they're
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“We don’t see any evidence they’re going to stop any time soon.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Celebrity Chef Tom Kerridge is leading the campaign, arguing that pubs "bring people together and bring life to our cities, towns and villages, but they're under huge pressure from rising costs."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“A lot of new dads don’t realize how much they’re struggling because they feel ashamed or because they don’t realize it’s common shortly after the birth of a baby,” Saxbe said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“They’re managing the war, but they’re also trying to set the parameters of the ceasefire and win additional leverage through kinetic strikes,” said Dina Esfandiary, a longtime Iran analyst at Bloomberg Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The pine trees crowd the van, like they’re trying to keep us from leaving.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
