VARY in a Sentence

Learn VARY 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.

109 example sentences for VARY, such as:

1. His plan did not vary on seeing them.
2. The impact of these trends has varied regionally.
3. She thought of surprises, games, to vary the days.
4. Different writers will prepare to varying degrees.
5. He had had a varied training and held many offices.

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vary
 v.  change aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
Classic Sentence: (65 in 5 pages)
1  And hence it results that a man's fortunes vary, because times change and he does not change with them.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX.
2  The churches vary from log-huts to those like Shepherd's, and the schools from nothing to this little house that sits demurely on the county line.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In VII
3  Such class lines are by no means fixed; they vary, one might almost say, with the price of cotton.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In VIII
4  Thus public opinion plays a large part, and the returns vary strangely from year to year.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In VIII
5  I believe she was happy in her way: this routine sufficed for her; and nothing annoyed her so much as the occurrence of any incident which forced her to vary its clockwork regularity.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
6  His plan did not vary on seeing them.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
7  They had fried eggs for breakfast and fried ham for supper to vary the monotony of the yams, peanuts and dried apples, and on one festal occasion they even had roast chicken.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
8  She thought of surprises, games, to vary the days.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
9  We mean nothing but a little amusement among ourselves, just to vary the scene, and exercise our powers in something new.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
10  His expression, his manner, his very soul seemed to vary with every fresh part that he assumed.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
11  It was of a pattern which does not vary, and so it is familiar to us all.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
12  He is of moderate octavo size, varying from fifteen to twenty-five feet in length, and of corresponding dimensions round the waist.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32. Cetology.
13  He even suffered their hands to meet, without betraying the least emotion, or varying his riveted attitude of attention.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4
14  David alone formed an exception to these varying emotions.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 9
15  Similar sounds, varying in strength, came from near and far over the forest.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
Example Sentence: (44 in 3 pages)
16  In the womenswear industry, designers can offer panache without absurdity through color, varying hemlines, adornment and more.
17  Most urban water supplies in the United States now contain fluoride in varying amounts.
18  Different writers will prepare to varying degrees.
19  Melanin is the dark brown pigment of the hair, skin and eyes which is present in varying amounts in every human being.
20  When you test potential airplane pilots, my vertigo is at a point where the highs and the lows are varying a lot.
21  We need to take the varying rules and regulations of the different health agencies and codify them into a national health code.
22  Chinese commodities available for export are varied.
23  He had had a varied training and held many offices.
24  A rich and varied cultural life is essential for this couple.
25  The impact of these trends has varied regionally.
26  The pianist gave a long and varied recital, with a couple of encores for good measure.
27  The response of the audience varied from outright rejection to warm hospitality.
28  A good teacher is aware of the extremely varied needs of each student.
29  Watching the large and varied bird population, or following assorted trails on horseback.
30  The entire valley at my right hand was full of pasture- fields, and cornfields, and wood; and a glittering stream ran zigzag through the varied shades of green, the mellowing grain, and the somber woodland, the clear and sunny lea.