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

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

Here are real-life examples of using "these": I am a flawed person, but these are flaws that can easily be fixed. I do not have an account in these forums.

These Meaning

/ðiːz/

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

Definition

detplural of this

Sentence Examples

I am a flawed person, but these are flaws that can easily be fixed.

I do not have an account in these forums.

All of these technologies are fairly recent additions.

CEFR Practice Quiz

I want ____ cookies on this plate, not the ones over there on the counter.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I would like to buy ____ red apples please, as they look very fresh and delicious this afternoon today.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement." — 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:

"MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days." — 2019 September 20, “MDF vs HDF: Understanding Differences and Best Uses in Woodworking”, in Forest Plywood:

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