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

Here are real-life examples of using "them": I'll call them tomorrow when I come back. I told them to send me another ticket.

Them Meaning

/ˈðɛm/

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

Definition

pronThose ones.

pronThose ones., Used as the direct object of a verb.

Sentence Examples

I'll call them tomorrow when I come back.

I told them to send me another ticket.

I'll call you after I've spoken to them.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The boys were running fast, and I could see ____ from my window.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I saw my friends and invited ____ to join our lunch group.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Old Norse þeimbor. Middle English þem English them From Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Proponents of adding a gender-neutral option to state identification documents say it would remove a form of discrimination against nonbinary people by providing them with the means to carry identification that matches their identity." — 2019 May 29, Amy Harmon, “Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2019:

"[…]Illinois, told Christina Holmes Tillson (just arrived from Connecticut herself) : “I am getting skeery about them 'ere Yankees. There is such a power of them coming in that them and the Injuns will squatch out [everyone else]." — 2006 September 27, David Ress, Governor Edward Coles and the Vote to Forbid Slavery in Illinois, 1823-1824, McFarland, →ISBN, page 64:

"Them and the boys went to live with Auntie Madge and Uncle Herbie when Miss Violet died." — 2021 June 10, Yvonne Bailey-Smith, The Day I Fell Off My Island, Myriad Editions, →ISBN:

"If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, […] [t]hen shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 17:2–5:

"Place the casualty on their back with feet and legs raised—this is called the shock position. [emphasis in original] Once the casualty is positioned, cover them to preserve body heat, but do not overheat." — 2006, St. John Ambulance, First on the Scene: Student Reference Guide, →ISBN, Lesson 2, page 3:

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