SEAL in a Sentence

Learn SEAL 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.

161 example sentences for SEAL, such as:

1. Troops sealed off the surrounding area.
2. We sealed our agreement with a handshake.
3. He broke the seal and glanced over the contents.
4. The lawyer stamped the certificate with her seal.
5. The document carried the seal of the governor's office.

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 Meanings and Examples of SEAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
seal
 n.  middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
Classic Sentence: (137 in 10 pages)
1  He had to seal his mouth on the subject, however, for to express an unorthodox opinion was a dangerous matter in those days in the Land of the Saints.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
2  Lanyon, you remember your vows: what follows is under the seal of our profession.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
3  Here then, as I lay down the pen and proceed to seal up my confession, I bring the life of that unhappy Henry Jekyll to an end.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
4  The Prince looked narrowly at the superscription, and then at the seal, placed so as to secure the flex-silk with which the billet was surrounded, and which bore the impression of three fleurs-de-lis.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  "It is France's own hand and seal," replied Prince John.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  Perjure not thyself," said the Norman, interrupting him, "and let not thine obstinacy seal thy doom, until thou hast seen and well considered the fate that awaits thee.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
7  Clifford had never been primarily out for money, though he made it where he could, for money is the seal and stamp of success.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
8  He wrote with his own hand his love to his cousin William, and sent him half a guinea under the seal.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
9  What it did not show was something which lingered upon his lips like a seal set there.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama
10  He broke the seal and glanced over the contents.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
11  He was a most daring and successful seal and whale fisher.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
12  There is a seal of red wax stamped with a crouching lion.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
13  She'd take Aunt Pitty's little seal muff and hide her bare hands in it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
14  Young ladies don't dare Yankee sentries to see a prisoner, just for charity's sweet sake, and come all dressed up in velvet and feathers and seal muffs too.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
15  She could not acquire the air of doing things because she wanted to, and making her choice the final seal of their fitness.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 1
Example Sentence: (24 in 2 pages)
1  The Texas Supreme Court will consider a case next month that could seal another entire realm of information: district attorney files.
2  This international award has set the seal on a long and distinguished career.
3  The lawyer stamped the certificate with her seal.
4  The document carried the seal of the governor's office.
5  Her report was given the seal of approval by senior management.
6  Senior management have given their seal of approval to the plans.
7  The IMF has given its seal of approval to the government's economic strategy.
8  First the registrar had to add on her signature to the license; then she had to affix her official seal.
9  Because the seal on this bottle is broken, we have to discard it for security reason.
10  Before you can open the aspirin bottle, you must first perforate the plastic safety seal that covers the cap.
11  After you sterilize the bandages, place them in a container and seal it with a hermetic seal to protect them from contamination by airborne bacteria.
12  The penguins eat krill and small fish, and their main predator is the seal which can take them by surprise.
13  A heartfelt video by an Iqualuit teenager has sparked a social media campaign against talk show host Ellen DeGeneres that conflates the commercial seal hunt on Canada's east coast with the rights of Inuit people to hunt seals in the north.
14  We sealed our agreement with a handshake.
15  Troops sealed off the surrounding area.