"Answer"這個詞在英語中有著廣泛的套用，以下是一些例句：
"Have you had an answer to your letter? 你那封信有回音沒有?"
"As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. 好像祈禱很靈驗似的，她提出借給我們1萬英鎊。"
"I rang the bell, but there was no answer. 我按了門鈴，但沒有人應門。"
"She had no answer to the accusations. 她對控告無以為答。"
"Write your answers on the sheet provided. 在所發的答題紙上寫下答案。"
"I can't easily give an answer to your question. 你的問題我難以回答。"
"Cachaca is Brazil's answer to tequila. 巴西甜酒相當於是巴西的龍舌蘭酒。"
"We provide specially designed shopping trolleys to answer the needs of parents with young children. 我們提供特別設計的購物車，以滿足帶幼兒的父母的需要。"
"Two men answering the description of the suspects tried to enter Switzerland."