ABOUT in a Sentence

Learn ABOUT 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 ABOUT, such as:
1. We were very adult about it.
2. She rang up about an hour ago.
3. Her daughter had talked about you.
4. She is blunt about her personal life.
5. Old use and wont legs about the fire.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of ABOUT
about
 ad.  used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
 ad.  (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  "I think it's about a month," she answered.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  He was a funny looking boy about twelve.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  "I don't know anything about boys," she said slowly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
4  "My dinner's easy to carry about with me," he said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
5  "She knows about children," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
6  Her daughter had talked about you.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
7  "I didn't know about them in India," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  I'd always take Susan Sowerby's advice about children myself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
9  The servants are not allowed to speak about me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
10  He is not going to tell Mrs. Medlock anything about it yet.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
11  "I've been thinking about you, too," answered Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
12  Besides, she longed to talk about him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  "He knows all about eggs and nests," Mary went on.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  She didn't like the way he had of talking about dying.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
15  She felt rather as if he almost boasted about it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  The actors buzzed about in a frantic activity.
2  We were very adult about it.
3  I had mixed feelings about meeting Laura again.
4  Ask your travel agent about check-in times.
5  She rang up about an hour ago.
6  The farthest way about is the nearest way home.
7  To worry about tomorrow is to be unhappy today.
8  Truth and roses have thorns about them.
9  They reached an agreement about the plan.
10  Old use and wont legs about the fire.
11  I don't want to talk about it anymore.
12  They have made an agreement about the plan.
13  Stop beefing about the price increase.
14  He is too bloody cocksure about everything.
15  She is blunt about her personal life.