Just example sentences
Related (13): fair, equitable, recently, only, merely, simply, barely, scarcely, righteous, justified, deserved, appropriate, proper
"Just" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- just now
- just in case
- just a minute
- just as
- just about
- just so
- just what I needed
- just the same
- just kidding
- just my luck
- just between you and me
- it's just that
- just in time
Examples by Level
A1
- I just ate lunch.
- She just arrived at school.
- We just finished our homework.
A2
- I was just about to call you when you texted me.
- He just got home from work and he's already tired.
- They just moved to a new apartment last week.
B1
- It's just that I don't think we're being honest with each other anymore.
- She was just trying to help, but somehow it made everything worse.
- The thing is, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
B2
- What bothers me is that he acts like it's just a small thing, when clearly it isn't.
- She'd spent years perfecting her craft, and it was just beginning to pay off.
- The problem with that argument is it's just a bit too convenient to believe.
C1
- There's something almost defiant about insisting that it's just a coincidence when the evidence suggests otherwise.
- What makes her remarkable isn't just her talent, but her willingness to fail publicly.
- The irony is that we spent decades building systems to prevent exactly what just happened.
C2
- It's just that some silences carry more weight than any words could — and that's where the real conversation begins.
- He'd always maintained that the best art was just the artist's way of asking permission to be human.
- There's a peculiar kind of freedom in accepting that you're just one person, doing your best in an indifferent universe.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- I just realized I've been wearing my shirt inside out all morning.
- The kids were just fighting over the remote when I walked in.
- My neighbor just knocked on the door asking if I'd seen her cat.
💼 Workplace
- My boss just sent an email saying the meeting is pushed to tomorrow — thank god.
- I was just about to leave when a client called with an urgent problem.
- Someone just spilled coffee all over the printer and now nobody can print anything.
📊 Business
- The market research shows that customers just want transparency — it's not complicated.
- We're just now seeing the ROI from that campaign we launched six months ago.
- The competitor's strategy is just a copy of what we did last year, honestly.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- I just checked the price and it's actually cheaper at the other store.
- These shoes are just what I've been looking for, but they don't have my size.
- The reviews say it's just okay — not worth the money, apparently.
✈️ Travel
- We just landed and the airport is absolutely packed.
- I was just about to book the hotel when I saw there's a festival happening that week.
- The tour guide just told us we're walking five more kilometers — my feet are dying.
📚 Education
- The teacher just assigned a twenty-page essay due next Friday.
- My son just told me he's failing math, and I found out from his report card.
- She's just started learning piano and already wants to quit.
❤️ Relationships
- He said he just needs space, but I think he's already made up his mind.
- We were just starting to feel close again when everything fell apart.
- I just realized I don't actually know what she wants from me anymore.
📰 News / Politics
- The government just announced new restrictions that nobody was expecting.
- Polls show the candidate is just barely ahead with two weeks left.
- The scandal just broke this morning and social media is already in chaos.
💻 Technology
- The app just crashed and I lost all my unsaved work.
- This AI tool is just a gimmick — it doesn't actually solve the problem.
- I just updated my phone and now half my apps don't work properly.
📝 Formal Writing
- The data just presented suggests a significant correlation between the two variables.
- Recent studies indicate that the phenomenon is just beginning to be understood by researchers.
- The findings are just one piece of a much larger and more complex picture.