CONFERENCE in a Sentence

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242 example sentences for CONFERENCE, such as:
1. The conference rose to applaud the speaker.
2. The conference degenerated into a complete fiasco.
3. At the end of the conference they had decided nothing.
4. Complete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the conference.
5. Her only anxious period was during the conference on husbands.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of CONFERENCE
conference
 n.  a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
 n.  a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
Classic Sentence: (122 in 9 pages)
1  She sank her face into the pillow again and, after a whispered conference, the two standing over her tiptoed out.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  Her only anxious period was during the conference on husbands.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  The conference on a dramatic club theoretically included Kennicott, but he sat back, patting yawns, conscious of Fern's ankles, smiling amiably on the children at their sport.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
4  At the end of the conference they had decided nothing.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
5  In the meantime there was going on in another corner of the room an anxious conference between Teta Elzbieta and Dede Antanas, and a few of the more intimate friends of the family.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  That was a bid, so Marija reported, after consulting her friend; and then there was an anxious conference at home.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
7  After shoving aside the bushes, and proceeding a few paces, he encountered the females, who awaited the result of the conference with anxiety, and not entirely without apprehension.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4
8  During his short conference, Heyward, finding a respite from his gravest fears, had leisure to admire the cautious manner in which the Hurons had made their approaches, even after hostilities had ceased.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
9  The Indian answered this bold defiance by a ghastly smile, that showed an unaltered purpose, while he motioned her away, as if to close the conference forever.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 11
10  Montcalm waited patiently until this little dialogue in demi-voice was ended, when he drew nigher, and opened the subject of their conference.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16
11  He was seen to re-enter the works during the first watches of the night, and immediately after a private conference with the commandant, to leave them again.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16
12  The delay had been created by the grave preparations that were deemed necessary to so solemn and unusual a conference.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
13  It rested solely with the oldest and most experienced of the men to lay the subject of the conference before the people.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
14  The delay had already continued long beyond the usual deliberative pause that always preceded a conference; but no sign of impatience or surprise escaped even the youngest boy.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
15  After a short conference, the plan was matured, and rendered more intelligible to the several parties; the different signals were appointed, and the chiefs separated, each to his allotted station.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 31
Example Sentence: (120 in 9 pages)
1  The prime minister delivered the keynote address at the conference.
2  Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement to hold a preparatory conference next month.
3  Research is also advanced by frequent conference to exchange experience.
4  The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure.
5  More societies are expected to announce mortgage rate increases during the Conservative Party conference this week.
6  The conference brought together historians working in a variety of fields.
7  The press conference was followed by a walkabout and a factory visit.
8  At the concluding press conference, both leaders said that the talks had been constructive.
9  The French contingent certainly made their presence known at this year's conference.
10  The conference gave its official sanction to the change of policy.
11  The conference degenerated into a complete fiasco.
12  Complete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the conference.
13  Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.
14  Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall.
15  The conference rose to applaud the speaker.