LOOK in a Sentence

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420 example sentences for LOOK, such as:

1. Those muffins look so nice and hot.
2. She stooped low to look under the bed.
3. The urge to look was almost overwhelming.
4. Mountains look beautiful from a distance.
5. They look like the teeth of some fierce animal.

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 Meanings and Examples of LOOK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
look
 v.  ascertain by the use of one's eyes
 n.  the state or form in which something appears
 v.  make sure or take care that something is done
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  It was this hazy tangle from tree to tree which made it all look so mysterious.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  She remembered what Ben Weatherstaff had said and she knelt down to look at them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  She quite caught her breath as she stopped to look at it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
4  "Let us sit down on this log and look at them," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
5  "See here," he said suddenly, turning round to look at her.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
6  Dickon followed her with a queer, almost pitying, look on his face.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
7  "It'd look rare an funny in thy bit of a face," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  "Don't look so frightened," he said in a worried voice.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
9  "Don't look so frightened," he exclaimed.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
10  She was relieved to hear that she need not "look after" Mary too much.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
11  My mother died when I was born and it makes him wretched to look at me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
12  And my father would not have hated to look at me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
13  "He does look rather better, sir," ventured Mrs. Medlock.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  Dr. Craven did not look happy when he left the room.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
15  Those muffins look so nice and hot.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  The urge to look was almost overwhelming.
17  Although it doesn't look like it, the whole thing is highly organized.
18  They look like the teeth of some fierce animal.
19  One man may steal a horse, while another may not look over the hedge.
20  Mike gave him such a severe look he didn't dare argue.
21  I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me.
22  The first method for estimating the intellingence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
23  You have only to look around to see the prosperity of the district.
24  Love is an art of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
25  Though John and Andrew look exactly alike, they act quite differently.
26  Mountains look beautiful from a distance.
27  When every love comes to the end, if you look back, u will find flowers and sorrows, but it's always beautiful.
28  She stooped low to look under the bed.
29  Fools look to tomorrow, and wise men use tonight.
30  In the traditional Hindu family, the son is duty-bound to look after his mother.