UNANIMITY in a Sentence

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40 example sentences for UNANIMITY, such as:

1. He was elected by a unanimous vote.
2. At last we got the unanimous decision.
3. So it is with the unanimity of the press.
4. Then there was a unanimous call for an explanation.
5. A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company.

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 Meanings and Examples of UNANIMITY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
unanimity
 n.  complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
Classic Sentence: (24 in 2 pages)
1  Their prudence, unanimity, unacquaintedness with fear, and their love of their country, would amply supply all defects in the military art.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER XII.
2  So it is with the unanimity of the press.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 8: Chapter 16
3  On such feelings, more or less dimly shared by all, the unanimity and general approval were founded with which, despite court influences, the popular choice of Kutuzov as commander-in-chief was received.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER XVI
4  They caused that revolution, at first so remarkable for its unanimity, to degenerate into a quarrel.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER I—THE SURFACE OF THE QUESTION
5  Then there was a unanimous call for an explanation.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
6  The ballet at length came to a close, and the curtain fell amid the loud, unanimous plaudits of an enthusiastic and delighted audience.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 34. The Colosseum.
7  Many observations were made, the import of which was a unanimous opinion that there was something sinister about the room.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 63. The Dinner.
8  "Yes," was the unanimous answer.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 86. The Trial.
9  A unanimous resolution was passed on the spot that the farmhouse should be preserved as a museum.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II
10  The acclamations of thousands applauded the unanimous award of the Prince and marshals, announcing that day's honours to the Disinherited Knight.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
11  Such was the address of each in parrying and striking, that the spectators broke forth into a unanimous and involuntary shout, expressive of their delight and admiration.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
12  The Committee was unanimous in making a favourable report, and in a few days the bill passed Congress.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
13  The state Legislature, including the House of Delegates and the Senate, also passed a unanimous vote to attend in a body.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVII.
14  No other visitor appeared that evening, and the ladies were unanimous in agreeing to go early to bed.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 26
15  Their deliberations were short, and it would seem, by the silence of most of the party, the decision unanimous.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
Example Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1  We were surprised by the unanimity with which members of both parties accepted our proposals.
2  Although the plan received unanimous approval, this does not mean that it represents the lowest common denominator.
3  He was elected by a unanimous vote.
4  A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company.
5  It was decided by a unanimous vote that the school should close.
6  She was the unanimous choice of the selection committee.
7  The ministers had expressed the unanimous view that sanctions should remain in place for the present.
8  The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation.
9  At last we got the unanimous decision.
10  The unanimous ruling, by establishing that the “sanctity of life” also includes the “passage into death,” extends constitutional rights into a new realm.
11  The board of the directors unanimously agreed that Mr White was the best candidate for the job.
12  Today its executive committee voted unanimously to reject the proposals.
13  Its constitution allows it to publish contracts and practice notes only where these have been approved unanimously by the constituent bodies.
14  The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a halt to hostilities.
15  Hoping for a rave review of his new show, the playwright was miserable when saw the critics pan it unanimously.