Examples of “contract” in a Sentence

noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.

• Read the contract carefully before you put your name at the bottom.
• She signed a two-year contract with the new employer.
• The builders breached the contract by missing the deadline.

verb To become smaller, tighter, or shorter.

• Muscles contract when you lift something heavy.
• Metal contracts as it cools.
• Her pupils contracted in the bright sunlight.

verb To catch or develop an illness.

• Children can easily contract colds at nursery.
• Several hikers contracted a stomach bug from drinking untreated stream water.
• He contracted malaria while traveling abroad.

verb To arrange for work to be done under a formal agreement.

• We contracted a plumber to fit the new bathroom.
• The airline contracts outside companies to clean its aircraft overnight.
• The council contracted a local firm to repair the roads.