ALTERNATE in a Sentence
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132 example sentences for ALTERNATE, such as:
1. Wet days alternate with fine days.
2. The service runs on alternate days.
3. 'He knows the alternative,' said Mr. Browlow.
4. I had no alternative but to accept his offer.
5. There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.
2. The service runs on alternate days.
3. 'He knows the alternative,' said Mr. Browlow.
4. I had no alternative but to accept his offer.
5. There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of ALTERNATE
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alternate
v. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
n. someone who takes the place of another person
Classic Sentence: (80 in 6 pages)
1 And so, by dint of alternate coaxing and commanding, he contrived to get them all once more enclosed in their separate dormitories.
2 Jane ran to her uncle and aunt, and welcomed and thanked them both, with alternate smiles and tears.
3 They spread themselves about and keep alternate watch, and, lying along the grass, drink deep and set brazen bowls atilt.
4 All their battalions, sharing the lot of peril, keep watch along the walls, and take alternate charge of all that requires defence.
5 Waldman, a fellow professor, would lecture upon chemistry the alternate days that he omitted.
6 The men, led by the groans of Tom, scrambled and crackled through stumps, logs and bushes, to where that hero lay groaning and swearing with alternate vehemence.
7 By dint of alternate threats, promises, and bribes, the lady in question was ultimately prevailed upon to undertake the commission.
8 This created, outdoors, alternate shadow and gleams of light, eclipses, then bright openings of the clouds; and indoors a sort of twilight.
9 Choosing the latter alternative, I began by making up my mind to leave the hotel, and to take up my quarters in some less pretentious and less expensive domicile.
10 Now, sir,' she continued, 'I had no intention of telling you all this, but since my poor daughter has disclosed it I have no alternative.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
11 This flood of tears left Mr. Sowerberry no alternative.
12 'He knows the alternative,' said Mr. Browlow.
13 You will observe, Watson, the alternative use of the long s and the short.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
14 There seemed to be no alternative but to catch him red-handed, and to do so we had to use Sir Henry, alone and apparently unprotected, as a bait.
15 If he refuses, we have no alternative but to apply for a warrant.
Example Sentence: (52 in 4 pages)
1 Periods of depression alternate with excited behavior.
2 Wet days alternate with fine days.
3 The service runs on alternate days.
4 In two cases where father and son were both working shifts they had arranged alternate shifts thus allowing uninterrupted farm work.
5 Businesses can also use this opportunity to invest in alternate, perhaps more efficient, energy sources - which will help our economy in the long-run.
6 Please alternate light and dark squares to form a pattern.
7 Doctors these days tend to be more open-minded about alternative medicine.
8 I had no alternative but to accept his offer.
9 Astrology and alternative medicine are part of the New Age movement.
10 The local authority may assist you to obtain alternative accommodation.
11 New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.
12 There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.
13 The difficulties women encounter with their doctors partly explain why so many of us are looking to alternative therapies.
14 She is a cancer sufferer who has rejected orthodox medicine and turned instead to acupuncture, aromatherapy and other forms of alternative medicine.
15 If this be thought to be disingenuously restrictive, an attempt to define away the opposition, then consider the alternative.