“Theirs” or “There's”—Which to use?

“Theirs” or “There's”

Overview

theirs / there's are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

theirs: NA

there's: NA

Pronunciation

theirs: dh·EH·r·z

there's: dh·EH·r·z

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Examples in Context

Examples of “theirs”

Theirs be the Guilt – 1959
…David, and a cousin of theirs who had also become a…
…"that all the country was theirs; that they had been cheated…
…state of fury that is theirs, and their literally police-like appeal…
…Katzenberg wanted ours out before theirs."
…to destroy her should examine theirs, if they can find it."
…speaks using his voice, not theirs.
A poster of theirs is seen once afterward, in…
…that any success which was theirs was "due to a percentage…
These works of theirs were copyrighted in all other…

Examples of “there's”

…there's also Italian iced crema caffè.
…transcendent moment for lead Jessie Buckley".
…"There's a great deal of disappointment.
…is willing to fight this year."
…aneurysm, there's nothing else to do."
…force some countries off the Internet."
…much we can do about it."
…down and this kind of thing.
…there's a lot of agony, though.
…nobody more stupid then the Hitlers!"

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