COMPOSITION in a Sentence
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49 example sentences for COMPOSITION, such as:
1. His composition is good, yes, very good.
2. He played a piece of music of his own composition.
3. Make an outline before trying to write a composition.
4. The Journals contain accounts of literary composition.
5. The correction of composition took a large part of the teacher's time.
2. He played a piece of music of his own composition.
3. Make an outline before trying to write a composition.
4. The Journals contain accounts of literary composition.
5. The correction of composition took a large part of the teacher's time.
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Meanings and Examples of COMPOSITION
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composition
n. a mixture of ingredients
n. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
Classic Sentence: (29 in 2 pages)
1 My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally that he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the Solar System.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2 They talked and wrestled in the throes of composition, and felt as if something were happening, really happening, really in the void.
3 It is more difficult to speak well than to compose well; that is, the rules and trick of composition are oftener an object of study.
4 I could not preach but to the educated; to those who were capable of estimating my composition.
5 Wine-stains, fruit-stains, beer-stains, water-stains, paint-stains, pitch-stains, any stains, all come out at one rub with the infallible and invaluable composition.
6 It was the sickening feeling which, if the changed heart has any generosity at all in its composition, accompanies the sudden sight of a once-loved one who is beloved no more.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: 7 A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: 7 A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness
7 At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my declining years to the composition of a textbook, which shall focus the whole art of detection into one volume.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
Context Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
8 The nature of Mr. Tostoff's composition eluded me, because just as it began my eyes fell on Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps and looking from one group to another with approving eyes.
9 They were her countrywomen: and the beef and ale of their native land, with a moral diet not a whit more refined, entered largely into their composition.
10 "There is no law, nor reverence for authority, no regard for human ordinances or opinions, right or wrong, mixed up with that child's composition," remarked he, as much to himself as to his companion.
11 "I will not ask your opinion of it as a composition," said Edward.
12 I signed myself, hers distractedly; and I couldn't help feeling, while I read this composition over, before sending it by a porter, that it was something in the style of Mr. Micawber.
13 Mr. Micawber, genteelly adjusting his chin in his cravat, presently proceeded with his composition.
14 This composition was considered to be the very finest effort of the evening.
15 Monte Cristo opened the tortoise-shell box, which the lady presented to him, and inhaled the odor of the lozenges with the air of an amateur who thoroughly appreciated their composition.
Example Sentence: (20 in 2 pages)
1 Television has transformed the size and social composition of the audience at great sporting occasions.
2 Make an outline before trying to write a composition.
3 His composition is good, yes, very good.
4 The Journals contain accounts of literary composition.
5 The overall composition of the picture is good but some of the detail is distracting.
6 The composition of the group that is studied depends on the interests of the researcher.
7 The correction of composition took a large part of the teacher's time.
8 I'm glad to learn that you won first prize in the composition contest held at your school.
9 The majority always turn an unfavorable attitude towards atonal composition.
10 He played a piece of music of his own composition.
11 Instruments on board include the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer which will analyse the chemical composition of the comet nucleus - the icy core in the head of the comet.
12 Instruments on board will analyze the chemical composition of the comet nucleus - the icy core in the head of the comet.
13 The composition is a not well written, and moreover, there are many spelling mistakes in it.
14 In musical composition this process is known as thematic development, and it generally extends over the whole, or a greater part, of the piece.
15 The author builds up a useful composite picture of contemporary consumer culture.