SENTENCE in a Sentence

Learn SENTENCE 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.

108 example sentences for SENTENCE, such as:

1. That sentence is very prettily turned.
2. We were asked to translate a list of sentences.
3. The criminal was sentenced to prison for theft.
4. He had obviously prepared the sentence beforehand.
5. These sentences all have the same grammatical pattern.

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 Meanings and Examples of SENTENCE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sentence
 n.  a group of words, usually containing a subject and a verb, expressing a statement
 n.  a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Classic Sentence: (70 in 5 pages)
1  His sentence was pronounced, and I could only grieve and be patient.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
2  After she had obliterated three years with that sentence they could decide upon the more practical measures to be taken.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
3  "A wise sentence," remarked the stranger, gravely, bowing his head.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In III. THE RECOGNITION
4  That sentence is very prettily turned.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 38
5  Thus I might proclaim myself a madman, but not revoke the sentence passed upon my wretched victim.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
6  He had obviously prepared the sentence beforehand.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: Chapter 2
7  The celebrated doctor listened to him, and in the middle of his sentence looked at his big gold watch.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 1
8  He stopped at each sentence, waiting for her to object, but she made no answer.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: Chapter 21
9  And the injured youth finished his sentence by an energetic gesture of the right arm.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
10  His lips parted, as if to speak: but he checked the coming sentence, whatever it was.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
11  He was silent after I had uttered the last sentence, and I presently risked an upward glance at his countenance.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
12  She studied every sentence; and her feelings towards its writer were at times widely different.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 37
13  Every sentence of kindness was a fresh source of happiness to Jane.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 55
14  I suppose Catherine fulfilled her project, for the next sentence took up another subject: she waxed lachrymose.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
15  Scarcely dared I answer her; for I feared the next sentence might be rough.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
16  The criminal was sentenced to prison for theft.
17  Mr Madhi escaped from Iran in February 2008 after being sentenced to 73 years in jail for what he described as a trivial charge.
18  The judge was especially severe in his sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime.
19  A major exception to the principle of proportionality relates to the sentencing of offenders for violent and sexual offences.
20  What he was saying was so complicated that I lost track after the first couple of sentences.
21  Each unit of the course ends with sentences for translation.
22  Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders.
23  Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.
24  In a good report, individual sentences knit together in a clear way that readers can follow.
25  We were asked to translate a list of sentences.
26  Maybe you should tweak a few sentences before you send in the report.
27  The normal word order is reversed in passive sentences.
28  The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen.
29  These sentences all have the same grammatical pattern.
30  We can sum up the main point of the lesson in three sentences.