the Internet

noun

: a system that connects computers throughout the world

Examples of the Internet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The data is typically found by extensively scanning the Internet for lots and lots of essays, blogs, poems, narratives, and the like. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 So when users across the Internet started making note of the mysterious and intriguingly named BlackMesa.com recently, our ears perked up for signs of a new promotional alternate reality game (ARG). Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2024 Thursday’s action allows Montana to request over $628 million for the Internet program. Chris Woodward | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Aug. 2024 Polite prompts may direct the system to retrieve information from more courteous, and therefore probably more credible, corners of the Internet. Webb Wright, Scientific American, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Internet 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'the Internet.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near the Internet

Cite this Entry

“The Internet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Internet. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!