Example Sentences

The mission helps the homeless.

She was on a mission to prove her point.

We use prefixes to easily communicate and visualize very large or very small quantities. Prefixes like kilo-, mega-, giga- denote larger quantities, while milli-, micro-, nano- signify smaller quantities. This helps us avoid writing out a large number of zeros and makes it easier to understand the scale of the quantity being expressed.

A positive tropic response is when an organism moves or grows towards a stimulus, such as light or nutrients. This type of response helps the organism to find resources or suitable conditions for survival and growth.

Both race and social class are significant issues that intersect to create complex systems of privilege and discrimination. They are interconnected and can impact individuals in various ways depending on their specific circumstances and context. It is important to address both race and social class inequalities to effectively combat systemic injustices.

The flirty teen told the officer a specious story about her car accident, because she did not want to tell the truth about how she'd run off the road into the ditch while texting on her cell phone.

Buddhism originated in ancient India in the 6th century BCE with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became known as the Buddha. Buddhism spread from India to other parts of Asia and eventually to the rest of the world through missionary activities and trade routes.

The butcher, cut off the left flank for a stew

To avoid being obtrusive in the elegant restaurant, he used subtle gestures to call the waiter to his table.

It is a term used in the sport of fencing. It literally means "Touched", and is a scoring hit. It would be most frequently used in dialogue ("Touché ," said the student, finding himself outclassed by the newcomer.) But it might be used without dialogue:

The fencing class produced an occasional touché and quite a lot of muffled curses and groans from the out-of-shape beginners.

what is another word for promise? A vow or an oath

August means inspiring or admiring in this sentence.

Savanna is a flat grassy land or flat area, originally coming from the name for the Russian steppes. As one should expect, the name was derived from the marsh grassland from Tybee Island at the mouth of the Savannah river reaching all the way to the site of the first settlement of Savannah. == ==

As an infiltrator of the Nazi Party, he learned much valuable information to take back to Allied Command.

Work readiness means being able to deliver value in frontline jobs in entry level workplaces. Work readiness is the key to linking individual and business success to transform the entry level workplace through a focus on value-creating relationships.

Either is correct, but they have slightly different implications. "don't have confidence" implies that you're lacking confidence to some extent, while "have no confidence" emphasizes that you have ZERO confidence, period.

"Then and now" is a phrase that compares the past with the present, highlighting differences or similarities between two time periods. It is often used to reflect on how things have changed or remained the same over time.

Translating is written; interpreting is oral. A translator has time to search for the appropriate word or phrase; an interpreter needs the ability to 'keep going' even after making a slip. Both need a good knowledge of the relevant languages. Beyond that, personality is most important for an interpreter. A perfectionist doesn't usually make a good interpreter.

Profanity, cursing, swearing, using bad language ... all comes from trying to talk about something you are not supposed to be talking about. Most profanity falls into one or more categories: * Exclamations that use the name of your deity in vain, like g*d-d*mmit or bl**dy (originally g*d's blood) * Exclamations that describe a sexual situation, like f*ck or c*nt * Exclamations that refer to excrements, like sh*t or p*ss Although the above answer refers to modern times, the question asks where did profanity come from? It is from the Latin meaning not holy, not connected with religious things, heathen, blasphemous. But as the original answer suggests, words used wrongly and dishonourably

A pariah is a social outcast. Originating from India, the word means "untouchable".

Been is the past participle of the verb be. It is used after the verb have: have, has, had. It indicates a state of being started in the past which either ended in the more-recent past or is still continuing today.

Some homographs of the word "convert" are:

1. Convert (verb): to change something into a different form
2. Convert (noun): a person who has changed their religious beliefs
3. Convert (verb): to transfer one form of payment or asset to another
4. Convert (noun): a software program that changes data from one format to another

= those quotes are- quotes is plural =

Added by Sneighke:

I have an issue with this answer as the question is ambiguous. Speaking of an actual "quote" you would say "that quote is" or "the quote is". If there are multiple quotes, then it becomes plural and "those quotes" would be correct. However in no case is the term "those quotes is" is correct grammar as it mixes singular and plural in the same phrase.

If however the questioner is asking about the actual "quotation marks", that would always be plural as they come by the pair.