How do you use the word "our" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "our" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "our": Imagination affects every aspect of our lives. Our opinion is an idea which we have; our conviction an idea which has us.

Our Meaning

/ˈaʊə(ɹ)/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

detBelonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).

detBelonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).

Sentence Examples

Imagination affects every aspect of our lives.

Our opinion is an idea which we have; our conviction an idea which has us.

Our agent in New York deals with all US sales.

CEFR Practice Quiz

We love ____ new house because it has a big garden.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We must do everything in ____ power to protect the environment for future generations.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order." — 2008, Mike Knudson, Steve Wilkinson, Raymond and Graham Rule the School:

"Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world." — 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:

"As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels." — 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:

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