How to Use version in a Sentence

version

noun
  • A film version of the novel is being made.
  • I have an older version of the software.
  • Let me tell you my version of what happened.
  • This new design is better than the first version.
  • We heard two different versions of the story.
  • A new version of the word processing program should be available soon.
  • Once in the version of the pose that works for you, sit up tall and breathe.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Smith wrote 13 of the songs on the 20-track album, and five of the six songs on the deluxe version.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2023
  • That’s more than two feet longer than the largest version of Ram’s truck.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2022
  • The next step is for the Senate and House to come up with one version of the budget.
    — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Your dad will feel like the sharpest version of himself.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 21 Sep. 2024
  • That was the most common feedback when people read the first versions of the script.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Ice Spice dropped the deluxe version of her debut EP Like..?
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 21 July 2023
  • The version of the track in the show also includes swelling strings to make the moment feel even bigger.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 29 May 2022
  • Mint Green version in a 28-piece series that is long sold out.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Those two women — those two versions of me – are not that far apart.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 June 2024
  • Last year, a jury agreed with his version of the story.
    — Danelle Morton, ProPublica, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The same goes for opening a new Google Sheet, Google’s version of Excel.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 29 May 2022
  • What is the real reason the Rams are such a poor version of themselves?
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The Las Vegas version will be nearly three times the size of the original.
    — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Rx also makes a version of their bars with nut butter and oats in place of the dates, which Chou likes too.
    — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The long-roof version of the top-of-the-line 5-Series is expected to launch here later this year.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Users love that the stairs come in two sizes, one more suitable for a sofa or a taller version for a high bed.
    — Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2023
  • How did their casting help inform the final version of the movie?
    — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Just keep in mind that while our testers found that while the women's sizing of this pair was true to size, the men's version ran big.
    — Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 15 July 2022
  • The model shared her version of a 2022 recap, in the form of a favorites slideshow for her beauty brand Rhode.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The kids' version of the new Elphaba costume pictured above can be found for $35 here and the adult size for $45 here.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
  • But the movie version couldn’t end with Clooney returning to prison and Lopez just going home.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Austin’s lush mustache and hammy Southern drawl aren’t quite in sync with the tone; Rudd seems stuck in the Ferrell version of the film.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • Gandolfini’s son, Michael Gandolfini, played the younger version of Tony Soprano in the film.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025

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