ours

[ɑːrz]

Definition:
1. The one or ones that belong to us.

Use 'ours' in a sentence:

1. Half the houses had been fitted with alarms and ours hadn't.
2. I can't really tell the difference between their policies and ours.
3. His stance towards the story is quite similar to ours.
4. That car is ours.
5. But they are ours, Peter, yours and mine.
6. Foreign countries have a different way of life from ours.
7. These new bikes are ours.
8. Ours is a club with a lot of social events.
9. Those houses are not ours.
10. Actually, it was a friend of ours.
11. You can never keep a launch as big as ours completely under wraps.
12. Their aims are coincident with ours.
13. They were ours, ours!
14. When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast.
15. These cups are ours.
16. Their house is almost opposite ours.
17. Ours was a lot of fun.
18. Obviously it is not of ours.
19. 'Ours' and 'their' are possessives.
20. The world of the gods is anthropomorphic, an imitative projection of ours.
21. No, those are Ellie's kids. Ours are upstairs.
22. What is the nature of this life of ours?
23. They came to conclusions diametrically opposed to ours.
24. Their instincts do not always run parallel with ours.
25. There are few strangers in a town like ours.
26. Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule.
27. Groups like ours are committed to eradicating homophobia, racism and sexism.
28. These bananas are ours.
29. Their team beat ours by a large score.
30. Japanese democracy is certainly different from ours.
31. Ours is a small county.
32. He lived in a gentler age than ours.
33. Ours is a secular society.
34. A system like ours lacks adequate safeguards for civil liberties.
35. A hedge forms the division between their land and ours.
36. He's a friend of ours.
37. The eyes of some fish have a greater sensitivity to light than ours do.
38. It is interesting to compare their situation and ours.
39. What do you need your own computer for? You can use ours.
40. Ours could well be the last generation for which moviegoing has a sense of magic.
41. Their house is very similar to ours, but ours is bigger.
42. It is possible to draw a parallel between their experience and ours.
43. You will need to arrange a telegraphic transfer from your bank to ours.
44. His agenda is discordant with ours.