ANSWER in a Sentence

Learn ANSWER 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.
358 example sentences for ANSWER, such as:
1. A soft answer turneth away wrath.
2. The answer to this was unexpected.
3. The answer was an unequivocal 'no'.
4. The shortest answer is doing the thing.
5. We received a negative answer to our request.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of ANSWER
answer
 v.  be liable or accountable
 v.  understand the meaning of
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  These feelings dictated my answer to my father.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
2  This answer startled me, but I presently recovered myself.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
3  Before I could answer her eyes fastened with an awed expression on her little finger.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
4  The answer to this was unexpected.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
5  The automatic quality of Gatsby's answer set us all back at least another minute.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
6  Before I could answer, Daisy came out of the house and two rows of brass buttons on her dress gleamed in the sunlight.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
7  They will not climb my knee, nor prattle in my ear, nor answer to my smile, but stand apart, and eye me strangely.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIX. THE CHILD AT THE BROOKSIDE
8  Mr. Palmer made her no answer, and did not even raise his eyes from the newspaper.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 19
9  Her love made no answer; and after slightly bowing to the ladies, began complaining of the weather.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 20
10  Elinor tried to make a civil answer, though doubting her own success.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 35
11  Now I could only answer my father with a look of despair and endeavour to hide myself from his view.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
12  You may," said he, "and I may decline to answer it.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXIX
13  Reluctantly, I confessed myself quite unable to answer the question.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXVI
14  I knew not how to answer, or how to comfort her.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLIX
15  Still there was no answer, and I knocked again.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter LIII
Example Sentence: (148 in 10 pages)
1  Anne says she can answer for his ability to do the job well.
2  I agree, but I can't answer for my colleagues.
3  If you have any queries about your treatment, the doctor will answer them.
4  The secretary has a large amount of mail to answer every day.
5  The shortest answer is doing the thing.
6  A soft answer turneth away wrath.
7  I shall await your answer to my letter with eagerness.
8  Further information is required to determine the correct answer in any given instance.
9  The answer was an unequivocal 'no'.
10  Please answer questions in the space provided.
11  They have to worry out the answer to their difficulties.
12  His father rapped out an answer and then left the room.
13  She refused to answer questions about her personal finances.
14  The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.
15  We received a negative answer to our request.