Grey,
BGR,
24 May 2022
-
How to remove apps from your iPhone Want to delete an app from your iPhone?
—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
20 May 2024
-
To delete a video, click the three dots next to it, then choose Remove from downloads.
—
David Nield,
Popular Science,
3 Aug. 2023
-
The tweet has since been deleted, but it is archived online.
—
Jonah Valdez,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Aug. 2023
-
How to delete your Twitter account in a few easy steps.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
2 Dec. 2024
-
But what if someone wants to delete all of their screenshots in one go?
—
Chris Velazco,
Washington Post,
18 Apr. 2024
-
As part of the decision, Sleiman was to delete the nine videos cited.
—
Brooke Schultz,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2024
-
By the following week, the song was deleted from Might Delete.
—
Shaheem Reid,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 May 2024
-
Singer Doja Cat seemed to mock the line in a TikTok that has since been deleted.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 July 2023
-
On Androids, use the Google Photos app to select the photos to delete.
—
Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
17 Aug. 2023
-
Remove the crowd, delete the scenery, erase the server with the biggest smile this side of Julia Roberts.
—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
13 Oct. 2023
-
Can someone just tell you whether to delete TikTok or not?
—
Kate Lindsay,
Vulture,
1 May 2024
-
My favorite scene to film is not on the show because it got deleted.
—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
3 July 2024
-
The post was up for about 40 minutes before it was deleted.
—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 Nov. 2023
-
He’s been booed at races and trolled on social media, leading him to delete the apps from his phone.
—
Michelle R. Martinelli,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2023
-
Her tweet has since been deleted, as have the other posts on her account.
—
Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2024
-
Google’s change in policy is a wake-up call to delete those and to be more guarded about what gets on there in the first place.
—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
10 Sep. 2024
-
Photos of the costumes Hampshire and her friend wore have been deleted.
—
Simrin Singh,
CBS News,
2 Nov. 2023
-
Coming up with a plan together doesn’t delete the romance of it all.
—
Meredith Goldstein,
BostonGlobe.com,
14 Aug. 2022
-
Once deleted, the accounts and any items in them can’t be recovered.
—
Dalvin Brown,
WSJ,
30 Nov. 2023
-
Once videos are deleted, they're deleted from their cloud.
—
Nikki Battiste,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2024
-
The post was deleted right after the exit was confirmed.
—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
14 Oct. 2024
-
The live feed was deleted, but plenty of folks recorded, shared, and commented on the video.
—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
12 Sep. 2024
-
The original video has since been deleted, but reposts are circulating online.
—
Olivia Rose,
The Arizona Republic,
20 Dec. 2024
-
The digital release of Wicked features over three hours of content, including extended and deleted scenes, commentary, and more.
—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'delete.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
