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420 example sentences for ITS, such as:

1. African hyena noted for its distinctive howl.
2. He slashed the Administration for its policies.
3. He slashed the Administration for its politics.
4. Two weeks later the moth will emerge in its adult form.
5. The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.

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 Meanings and Examples of ITS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
its
 pron.  belonging to or connected with the thing or animal mentioned
 a.  the possessive form of it
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Opposite the Varnum gate, where the road fell away toward the Corbury valley, the church reared its slim white steeple and narrow peristyle.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  The hush of midnight lay on the village, and all its waking life was gathered behind the church windows, from which strains of dance-music flowed with the broad bands of yellow light.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
3  All his life was lived in the sight and sound of Mattie Silver, and he could no longer conceive of its being otherwise.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
4  As he lay there he could hear Mattie moving about in her room, and her candle, sending its small ray across the landing, drew a scarcely perceptible line of light under his door.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
5  The cat, unnoticed, had crept up on muffled paws from Zeena's seat to the table, and was stealthily elongating its body in the direction of the milk-jug, which stood between Ethan and Mattie.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
6  Now, in the warm lamplit room, with all its ancient implications of conformity and order, she seemed infinitely farther away from him and more unapproachable.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
7  When he raised himself again he saw that she was dragging toward the stove the old soap-box lined with carpet in which the cat made its bed.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
8  The table had been as carefully laid, a clear fire glowed in the stove, the cat dozed in its warmth, and Mattie came forward carrying a plate of doughnuts.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
9  At first its weak flame made no impression on the shadows; then Zeena's face stood grimly out against the uncurtained pane, which had turned from grey to black.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
10  Going into his cold dark "study" he placed the lantern on the table and, stooping to its light, read the message again and again.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
11  He went about his task without knowing what force directed him, or whose hands and feet were fulfilling its orders.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
12  Here the snow was so pure that the tiny tracks of wood-animals had left on it intricate lace-like patterns, and the bluish cones caught in its surface stood out like ornaments of bronze.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
13  Across its frozen surface, from the farther bank, a single hill rising against the western sun threw the long conical shadow which gave the lake its name.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
14  He bent down, feeling in the obscurity for the glassy slide worn by preceding coasters, and placed the runners carefully between its edges.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
15  Under her shapeless dress her body kept its limp immobility, and her dark eyes had the bright witch-like stare that disease of the spine sometimes gives.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  It is an act of moral cowardice for a society to neglect its poor.
17  Docklands in its heyday was a major centre of industrial and commercial activity.
18  The firm discovered that underselling actually boosted its business.
19  The administration has been steadily rowing back from its early opposition to his attendance in London.
20  The administration has fallen into step with its European allies on this issue.
21  His administration has earned low marks for its economic policies.
22  He slashed the Administration for its politics.
23  He slashed the Administration for its policies.
24  The new Administration has to pick its way through the minefield of legislation.
25  The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
26  Two weeks later the moth will emerge in its adult form.
27  African hyena noted for its distinctive howl.
28  He was nominated by the African National Congress as one of its team at the Groote Sehuur talks.
29  Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.
30  The team will continue its quest for Olympic gold this afternoon.