WAX in a Sentence

Learn WAX 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.

94 example sentences for WAX, such as:

1. I need a wax candle now.
2. When lit, does a wax candle wane?
3. The moon waxes and wanes every month.
4. Serve or wrap individually in wax paper for storing.
5. He waxed lyrical about the variety of fish in the river.

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 Meanings and Examples of WAX
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
wax
 v.  increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
Classic Sentence: (82 in 6 pages)
1  On one corner of this was stuck the stump of a red wax candle.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
2  'We'll soon have a light, I said, striking a match and putting it to a wax candle which I had brought with me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
3  Clifford left them alone, and she learnt to do the same: she just went by without looking at them, and they stared as if she were a walking wax figure.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
4  As soon as the wax had softened to the plasticity of dough she kneaded the pieces together.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: 7 The Night of the Sixth of November
5  She began moulding the wax; and it was evident from her manner of manipulation that she was endeavouring to give it some preconceived form.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: 7 The Night of the Sixth of November
6  As the wax dropped into the fire a long flame arose from the spot, and curling its tongue round the figure ate still further into its substance.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: 7 The Night of the Sixth of November
7  A pin occasionally dropped with the wax, and the embers heated it red as it lay.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: 7 The Night of the Sixth of November
8  Now then, neighbours, I think we have laid on enough wax.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: 4 Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His
9  He is a professional beggar, though in order to avoid the police regulations he pretends to a small trade in wax vestas.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
10  When those packets were sealed up, Jonas Oldacre got McFarlane to secure one of the seals by putting his thumb upon the soft wax.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
11  There is a seal of red wax stamped with a crouching lion.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
12  I fancied at first that it was paraffin wax, and smashed the glass accordingly.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In VIII
13  These candlesticks held two wax candles, and usually figured on the Bishop's chimney-piece.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM
14  He examined the flame of the candle with a stupid air, and from around the wick he took some of the burning wax, which he rolled between his fingers.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
15  A few minutes later he found himself alone in a sort of wainscoted cabinet of severe aspect, lighted by two wax candles, placed upon a table with a green cloth.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VIII—AN ENTRANCE BY FAVOR
Example Sentence:
1  Then, to make sure the edges didn't buckle from the glue, I laid wax paper over it and put a weight on it.
2  When lit, does a wax candle wane?
3  With proper handling, his fortunes wax and he becomes rich.
4  The marble basin was removed; in its place, stood a deal table and a kitchen chair: these objects were visible by a very dim light proceeding from a horn lantern, the wax candles being all extinguished.
5  Serve or wrap individually in wax paper for storing.
6  The electricians have performed wonders in recording these long dead voices from old wax onto modern plastic surfaces.
7  I need a wax candle now.
8  She watched the wax as it dripped down the side of the candle.
9  She took a new needle, waxed it carefully, threaded her needle with a steady hand.
10  He waxed lyrical about the variety of fish in the river.
11  I recall Rosie waxing lyrical about the flatness of his stomach.
12  The moon waxes and wanes every month.