EQUAL in a Sentence

Learn EQUAL 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 EQUAL, such as:
1. These coins are not equal value.
2. With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
3. One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer.
4. If we are to treat with you, it must be on equal terms.
5. The article trivializes the whole issue of equal rights.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of EQUAL
equal
 v.  be identical or equivalent to
 n.  a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V
2  Nothing could have been achieved without Boxer, whose strength seemed equal to that of all the rest of the animals put together.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
3  And certainly the hate that now divided them was equal on each side.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
4  Since the time of her leaving home, Sissy had lived with the rest of the family on equal terms.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
5  The champions a second time sprung from their stations, and closed in the centre of the lists, with the same speed, the same dexterity, the same violence, but not the same equal fortune as before.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
6  The Lady Rowena had watched the progress of the day with equal attention, though without openly betraying the same intense interest.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  A Jewish magician might be the subject of equal abhorrence with a Jewish usurer, but he could not be equally despised.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
8  Cedric, seated in equal rank among his countrymen, seemed yet, by common consent, to act as chief of the assembly.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
9  Nothing could be so gratifying to me as to hear your opinion of it," was his answer; "but I fear there would be some disappointment: you would not find it equal to your present ideas.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  There was a charm, perhaps, in his sincerity, his steadiness, his integrity, which Miss Crawford might be equal to feel, though not equal to discuss with herself.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
11  She has a great desire to get as far as Mansfield Common: Mrs. Grant has been telling her of its fine views, and I have no doubt of her being perfectly equal to it.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
12  In the drawing-room they were met with equal cordiality by the mother, and Miss Bertram had all the distinction with each that she could wish.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
13  With more than equal civility the offer was declined; she did not wish to dance.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
14  Sir Henry thought the duke not equal to Frederick, but that was because Sir Henry wanted the part himself; whereas it was certainly in the best hands of the two.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
15  To do him justice, however, he did not resolve to appropriate it; for remembering that there was some very good ranting-ground in Frederick, he professed an equal willingness for that.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (107 in 8 pages)
1  John is on equal terms with Dick, either in ability or in character.
2  With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
3  One of the pillars of a civilized society must be that everyone has equal access to the legal system.
4  The law cannot make all men equal, but they are all equal before the law.
5  There is no paradise on earth equal to the union of love and innocence.
6  An area of forest equal to the size of Wales has been destroyed.
7  The article trivializes the whole issue of equal rights.
8  They assume they have a more or less equal relationship with the author.
9  If we are to treat with you, it must be on equal terms.
10  One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer.
11  One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer or a standard measure of spirits.
12  These coins are not equal value.
13  Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit.
14  Smith is a most suitable candidate for such negotiator since his tact and quickness of mind are equal to the occasion.
15  She seemed unfamiliar with the concept that everyone should have an equal opportunity.