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Learn ANY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

404 example sentences for ANY, such as:

1. I didn't make any phone calls.
2. Jo, dear, don't hope any more.
3. You can't go out without any shoes.
4. Hard work never did anyone any harm.
5. At any rate, your plan needs revision.

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 Meanings and Examples of ANY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
any
 pron.  some, or even the smallest amount or number of
 a.  one or another taken at random
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  I shall row and tramp about, so I don't want any starch to think of.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
2  You'll have me for company, if that's any comfort.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTEEN
3  "I haven't got any," said Meg forlornly.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTEEN
4  That was a very happy breakfast, though they didn't get any of it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWO
5  March never had any stamina, was the cheerful reply.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
6  Meg will be absorbed and no good to me any more.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY
7  My John wouldn't marry for money, any more than I would.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
8  I'll be as prim as I can and not get into any scrapes, if I can help it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THREE
9  We don't want any more marrying in this family for years to come.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
10  You can't buy those soft shades, so we paint ours any color we like.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
11  Now, my dear, don't have any ill feeling, I beg.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
12  I don't want any secrets, and it's kinder to prepare them.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
13  I never made any plans about what I'd do when I grew up.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
14  Jo, dear, don't hope any more.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
15  At any rate, you are none the better for it, as far as I can see.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  Hard work never did anyone any harm.
17  It's an ill wind that blows no one any good.
18  Few candidates had received any training in management.
19  He walked off without any word when he heard the news.
20  Her boss did not display any human traits.
21  Well, I'm not going home on foot, at any rate.
22  At any rate, your plan needs revision.
23  I don't want to hear any more of your lies.
24  I won't give her any more if she's ungrateful.
25  Put away any valuable or breakable objects.
26  I didn't make any phone calls.
27  The two families do not contact with each other any more.
28  You can't go out without any shoes.
29  She didn't have any maternal instincts.
30  You will be notified of any changes in the system.