COMMITTEE in a Sentence

Learn COMMITTEE 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.
160 example sentences for COMMITTEE, such as:
1. We were met by a committee in Atlanta.
2. Lord Stansfield will chair the committee.
3. We were allotted half an hour to address the committee.
4. The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.
5. She was the unanimous choice of the selection committee.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of COMMITTEE
committee
 n.  a self-constituted organization to promote something
 n.  a special group delegated to consider some matter
Classic Sentence: (56 in 4 pages)
1  The first who attempted to pass a law to this effect was the tribune Terentillus, who proposed that a committee of five should be named to consider and regulate the power of the consuls.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXXIX.
2  Nevertheless, the Senate defeated the bill, and a new conference committee was appointed.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In II
3  The committee was composed of about twenty-five of the most prominent and most influential white men of Georgia.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
4  All the members of this committee were white men except Bishop Grant, Bishop Gaines, and myself.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
5  The Mayor and several other city and state officials spoke before the committee.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
6  I had never before appeared before such a committee, nor had I ever delivered any address in the capital of the Nation.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
7  I spoke for fifteen or twenty minutes, and was surprised at the close of my address to receive the hearty congratulations of the Georgia committee and of the members of Congress who were present.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
8  We were met by a committee in Atlanta.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
9  Early in the morning a committee called to escort me to my place in the procession which was to march to the Exposition grounds.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
10  Harper, of the University of Chicago, who was chairman of the committee of invitations for the celebration to be held in the city of Chicago, to deliver one of the addresses at the celebration there.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XV.
11  In addition to the executive council there is a financial committee of six, that meets every week and decides upon the expenditures for the week.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XV.
12  Danglars was engaged at that moment, presiding over a railroad committee.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 46. Unlimited Credit.
13  A committee of twelve members was chosen to examine the proofs brought forward by Morcerf.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 86. The Trial.
14  I used all my influence with one of the committee, a young peer of my acquaintance, to get admission to one of the galleries.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 86. The Trial.
15  "I acknowledge it affected me, and, indeed, all the committee also," said Beauchamp.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 86. The Trial.
Example Sentence: (104 in 7 pages)
1  The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.
2  The committee will need to winnow out the nonsense and produce more practical proposals if it is to achieve results.
3  We were allotted half an hour to address the committee.
4  The decisions by the management committee will affect everyone in the company.
5  The committee presented its report to the Attorney General.
6  The committee decided to let the matter lie over until the meeting.
7  The committee made recommendations to the board on teachers' pay and conditions.
8  The committee plumped for the most experienced candidate.
9  William has been put up as a candidate for the committee.
10  The committee held its founding congress in the capital, Riga.
11  Economic policy in Europe should not be run by an unaccountable committee of governors of central banks.
12  The issue disunited the members of the central committee.
13  The committee proposed the creation of a new Chair of Portuguese for the university.
14  Lord Stansfield will chair the committee.
15  She was the unanimous choice of the selection committee.