ACTIVE in a Sentence
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420 example sentences for ACTIVE, such as:
1. They want to be the active party.
2. And that forced the woman to be active.
3. She is an active participant in this activity.
4. Although he's quite old he's still very active.
5. You've got to try to keep active as you grow older.
2. And that forced the woman to be active.
3. She is an active participant in this activity.
4. Although he's quite old he's still very active.
5. You've got to try to keep active as you grow older.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of ACTIVE
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active
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
a. in operation
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 It must have been a young man, and an active one, too, besides being an incomparable actor.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
2 Again, however, his active spirit shook off the lethargy which springs from despair.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
3 Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates.
4 The cat joined the Re-education Committee and was very active in it for some days.
5 Here the hindquarters of the donkey, represented by Albert the idiot, became active.
6 After all, I reflected, I was like my neighbours; and then I smiled, comparing myself with other men, comparing my active goodwill with the lazy cruelty of their neglect.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
7 Promises were still more liberally distributed than money by this active agent; and, in fine, nothing was left undone that could determine the wavering, or animate the disheartened.
8 And there he was generous and curiously potent; he stayed firm inside her, giving to her, while she was active.
9 wildly, passionately active, coming to her own crisis.
10 And that forced the woman to be active.
11 They want to be the active party.
12 While the wireless is active, there are no far ends of the earth.
13 There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment, for relieving sorrow.
14 When really touched by affliction, her active powers had been all benumbed; and neither Lady Bertram nor Tom had received from her the smallest support or attempt at support.
15 He feared that principle, active principle, had been wanting; that they had never been properly taught to govern their inclinations and tempers by that sense of duty which can alone suffice.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 She is an active participant in this activity.
2 Archbishop Hunt-hausen also vocalized his beliefs that women and homosexuals should be more active in the church.
3 Although he's quite old he's still very active.
4 She was an active trade unionist and had been elected a shop steward.
5 The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget.
6 In her youth she was an active member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
7 The Church and the laity were increasingly active in charity work.
8 Douglas Hurd's active citizen and John Patten's lager louts are both given an airing.
9 He was an active if conventional soldier and citizen; and from early manhood he wrote plays.
10 Encourage students to take an active part in discussions.
11 This centre will examine the non-economic benefits of learning such as social cohesion, active citizenship and improved health.
12 Generally speaking, boys like active sports more than girls do.
13 You've got to try to keep active as you grow older.
14 Trades unions are active both in individual workplaces and in the wider arena of the state.
15 To an active mind, indolence is more painful than labor.