SPECIAL in a Sentence

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388 example sentences for SPECIAL, such as:

1. That is a special request on my part.
2. The school has a special education unit.
3. We can't give you any special treatment.
4. He detailed a unit on a special service.
5. This type of wood needs special treatment.

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 Meanings and Examples of SPECIAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
special
 a.  being a particular one
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  That is a special request on my part.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VII
2  But no special aptitude in any branch of learning did he display.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
3  The man whom I mentioned is a genius indeed, and I intend not only to promote him over the rest, but also to create for him a special Department.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER III
4  Pavel Petrovitch was left alone, and he looked round this time with special attention.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
5  Sometimes he fancied that there was a change taking place in Madame Odintsov too; that there were signs in the expression of her face of something special; that, perhaps.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
6  Among other things, he informed them that the governor had ordered his secretaries on special commissions to wear spurs, in case he might send them off anywhere for greater speed on horseback.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
7  Madame Odintsov expressed no special surprise when Arkady told her the next day that he was going with Bazarov; she seemed tired and absorbed.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  In such youthful, fresh feeling there is a special charm.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
9  It seemed as though the old man were tormented by some special anguish.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
10  There were lights burning in the windows of the house at Maryino; Prokofitch in a black frockcoat and white gloves, with a special solemnity, laid the table for seven.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
11  Anyway, gentlemen, I shall welcome both views as an honour and a special favour.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: I
12  In our school the boys' faces seemed in a special way to degenerate and grow stupider.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: III
13  The lively song gave a special flavor to the tone of free and easy gaiety with which Zherkov spoke, and to the intentional coldness of Dolokhov's reply.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II
14  Evidently these fugitives were allowed to pass by special permission.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
15  At the chief entrance to the palace, however, an official came running out to meet him, and learning that he was a special messenger led him to another entrance.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IX
Example Sentence: (178 in 12 pages)
16  Lettie had never yet failed to return from town without some special treat for him.
17  This type of wood needs special treatment.
18  We can't give you any special treatment.
19  It's not fair the way my sister is always singled out for special treatment.
20  Here comes today with special pride in all the achievements you have made.
21  The special TV report disrupted regular programming.
22  The school has a special education unit.
23  He detailed a unit on a special service.
24  They're transferring him to a special unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
25  Some tribes use special facial markings to signify status.
26  He has a special car because he cannot walk.
27  Rich blessings for health and longevity is my special wish for you in the coming year.
28  Send this special birthday wish just to let you know that you'll always be remembered for the thoughtfulness you show.
29  Insert the special cleaning thread between your teeth and pull it gently up and down.
30  Promise me you'll take very special care of yourself.