Definition: 1. The mental, emotional or physical condition that a person or thing is in. 2. A country considered as an organized political community controlled by one government.
Use 'state' in a sentence:
1. The political cultures of the United States and Europe are very different.
2. He was in a state of permanent depression.
3. It's the biggest theme park outside the United States.
4. Education is provided by the state as of right.
5. Can you name all the American states?
6. She was in a state of shock.
7. The building is in a bad state of repair.
8. State your reasons in order of importance.
9. The refugees were in a pitiable state.
10. Please state your name, age and occupation below.
11. The business is in a sorry state.
12. The Ottoman empire was a Sunni state.
13. What a state this place is in!
14. The state is solidly Republican.
15. What a state this room is in.
16. Our society is in a state of flux.
17. State police are following up several leads.
18. She was in a state of nervous exhaustion.
19. The state has swung from Republican to Democrat.
20. Then they crossed the state line into Mississippi.
21. This chapter briefly surveys the current state of European politics.
22. You're not in a fit state to drive.
23. The president proclaimed a state of emergency.
24. State occasions always centred around the king.
25. The government decreed a state of emergency.
26. The buildings were in a ruinous state.
27. The system was state of the art.
28. He owned furniture factories in New York State.
29. The contents of shipwrecks belong to the state.
30. The move has heightened tension in the state.
31. I've never been to the States.
32. Any disturbance to the body's state of equilibrium can produce stress.
33. He's still in a state of shock.
34. She got herself into a real state before the interview.
35. Please state your name, age, and occupation.
36. She was in a state of shock .
37. Many external influences can affect your state of mind.
38. They wish to limit the power of the State.
39. Music can induce a meditative state.
40. The room was in a state of disorder.
41. The state is still the main provider of welfare.
42. The government has declared a state of emergency.
43. Life imprisonment is defined as 60 years under state law.
44. The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.
45. She was in a disturbed state of mind.
46. She gave away state secrets to the enemy.
47. The state provides free education.
48. There would be some benefit, however indirect, to the state.
49. The building is in a bad state of repair (= needs to be repaired) .
50. They want more state control over private property.
51. Look at the state of you! You can't go out looking like that.
52. Our results should be a good approximation to the true state of affairs.
53. We're worried about his mental state.
54. Please state your date and place of birth.
55. The country was sliding into a state of virtual civil war.
56. He pronounced the country to be in a state of war.
57. You will each be given the chance to state your case.
