FOUND in a Sentence

Learn FOUND 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.
420 example sentences for FOUND, such as:
1. She found Martha waiting there.
2. I found the key and got in weeks ago.
3. I found his argument pretty convincing.
4. She heard me crying and found me herself.
5. I found it myself and I got into it myself.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of FOUND
found
 n.  food and lodging provided in addition to money
 a.  come upon unexpectedly or after searching
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  She found many more of the sprouting pale green points than she had ever hoped to find.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  If no one found out about the secret garden, she should enjoy herself always.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  I found it myself and I got into it myself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
4  Even if he found out then and took it away from her she would have had that much at least.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  She found Martha waiting there.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
6  Mary got up, much mystified, and found the cord.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
7  I have found out what the crying was, said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
8  Once more she found herself in the long hall, and close to the little glass table.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party
9  She heard me crying and found me herself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
10  I found the key and got in weeks ago.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
11  It was not the first motherless lamb he had found and he knew what to do with it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
12  He told them how he had found the lamb just as the sun was rising three mornings ago.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
13  "When Mary found this garden it looked quite dead," the orator proceeded.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
14  When she found a moment to spare she liked to go out and talk to him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
15  Colin and Mary found it one of their most thrilling sources of entertainment.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  It was an act of violence that she found alien and shocking.
2  You have found your sunlight, I actually still in alone sad.
3  I found it immensely rewarding working with the less able children.
4  They have found a way to insulate themselves against the cost of inflation.
5  She found a compatible partner through a computer dating agency.
6  We soon found out that he was a secret agent.
7  The child was found wandering the streets alone.
8  The police also found a quantity of ammunition in the flat.
9  We sought long and hard but found no answer.
10  I found myself floundering as I tried to answer her questions.
11  They have found several fragments of a Roman vase in the area.
12  They did a thorough search of the area but found nothing.
13  I found his argument pretty convincing.
14  He found himself drawn, willy-nilly, into the argument.
15  He found it difficult to hide his disappointment when she didn't arrive.