SAW in a Sentence

Learn SAW 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.

364 example sentences for SAW, such as:

1. I saw Bob in town with his girlfriend.
2. He saw Emma arrive and made a quick exit.
3. I saw the car's nose appear round the corner.
4. He saw me looking with admiration at his car.
5. The minister saw nothing further of her motions.

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 Meanings and Examples of SAW
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
saw
 v.  past tense of SEE
 n.  a hand or power tool used to cut hard material
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
2  He saw me looking with admiration at his car.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
3  As my taxi groaned away I saw Gatsby walking toward me across his lawn.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
4  She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
5  He might think he saw a connection in it--he might think anything.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
6  The drawing-room curtains were open, and I saw that the room was empty.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
7  "I saw it in the Chicago newspaper," he said.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
8  One afternoon late in October I saw Tom Buchanan.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  Suddenly he saw me and walked back holding out his hand.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
10  Pearl saw, and gazed intently, but never sought to make acquaintance.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In VI. PEARL
11  The minister saw nothing further of her motions.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL
12  Henry saw this, and had removed all my apparatus from my view.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
13  Marianne saw and listened with increasing surprise.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16
14  Elinor saw, with great uneasiness the low spirits of her friend.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
15  "I never saw you wear a ring before, Edward," she cried.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
Example Sentence: (154 in 11 pages)
16  She drew back from the window in case anyone saw her.
17  I saw the car's nose appear round the corner.
18  By the time I saw the job advertised it was already too late to apply.
19  I was absolutely green when I saw his splendid new car.
20  I saw her a week after they'd had the argument and she was still fuming.
21  Susan visualized her wedding day and saw herself walking down the aisle on her father's arm.
22  In the fading light we saw bats flitting around/about in the garden.
23  He saw Emma arrive and made a quick exit.
24  From a concealed vantage point, he saw a car arrive.
25  When he saw the police arrive, he bolted down an alley.
26  When I saw you across the room I knew I'd met you before.
27  I saw her standing beside my bed when I reopened my eyes.
28  We saw the film and afterwards walked home together.
29  Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.
30  I saw Bob in town with his girlfriend.