EIGHT in a Sentence
Learn EIGHT 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.
317 example sentences for EIGHT, such as:
1. He stood up when the coach counted eight.
2. It might have been eight o'clock in the evening.
3. The eldest of the seven children was eight years old.
4. I didn't leave the office until eight o'clock last night.
5. According to one survey, one woman in eight is infertile.
2. It might have been eight o'clock in the evening.
3. The eldest of the seven children was eight years old.
4. I didn't leave the office until eight o'clock last night.
5. According to one survey, one woman in eight is infertile.
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Meanings and Examples of EIGHT
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eight
n. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
n. one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 I myself was taken for a robber and was imprisoned for eight days, after which I served as corrector of the press to gain the money necessary for my return to Holland on foot.
2 My very dear love, for eight days I have been ill in this town.
3 I have fought in defence of them; and above eight hundred of my adherents have been hanged, drawn, and quartered.
4 I had not been eight days in this employment when one evening I met with a young Ichoglan, who was a very handsome fellow.
5 At half-past eight in the evening he supped with his sister, Madame Magloire standing behind them and serving them at table.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—MONSEIGNEUR BIENVENU MADE HIS CASSOCKS LAST TOO...
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—MONSEIGNEUR BIENVENU MADE HIS CASSOCKS LAST TOO...
6 It might have been eight o'clock in the evening.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
7 The eldest of the seven children was eight years old.
8 The maritime tribunal condemned him, for this crime, to a prolongation of his term for three years, which made eight years.
9 He disappeared eight years ago, no one knows how, and he has been sought, I fancied.
10 Your twenty leagues all at a full trot, and in less than eight hours.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
11 It is five leagues from here to Hesdin, six from Hesdin to Saint-Pol, eight and a half from Saint-Pol to Arras.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
12 For the first time in eight years, the wretched man had just tasted the bitter savor of an evil thought and of an evil action.
13 I remember one Shrove-Tuesday when she went to bed at eight o'clock.
14 At eight o'clock the Emperor's breakfast was brought to him.
15 In an instant the fourteen hundred dragoon guards numbered only eight hundred.
Example Sentence: (107 in 8 pages)
1 According to one survey, one woman in eight is infertile.
2 Babies start to get mobile around the age of eight months.
3 Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce.
4 Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle.
5 In his preface, the author says that he took eight years to write the book.
6 The soldiers were put through eight weeks of basic training.
7 I'd like to make a reservation for eight people at six o'clock tonight.
8 I didn't leave the office until eight o'clock last night.
9 I invited him for eight o'clock, but he didn't show up until nine-thirty.
10 He had been circumcised within eight days of birth as required by Jewish law.
11 The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.
12 He stood up when the coach counted eight.
13 Eggs contain all eight essential amino acids which we depend on for good health.
14 Twenty eight percent of the federal budget is spent on defense.
15 Despite the adverse conditions, the road was finished in just eight months.