Example Sentences

"But before we reach posterity we must survive the present."

...You take someone else's work and publish it as your own.

Even a good story line can tern a movie into disaster if the director is maladroit.

Only three decades in that century saw real political progress.

I was embarrassed when I hiccupped after two decades of the rosary.

Example sentence - His four children entered adulthood as immature and selfish snits.

The root of "retrospect" is the Latin word "retro" meaning backward, and "specere" meaning to look. Together, they form "retrospect" which refers to looking back on past events or experiences.

the dazzling sky tinted with a vermilion haze, was held in awe as the sun set in the far west.

The gardener tends to the plants in the garden, ensuring they receive proper care and maintenance.

Examples of gerund words include "running," "swimming," "dancing," and "writing." These are verbs that function as nouns in a sentence, often indicating an action or activity.

"Adios amiga" is Spanish for "goodbye friend." It is a polite way to bid farewell to a female friend.

The scanty amount of food on the table was barely enough for the whole family.

The political party had a resurgence in the 1990's.

Intertidal zones are areas of the shoreline that are covered by water during high tide and uncovered during low tide. They are home to a diverse range of marine organisms adapted to living in this dynamic and challenging environment.

Photographs capture happy memories.

My memories of you are all good ones.

In one of my charity stories, called "The Memoryarian", there is a character who harvests memories.

"He climbed out on the tree limb, but still couldn't quite reach the apple."

A possible antonym for "encompassing" is "excluding."

A simple analogy was used to explain the difficult subject.

The word "eldest" would be used to compare more than two people's age.

Of the four brothers, Jerry is the eldest.

Her eldest brother lives in Australia.

The Māori alphabet consists of 20 letters.

the teacher character was so roud to students when she was many them learn the english characters

Coy, pronounced koi, is an adjective that can mean either; (1) affectedly shy and modest. [Sara's new boyfriend seems quite coy.] (2) unwilling to give information. [The police were coy when it came to who the suspects were.]
An example of using coy in a sentence would be, 'The girl was being coy with her boyfriend." Coy means to be shy or modest in a flirtatious way.

Example sentence - The life expectancy of a nutria is 8 to 10 years in the wild.

Go to your room right now!