BETTER in a Sentence
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420 example sentences for BETTER, such as:
1. You had better clean it and load it.
2. Don't act like you're better than I am.
3. It is better to be alone than in ill company.
4. You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.
5. Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate.
2. Don't act like you're better than I am.
3. It is better to be alone than in ill company.
4. You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.
5. Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate.
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Meanings and Examples of BETTER
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better
a. (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
ad. from a position of superiority or authority
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 You had better clean it and load it.
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 "My fiddle would be the better for new strings," he remarked.
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
3 'Perhaps, Alice, you had better leave us together, she said, and her daughter withdrew.
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
4 The dog continued to lie stretched upon tho cushion, breathing in a laboured way, but apparently neither the better nor the worse for its draught.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
5 From the great inland sea to the distant Wahsatch Mountains there was no name better known than that of John Ferrier.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
6 "But my prospects are better," said the other, warmly.
7 John Ferrier felt that instant death would be better than the suspense which shook his nerves and chilled his heart.
8 As to what occurred there, we cannot do better than quote the old hunter's own account, as duly recorded in Dr. Watson's Journal, to which we are already under such obligations.
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
9 "You had better come with me," said Holmes to the two detectives.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
10 There has been no better case within my recollection.
11 Lastly, supposing one man wished to dog another through London, what better means could he adopt than to turn cabdriver.
12 Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate.
13 I am old and my voice is hoarse, but when I have taught you the tune, you can sing it better for yourselves.
14 As for the horses, they knew every inch of the field, and in fact understood the business of mowing and raking far better than Jones and his men had ever done.
15 Muriel, the goat, could read somewhat better than the dogs, and sometimes used to read to the others in the evenings from scraps of newspaper which she found on the rubbish heap.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.
2 One penny with right is better than a thousand without right.
3 The government makes noises about better relations with its neighbouring countries.
4 Marilyn Monroe: Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
5 New ramps will help the disabled gain better access.
6 This does not necessarily imply that children achieve better results in private schools.
7 Try to achieve a better balance between work and play.
8 Don't act like you're better than I am.
9 Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.
10 Regular exercise is better than occasional bouts of strenuous activity.
11 We'd better add in some lemon juice before mixing the flour with sugar.
12 You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.
13 Well I just thought, you know, I'd better agree to it.
14 You'd better allow for the members voting against you.
15 It is better to be alone than in ill company.