OR in a Sentence

Learn OR 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.

405 example sentences for OR, such as:

1. I'm laughing somehow or other.
2. By thought supplied, or any interest.
3. Lace up your shoes or you'll trip over.
4. Turn over or your back will get sunburnt.
5. Sooner or later, the truth comes to light.

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 Meanings and Examples of OR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
or
 conj.  to connect different possibilities
 conj.  if not
Classic Sentence: (203 in 14 pages)
1  By thought supplied, or any interest.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
2  But until then, I conjure you, do not mention or allude to it.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
3  Well, they say he's a nephew or a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm's.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
4  If I fail, you will see me again soon, or never.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 1
5  It seemed to me as if nothing would or could ever be known.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
6  James Gatz--that was really, or at least legally, his name.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
7  And now she's going whether she wants to or not.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
8  In fact there's a sort of picnic or something.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  Read one improving book or magazine per week.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
10  He always had some resolves like this or something.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
11  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
12  But he hath a godly minister or two with him, and likewise a leech.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE GOVERNOR'S HALL
13  They are not to be solved, or only in one way.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER
14  Death was too definite an object to be wished for or avoided.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVI. A FOREST WALK
15  Thou thyself wilt see it, one time or another.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXII. THE PROCESSION
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  I'm laughing somehow or other.
17  You must become either a god or else a coupes.
18  Don't touch that wire or you'll get a shock.
19  Use a light touch when applying cream or make-up.
20  The next year he didn't run track or play football.
21  Don't make too much noise or you'll scare away the birds.
22  Doctors can treat acne with pills or creams.
23  Life without love like a tree without blossom or fruit.
24  Lace up your shoes or you'll trip over.
25  Sorrow and trouble either soften the heart or harden it.
26  Sooner or later, the truth comes to light.
27  Turn over or your back will get sunburnt.
28  Turn your radio down, or you'll wake the neighbours.
29  Just crank up your hearing aid a peg or two.
30  Remember that this is caustic; use gloves or a spoon.