How to Use "Very" with Example Sentences

very (adv): a lot; too much

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Used with adjectives:

"I am very angry with you."
(angry, mad, upset, annoyed)

"She is very happy at her job."
(happy, glad, content)

"I am very tired today."
(tired, exhausted)

"I am very scared."
(scared, afraid, frightened, embarrassed, ashamed, desperate) *many additional adjectives

"It is very disturbing."
(disturbing, difficult, crowded) *many additional adjectives

"Be very careful."
(careful, cautious)

"They are very close friends of ours."
(close, dear, good)

very (adj): exact

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Example sentences:

"You are the very person I wanted to see."

"That was the very moment I knew I loved her."

"We dined at that very restaurant."

"We stayed at that very hotel."

"We bought that very same car."

"The very thought of moving makes me nervous."

"I had that very same thought."

"She is the very opposite of her sister."