KNOW in a Sentence

Learn KNOW 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.

420 example sentences for KNOW, such as:

1. She didn't know you were alive.
2. You know your own concerns best.
3. What may be the result I know not.
4. To know one's self is true progress.
5. They assume most who know the least.

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 Meanings and Examples of KNOW
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
know
 v.  have information in your mind
 v.  accept something, be certain
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I know you didn't mean to but you did do it.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
2  "I know your wife," continued Gatsby, almost aggressively.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
3  "I'd like to know who he is and what he does," insisted Tom.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
4  "You know I love you," she murmured.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
5  "I used to know a Bill Biloxi from Memphis," I remarked.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
6  She didn't know you were alive.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
7  I don't know how he knew about the funeral or even his name.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
8  What may be the result I know not.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIV. HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN
9  You know enough of him to do justice to his solid worth.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4
10  Mrs. Dashwood then begged to know to whom she was obliged.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 9
11  I would give anything to know the truth of it.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 14
12  One shoulder of mutton, you know, drives another down.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
13  You know your own concerns best.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 40
14  If she is condemned, I never shall know joy more.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
15  My Elinor, you do not yet know all my happiness.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 45
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  She should know better than to poke the animal with her umbrella.
17  People need to know one another to be at their honest best.
18  He gave me a lot of flannel but I still don't know the answer to my question.
19  It's only fair to let her know that you intend to apply.
20  I need to know more about the job before I decide whether to apply for it.
21  I know from experience that he'll arrive late.
22  We know that taste in art is a subjective matter.
23  It is as well to know which way the wind blows.
24  By ignorance is pride increased; those most assume who know the least.
25  They assume most who know the least.
26  It's all too easy to assume that people know what they are doing.
27  He that would know what shall be must consider what has been.
28  We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves.
29  No, I don't know his number-I have quite enough trouble remembering my own.
30  To know one's self is true progress.