CONSTANT in a Sentence
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279 example sentences for CONSTANT, such as:
1. Fear was the hostages' constant companion.
2. He is in constant conflict with the authorities.
3. This suit has been in constant wear for two years.
4. A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.
5. The heavy traffic is a constant source of irritation.
2. He is in constant conflict with the authorities.
3. This suit has been in constant wear for two years.
4. A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.
5. The heavy traffic is a constant source of irritation.
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Meanings and Examples of CONSTANT
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constant
a. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
n. a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Between the hounds and the horses and the twins there was a kinship deeper than that of their constant companionship.
2 But, somehow, the cotton always failed, and the garden, due to Mrs. Slattery's constant childbearing, seldom furnished enough to feed her flock.
3 Ellen, by soft-voiced admonition, and Mammy, by constant carping, labored to inculcate in her the qualities that would make her truly desirable as a wife.
4 To all these arguments, Scarlett smiled but said nothing, unwilling to commit herself before learning how she would like Atlanta and constant association with her in-laws.
5 Scarlett was as anxious as her mother to have Wade out of Atlanta, not only for the child's safety, but because his constant fear irritated her.
6 They swarmed on Melanie despite the fan Scarlett kept in constant motion.
7 Anything was better than the constant danger of raids from both armies.
8 Hunger and hard labor, fear and constant strain, the terrors of war and the terrors of Reconstruction had taken away all warmth and youth and softness.
9 Her conduct was a constant embarrassment to him but he reckoned he could endure it for a while longer.
10 They didn't like them, didn't trust them, didn't understand them, and yet their constant cry was that Southerners didn't know how to get along with them.
11 War and constant pain and hard work had been powerless against their sweet tranquillity.
12 Now Dilcey occupied one, and the other two were in constant use by a stream of miserable and ragged transients.
13 She knew he was avoiding her, knew that her constant presence in his house, at Melanie's inescapable invitations, was a torment to him.
14 I'm too old to shoulder the burden of constant lies that go with living in polite disillusionment.
15 Though the town seemed to Carol to change no more than the surrounding fields, there was a constant shifting, these three years.
Example Sentence: (69 in 5 pages)
1 She has a low threshold of boredom and needs the constant stimulation of physical activity.
2 The farm was in / under constant requisition as a base for the rescue team.
3 Their whole life was a constant battle against poverty.
4 The greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion is humility.
5 She had a constant parade of young men coming to visit her.
6 This suit has been in constant wear for two years.
7 It was a constant wonder to me that my father didn't die of exhaustion.
8 He is in constant conflict with the authorities.
9 When sailing, keep a constant check on changes in wind direction.
10 Fear was the hostages' constant companion.
11 Outside the tent I could hear the constant drone of insects.
12 The heavy traffic is a constant source of irritation.
13 Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.
14 The job involved the constant repetition of the same movements.
15 A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.