MOST in a Sentence

Learn MOST 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 MOST, such as:

1. I find your attitude most offensive.
2. They assume most who know the least.
3. Music is not like most other art forms.
4. It has been, it is a most cruel affliction.
5. The most learned philosopher knew little more.

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 Meanings and Examples of MOST
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
most
 pron.  the biggest number or amount of, more than anything or anyone else
 a.  almost all, slightly short of or not quite accomplished
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I took it; it was a portrait of a most lovely woman.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
2  At these moments I took refuge in the most perfect solitude.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
3  I am the assassin of those most innocent victims; they died by my machinations.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
4  This is the most favourable period for travelling in Russia.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 1
5  Everybody thinks so--the most advanced people.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  The most learned philosopher knew little more.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
7  "I've just heard the most amazing thing," she whispered.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
8  The most grotesque and fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
9  Waldman expressed the most heartfelt exultation in my progress.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
10  Roger Chillingworth possessed all, or most, of the attributes above enumerated.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE LEECH
11  Detecting his emotion, Pearl clapped her little hands in the most extravagant ecstacy.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In X. THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT
12  It was a contrast which recommended him most forcibly to her mother.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
13  His society became gradually her most exquisite enjoyment.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
14  It has been, it is a most cruel affliction.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
15  The enclosure of Norland Common, now carrying on, is a most serious drain.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.
17  I spent most of my youth hanging around the bars of Dublin.
18  It's most unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.
19  Music is not like most other art forms.
20  They assume most who know the least.
21  It is most desirable that he should attend the meeting.
22  Inside most of us is a small child screaming for attention.
23  I find your attitude most offensive.
24  Such an attitude is alien to most bu-sinessmen.
25  I believe that most readers will identify with the author.
26  Fights among rival gangs account for most murders in the city.
27  The most sublime act is to set another before you.
28  The main characters are offstage for most of the second act.
29  Those who complain most are most to be complained of.
30  Goodbye without reasons is the most painful one.