PRO in a Sentence

Learn PRO 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.

13 example sentences for PRO, such as:

1. Cathy's an old pro at organizing raffles.
2. He handled the situation like an old pro.
3. Gillenormand had not accepted the quid pro quo.
4. We may not be white is not pro but can be very character.
5. If costs go up, there will be a pro rata increase in prices.

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 Meanings and Examples of PRO
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
pro
 a.  Professional
Classic Sentence:
1  An assembly of representatives chosen, pro tempore, by the people.
Second Treatise of Government By John Locke
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
2  Talia cum rex aliquis meditator & molitur serio, omnem regnandi curam & animum ilico abjicit, ac proinde imperium in subditos amittit, ut dominus servi pro derelicto habiti dominium.
Second Treatise of Government By John Locke
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
3  Omne ignotum pro magnifico; and so with heavy hearts we start to find what ships leave for the Black Sea last night.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
4  Gillenormand had not accepted the quid pro quo.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VII—THE OLD HEART AND THE YOUNG HEART IN THE PRES...
Example Sentence:
1  Please accept the use of our cottage as a quid pro quo for lending us your car.
2  We may not be white is not pro but can be very character.
3  If costs go up, there will be a pro rata increase in prices.
4  Cathy's an old pro at organizing raffles.
5  All part-timers should be paid the same, pro rata, as full-timers doing the same job.
6  He handled the situation like an old pro.
7  The statement is emphatic in stating that there must be a quid pro quo.
8  I agree that finding a common ground in which to speak about pro natal policy will be tricky, but much needed.
9  They debated the issue pro and con, but cannot get any result.