SAID in a Sentence

Learn SAID 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.

404 example sentences for SAID, such as:

1. 'Very much indeed,' said Alice.
2. He said he wanted to go to town.
3. said the Mock Turtle with a sigh.
4. I lied when I said I didn't like you.
5. 'It's a mineral, I THINK,' said Alice.

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 Meanings and Examples of SAID
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
said
 a.  being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
 v.  past tense and past participle of SAY
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  "I wasn't listening," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  "I've nothing to do," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  "I like them round," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
4  "Your hair's rough," she said quickly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  "She knows about children," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
6  "He's gone," she said woefully.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
7  "It'll be fine tomorrow," said Dickon.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
8  'It's a mineral, I THINK,' said Alice.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story
9  "That's the new-born lamb," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
10  said the Mock Turtle with a sigh.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story
11  "For sure tha will," he said stoutly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
12  "Yes, I've stopped," said Colin.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
13  "I'm no one," said old Ben dryly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
14  'Very much indeed,' said Alice.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
15  "I am not tired at all," said Colin.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  I've been onto the general manager,he said he would attend the meeting.
17  Mr Dennis said he had requested access to a telephone.
18  According to what he said, Linda should be responsible for the case.
19  Jack duked me because he said I had insulted him.
20  You said that love me for a million years.
21  The ministry has said it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies.
22  She said she was staying in tonight to wash her hair.
23  He said he wanted to go to town.
24  She said she had thrown up after reading reports of the trial.
25  I lied when I said I didn't like you.
26  I was secretly relieved when Ed said it was time to turn back.
27  The inspectors said just under a third of lessons were unsatisfactory.
28  I can never understand why Mary said nothing about her wrongs.
29  He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
30  The police said that there was no sign of a struggle by the murder victim.