YOU in a Sentence

Learn YOU 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.

404 example sentences for YOU, such as:

1. I shall act as you advise.
2. Not only that but you're rude.
3. If you can't beat em, join em.
4. I thought you knew, old sport.
5. She didn't know you were alive.

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 Meanings and Examples of YOU
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
you
 pron.  the second person singular or plural
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  I love to see you at my table, Nick.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
2  "Of course you will," confirmed Daisy.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
3  "I want to see you," said Tom intently.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
4  I thought you knew, old sport.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
5  He thought you might be offended.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
6  Not only that but you're rude.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
7  I'm all out of practice, you see.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
8  I'm under no obligations to you at all.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
9  "You know I love you," she murmured.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
10  And I'll make you a mint julep.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
11  She didn't know you were alive.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
12  "As if it mattered to you," she said.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
13  "I'll call you up," I said finally.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
14  Mama, you are not doing me justice.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 8
15  But indeed you must and shall come.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 20
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  He cannot refuse if you ask politely.
17  I shall act as you advise.
18  If you can't beat em, join em.
19  Latch the door before you go to bed.
20  Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.
21  I told you not to touch my things.
22  Your own lies will trip you up.
23  I don't want to cause you trouble.
24  Try your friend ere you trust him.
25  I can't understand what you mean.
26  Bide still until you feel better.
27  I appeal to you to vote against him.
28  My advice to you would be to wait.
29  She won't wait for you, nor for me.
30  It is preferable that you wait.