Example Sentences

his idealism standards were hard to meet on the test

The school did its best to retain students and keep them in school.

The hunters were on the trail of the fox, but the wily creature eluded them at every turn.

I spoke to the company on behalf of my colleague who was unable to attend the meeting.

the party was great and the jocularity of the people made the party even more fun.

Because the computer couldn't take the rapid switching between programs, it simply froze; It was inoperable for 25 minutes.

1. "She felt like a bird with clipped wings, unable to soar beyond the confines of her cage."
2. "Trapped in a web of lies, he struggled to break free from the deceit that ensnared him."
3. "Like a shipwrecked sailor stranded on a deserted island, she was trapped with no hope of rescue."

Many 16th century musicans and composers made operas and sonnets.

He adopted a sanctimonious attitude, criticizing the morals of his fellow senators.

How can he be so sanctimonious given his own lurid past?

1. Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
2. Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
3. Carries cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
4. Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.
5. Eric's eagle eats eggs, enjoying each episode of eating.
6. Fred's friends fried Fritos for Friday's food.
7. Garry's giraffe gobbled gooseberry's greedily, getting good at grabbing goodies.
8. Hannah's home has heat hopefully.
9. Isaacs ice cream is interesting and Isaac is imbibing it.
10. Jesse's jaguar is jumping and jiggling jauntily.
11. Kim's kid's kept kiting.
12. Larry's lizard likes leaping leopards.
13. Mike's microphone made much music.
14. Nick's nephew needed new notebooks now not never.
15. Orson's owl out-performed ostriches.
16. Peter's piglet pranced priggishly.
17. Quincy's quilters quit quilting quickly.
18. Ralph's reindeer rose rapidly and ran round the room.
19. Sara's seven sisters slept soundly in sand.
20. Tim's took tons of tools to make toys for tots.
21. Uncle Uris' united union uses umbrellas.
22. Vivien's very vixen-like and vexing.
23. Walter walked wearily while wondering where Wally was.
24. Xavier's x-rayed his xylophone.
25. Yarvis yanked you at yoga, and Yvonne yelled.
26. Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping.

the teacher said that the extra words were: hesitate, encyclopedia and productive.

the Kohima epitaph was written by John Maxwell Edmonds as one of 12 epitaphs published in the Times towards the end of the First World War. the form on the Kohima Memorial reads: 'When you go home Tell them of us and say For your tomorrow We gave our today.' The original read: 'When you go home tell them of us and say For your tomorrow these gave their today.'

In a breeding experiment, we observed that the flower color of the offspring displayed incomplete dominance, with the heterozygous individuals showing a blending of the two parental colors rather than one dominant color.

The old engine sputtered to life as she turned the key in the ignition.

One example of hyperbole in "The Giver" is when Jonas exclaims that he wants to go Elsewhere with the baby he is caring for, even though it is a dangerous and unrealistic dream. This exaggeration emphasizes Jonas's desperation and longing for a better life outside the confines of the community.

The diminutive form of statue is statuette.

How does a hearing loss influence language acquisition?

In my new job, I'm responsible for the acquisition of new sites for development.

The government has approved the company's acquisition of its rival.

Ms. Jamison donated funds to the art museum for the acquisition of new pieces.

Derision is a strong feeling of contempt, often expressed through mockery or ridicule.

"Wham bam thank you ma'am" is an informal expression used to signify something quick and without much effort. It often implies a swift or efficient action and can be considered slightly humorous or cheeky in tone.

This needle is so big that a crater formed on my arm.

While on the bus a crackhead was being rude so he was thrown from the moving bus.

I could have thrown that ball a mile but I have no arms.

He could of thrown the runner out if he didn't have a bet with the other team.

I've thrown up a hundred times from liquor.

I drunk a bottle of gin and i was looking for the bottle but i had already thrown it at a crackhead

He was the very personification of the boy in the book called Where The Wild Things Are. That is a good example because the word means to act or show characteristics of something nonhuman.