EXPRESSION in a Sentence

Learn EXPRESSION 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.
359 example sentences for EXPRESSION, such as:
1. Her expression became soft, almost tender.
2. Freedom of expression is a basic human right.
3. Helen of Tory was beautiful beyond expression.
4. Indifferent attitude, made light of expression.
5. War is the most acute form of expression of violence.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of EXPRESSION
expression
 n.  the style of expressing yourself
 n.  a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  In proportion as the britchka drew nearer and nearer to the verandah, the host's eyes assumed a more and more delighted expression, and his smile a broader and broader sweep.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER II
2  And at such moments his eyes would grow winning, and his features assume an expression of intense satisfaction.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER II
3  Meanwhile the skewbald snuffed curiously at his new acquaintances as they stood planted on either side of him; while the ladies in the vehicle regarded the scene with an expression of terror.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER V
4  Meanwhile Sobakevitch listened with bent head; though something like a trace of expression dawned in his face as he did so.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER V
5  We may guess that it was a pretty apt expression, since long after the man had become lost to view Chichikov was still laughing in his britchka.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER V
6  Once more they assumed a careworn expression, and he even wiped his face with his handkerchief, then rolled it into a ball, and rubbed it to and fro against his upper lip.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VI
7  For a moment or two he gazed into Chichikov's eyes with an expression of profound satisfaction.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VII
8  It was as though he were uncertain what he might not encounter in their expression.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VII
9  Every conceivable subject was discussed, including politics and military affairs; and in this connection guests voiced jejune opinions for the expression of which they would, at any other time, have soundly spanked their offspring.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VII
10  He sank, to use the poet's expression, into the waters of Lethe, and his doings now lie buried in oblivion.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER X
11  Yet all the while he contrived to remain clean and neat, to preserve a cheerful expression of countenance, and even to cultivate a certain elegance of movement.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
12  And, spitting, he came near to venting some expression which would scarcely have been becoming in the presence of his wife.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER III
13  "Never mind, never mind; it is nothing," said Chichikov as he strove to communicate to his features as cheerful an expression as possible.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
14  And, assuming an expression of indifference, Pavel Petrovitch at once went out of the room.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
15  Very charming was the expression of her eyes when she peeped, as it were, from under her lids, and smiled tenderly and a little foolishly.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
Example Sentence: (149 in 10 pages)
1  Her expression became soft, almost tender.
2  The school encourages free expression in art, drama and creative writing.
3  Indifferent attitude, made light of expression.
4  Freedom of expression is a basic human right.
5  Modernism seeks to find new forms of expression and rejects traditional or accepted ideas.
6  Politics is usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
7  War is the most acute form of expression of violence.
8  The method is to listen to the music and allow expression to whatever comes to you.
9  Helen of Tory was beautiful beyond expression.
10  The camera panned in for a better view of the actress' facial expression.
11  Her statement was a clear expression of her views on this subject.
12  The new concept of form reached its fullest expression in the work of Picasso.
13  Her expression is concerned but her body-language does not correspond.
14  My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, a ceaseless quest for expression, skill, and experience.
15  He listened to the music with an expression of pure rapture on his face.