HIS in a Sentence

Learn HIS 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 HIS, such as:

1. I'd like to see his face, lad.
2. A man is known by his friends.
3. Tom tugged at his mother's arm.
4. Ben stopped nibbling his apple.
5. Colin turned his head, frowning.

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 Meanings and Examples of HIS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
his
 a.  belonging to or connected with the person mentioned, the possessive form of he
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  He nodded his curly, rust-colored head.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  Dickon curved his wide smiling mouth.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
3  He sat down with his back against a tree.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
4  The Hatter shook his head mournfully.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party
5  The Dormouse slowly opened his eyes.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party
6  He sat down by Colin and felt his pulse.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  I could push his carriage well enough.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
8  Mary went and leaned against his bed.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
9  Colin turned his head, frowning.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
10  Colin fixed his eyes on him sternly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
11  I'd like to see his face, lad.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
12  He drew himself up to his very tallest.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
13  Presently Tom checked his whistle.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
14  Ben stopped nibbling his apple.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
15  Sid had learned his lesson days before.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  She tightened her grip on his arm.
17  The woman gently tugged his arm.
18  Tom tugged at his mother's arm.
19  He broke his arm in an accident.
20  The knife cut the flesh of his arm.
21  He has cracked a bone in his arm.
22  She reached out to touch his arm.
23  His hand was severed from his arm.
24  He bashed his arm against a shelf.
25  He is an artist to his fingertips.
26  At need one sees who his friend is.
27  He commanded his troops to attack.
28  She was flattered by his attention.
29  He likes to exert his authority.
30  A man is known by his friends.