BOTH in a Sentence

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387 example sentences for BOTH, such as:

1. The tapes are both video and audio.
2. Apply the glue evenly over both surfaces.
3. Apply the glue liberally to both surfaces.
4. Attorney Robert Rivas answers yes to both questions.
5. A mist covered both that and the surrounding mountains.

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 Meanings and Examples of BOTH
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
both
 a.  being the two, affecting or involving the one and the other
 pron.  to refer to two people or things together
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  We both jumped up and, a little harrowed myself, I went out into the yard.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
2  Tom threw on both brakes impatiently and we slid to an abrupt dusty stop under Wilson's sign.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
3  But both of us loved each other all that time, old sport, and you didn't know.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
4  In a moment Meyer Wolfshiem stood solemnly in the doorway, holding out both hands.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
5  But he clasped both his hands over his breast, and cast his eyes towards the zenith.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL
6  Do not boast of it, however," said Elinor, "for it is injustice in both of you.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
7  They both eagerly and resolutely declined her invitation.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 20
8  A very desirable connection on both sides, and I have not a doubt of its taking place in time.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33
9  Their presence was a restraint both on her and on Lucy.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 36
10  Exhaustion succeeded to the extreme fatigue both of body and of mind which I had endured.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
11  A mist covered both that and the surrounding mountains.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
12  As Drummle and Startop had each a boat, I resolved to set up mine, and to cut them both out.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXIII
13  And I think he added in a lower growl, that we might both go to the devil and shake ourselves.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXVI
14  Then they both laughed, and began cracking nuts, and spitting the shells about.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXVIII
15  Mr. Wopsle shut his eyes, and opened them again; performing both ceremonies very slowly.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXI
Example Sentence: (185 in 13 pages)
16  Apply the glue liberally to both surfaces.
17  Apply the glue evenly over both surfaces.
18  The same general guidelines on when to dress formally apply to both men and women.
19  It's a well-rounded article which is fair to both sides of the dispute.
20  You are required by the District Attorney to provide your phone bills, both business and personal.
21  The prosecuting attorney was a lifelong friend of both Wilfred and Mark.
22  Attorney Robert Rivas answers yes to both questions.
23  The trade agreements is advantageous to both countries.
24  With both countries experiencing economic revolutions, it might be time to redraw the traditional relationship.
25  The mayor's treatment of the problem satisfied both sides in the dispute.
26  This grammar book is suitable both for classroom use and for independent study.
27  They enjoy participating in a wide variety of activities, both locally and further afield.
28  Torture always dehumanizes both the torturer and his victim.
29  The tapes are both video and audio.
30  In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves.