ESPECIAL in a Sentence

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343 example sentences for ESPECIAL, such as:
1. I love Italy, especially in summer.
2. He was Maybelle Merriwether's especial beau, Rene Picard.
3. Divorce is very painful, especially when children are concerned.
4. The sea is very beautiful, especially when sunshine overshines it.
5. The government aims to improve public services, especially education.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of ESPECIAL
especial
 a.  surpassing what is common or usual or expected
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He sends all sorts of loving wishes for Christmas, and an especial message to you girls, said Mrs. March, patting her pocket as if she had got a treasure there.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ONE
2  The tent is for your especial benefit and that oak is your drawing room, this is the messroom and the third is the camp kitchen.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWELVE
3  Don't take off your apron, whatever you do, it's peculiarly becoming, said Laurie, as Jo bestowed his especial aversion in her capacious pocket and offered her arm to support his feeble steps.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
4  At that minute Jo was particularly absorbed in dressmaking, for she was mantua-maker general to the family, and took especial credit to herself because she could use a needle as well as a pen.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
5  At this awful speech Amy contained herself with difficulty, for the impression was being given that she was rather a fast young lady, which was her especial aversion.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
6  This repulsive pillow was her especial property, being used as a weapon of defense, a barricade, or a stern preventive of too much slumber.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
7  "One thing I leave in your especial care," she said, the night before she left.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
8  Taking advantage of the propitious moment, Meg slipped away and ran down to greet her husband with a smiling face and the little blue bow in her hair which was his especial admiration.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
9  He gave Ulysses some slices cut lengthways down the loin as a mark of especial honour, and Ulysses was much pleased.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XIV
10  Had he treated you as an especial favourite, you would have found enemies, declared or covert, all around you; as it is, the greater number would offer you sympathy if they dared.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
11  He was Maybelle Merriwether's especial beau, Rene Picard.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
12  These calls were an especial torment to Scarlett but she dared not refuse to go with Melanie.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LV
13  They had an especial fondness for the hitching-post in front of the mill.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
14  Jurgis went to his dinner, and afterward he walked over to see Mike Scully, who lived in a fine house, upon a street which had been decently paved and lighted for his especial benefit.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 26
15  The man is, most manifestly, a disciple of Apollo," cried the amused Alice, "and I take him under my own especial protection.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
Example Sentence: (133 in 9 pages)
1  These policies will affect non-whites especially.
2  The weather presented a particular challenge, especially for American servicemen unaccustomed to subarctic conditions.
3  The sea is very beautiful, especially when sunshine overshines it.
4  This variety of rose is especially hardy and drought-resistant.
5  The TV series is a watered-down version of the movie, especially designed for family viewing.
6  She's got a lot on her plate - especially with two new projects starting this week.
7  From Sunday to Tuesday, it will be cloudy with occasional drizzle in western and northwestern areas, especially around coasts and hills.
8  Big supermarkets can undercut all rivals, especially small high-street shops.
9  This candidate has a lot in her favour, especially her experience of teaching.
10  Local antiques will be put on show in a new building especially built for the collection.
11  Divorce is very painful, especially when children are concerned.
12  The committee is concerned about players' behaviour, especially arguing with referees.
13  The government aims to improve public services, especially education.
14  It's fun to send these wishes for an especially happy to an uncle who is nice in every way.
15  I love Italy, especially in summer.