ACHIEVEMENT in a Sentence

Learn ACHIEVEMENT 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.
279 example sentences for ACHIEVEMENT, such as:
1. It is indeed a remarkable achievement.
2. He has an impressive record of achievement.
3. This was no mean achievement for the government.
4. It was a grand achievement, and I prized it highly.
5. Getting both sides to agree was a notable achievement.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of ACHIEVEMENT
achievement
 n.  the action of accomplishing something
Classic Sentence: (82 in 6 pages)
1  Under the glitter of their opportunities she saw the poverty of their achievement.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 5
2  Except for half a dozen in each town the citizens are proud of that achievement of ignorance which it is so easy to come by.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
3  Victor was proud of his achievement, and went about recommending it and urging every one to partake of it to excess.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In IX
4  Her unlooked-for achievement was the subject of wonder, applause, and admiration.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In X
5  It was a grand achievement, and I prized it highly.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  It had become usual to give Napoleon the credit for every successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VIII
7  Napoleon himself, attended by his dogs and his cockerel, came down to inspect the completed work; he personally congratulated the animals on their achievement, and announced that the mill would be named Napoleon Mill.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VIII
8  For, of course, being a girl, one's whole dignity and meaning in life consisted in the achievement of an absolute, a perfect, a pure and noble freedom.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
9  He then went back to the house, and lingered round the door and windows till she should by some means or other learn of his achievement and come out to witness it.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: 5 An Old Move Inadvertently Repeated
10  Of these plans he had not merely one or two in his head but dozens, some only beginning to form themselves, some approaching achievement, and some in course of disintegration.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I
11  It was as if she wanted to show him that his losses were an achievement that made her love him all the more, but Nicholas now considered himself unworthy of her.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER XVI
12  They ascribe the glory of that achievement of genius to different men and dispute as to whom the honor is due.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 13: CHAPTER I
13  The effort of resolution necessary to the achievement of this purpose I found to be quite awful.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter II
14  He felt that this was rousing in his soul a feeling of anger destructive of his peace of mind and of all the good of his achievement.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: Chapter 20
15  Next to this achievement comes Mr. Washington's work in gaining place and consideration in the North.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In III
Example Sentence: (197 in 14 pages)
1  It gives you a sense of achievement if you actually make it to the end of a very long book.
2  Getting both sides to agree was a notable achievement.
3  Reaching this agreement so quickly was a great achievement.
4  Success is the continuous journey towards the achievement of predetermined worth while goals.
5  There is a close connection between family background and academic achievement.
6  This conference in itself constitutes a solid achievement.
7  This was no mean achievement for the government.
8  It is indeed a remarkable achievement.
9  The school was that rare achievement - a family within an institution.
10  We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement.
11  Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money ; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
12  It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player.
13  His most significant political achievement was the abolition of the death penalty.
14  The achievement of one's purpose depends largely on one's perseverance.
15  He has an impressive record of achievement.