MONOPOLY in a Sentence

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12 example sentences for MONOPOLY, such as:

1. The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade.
2. The government is determined to protect its tobacco monopoly.
3. They are demanding an end to the Communist Party's monopoly of power.
4. But he set up no monopoly of the general attention, or the conversation.
5. In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting.

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 Meanings and Examples of MONOPOLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
monopoly
 n.  exclusive control or possession of something; domination
Classic Sentence:
1  But he set up no monopoly of the general attention, or the conversation.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 21. LITTLE EM'LY
2  The ten thousand Gopher Prairies had no monopoly of greetings and friendly hands.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  All enjoyments for some, all privations for the rest, that is to say, for the people; privilege, exception, monopoly, feudalism, born from toil itself.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATION
Example Sentence:
1  The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade.
2  A university education shouldn't be the monopoly of the minority whose parents are rich.
3  In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting.
4  This Act of Parliament guaranteed solicitors a monopoly on particular legal services.
5  They are demanding an end to the Communist Party's monopoly of power.
6  The government is determined to protect its tobacco monopoly.
7  While Russia has been keen to maintain its pipeline monopoly, the US has promoted routes which, as far as possible, are free from its rivals' control.
8  A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.
9  While copyright protects the expression of an idea, a patent is a state granted monopoly on the idea itself.