VIEW in a Sentence

Learn VIEW 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.

420 example sentences for VIEW, such as:

1. That person is blocking my view.
2. A veil of mist obscured the view.
3. Distance lends enchantment to the view.
4. I incline to the view that he is right.
5. They've got a very blinkered view of life.

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 Meanings and Examples of VIEW
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
view
 n.  the ability to see something
 n.  a sight or prospect of a landscape
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Zeena took the view that Mattie was bound to make the best of Starkfield since she hadn't any other place to go to; but this did not strike Ethan as conclusive.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
2  "No, Pa, I'm no tattletale like Suellen," she assured him, standing off to view his rearranged attire with a judicious air.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  For this and other reasons, Gerald's family was not inclined to view the fatal outcome of this quarrel as anything very serious, except for the fact that it was charged with serious consequences.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
4  All the people Ellen had known in Savannah might have been cast from the same mold, so similar were their view points and traditions, but here was a variety of people.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
5  But Ellen took a more tolerant and long-sighted view of the matter.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
6  As she stood before the mirror and twisted herself about to get a side view, she thought that there was absolutely nothing about her figure to cause her shame.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
7  Finally the business section fell behind and the residences came into view.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
8  Mrs. Meade mounted her carriage block and craned her neck for a view of the baby, but the doctor, disregarding the mud, plowed through to the side of the carriage.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
9  And there's the long view down the road to the river, across the cotton fields, and the mist rising from the bottom lands in the twilight.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
10  The more sentimental were inclined to view that the black sheep of the Butler family had repented of his evil ways and was making an attempt to atone for his sins.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
11  Her hoop caught on the wheel and for a moment the crowd at Five Points had a flashing view of petticoats and pantalets.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
12  After a long while Prissy came into view, alone, switching her skirts from side to side and looking over her shoulder to observe the effect.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
13  As she rounded the corner of the Atlanta Hotel and came in full view of the depot and the tracks, she halted appalled.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
14  She fled up the stairs to her own room and hung out the window for a better view.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
15  He came into view and the light of the lamp showed him plainly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  Firstly, negotiations were begun with Forth Valley Enterprise with a view to establishing a training unit on campus.
17  Click on the thumbnails to view a larger version of each image.
18  They've got a very blinkered view of life.
19  Distance lends enchantment to the view.
20  We will go and view the house before we buy it.
21  My view of the stage was blocked by the big hat of the woman sitting in front of me.
22  That person is blocking my view.
23  In the Chief Constable's view the use of force was fully justified.
24  From my point of view the party was a complete success.
25  Both parties seemed to have a rather clinical view of the breakup of their marriage.
26  I incline to the view that he is right.
27  A veil of mist obscured the view.
28  We take the view that it would be wrong to interfere.
29  Our house has got a splendid view across to the Cotswolds.
30  They had to reflate with a view to stimulate their domestic economy.