FROM in a Sentence

Learn FROM 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.
404 example sentences for FROM, such as:
1. His hand was severed from his arm.
2. I wanted to part from you long ago.
3. She quoted from a newspaper article.
4. It's due to arrive an hour from now.
5. Never accept lifts from strange men.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of FROM
from
 prep.  indicating point where thing starts; indicating time when thing starts;
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  I must absent myself from all I loved while thus employed.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
2  This promise drew from me the warmest thanks.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 4
3  It came from the room into which Elizabeth had retired.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
4  "Things went from bad to worse," suggested Miss Baker.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
5  Mr. McKee was a pale feminine man from the flat below.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
6  Taking my hat from the chandelier I followed.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
7  I obtained from my father a respite of some weeks.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
8  "I used to know a Bill Biloxi from Memphis," I remarked.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
9  Daisy looked desperately from one to the other.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
10  The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
11  Her voice was cold, but the rancour was gone from it.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
12  I just got here a minute ago, from New York.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
13  "We've come straight from New York," I said.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
14  Then for three hours he disappeared from view.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
15  Gatz arrived from a town in Minnesota.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  They're separated from the adult inmates.
2  I wanted to part from you long ago.
3  The air was black from smoking chimneys.
4  Knowledge comes from experience alone.
5  A fish always rots from the head down.
6  She graduated from an American college.
7  His hand was severed from his arm.
8  The fall from his horse broke his arm.
9  Never accept lifts from strange men.
10  It's due to arrive an hour from now.
11  She quoted from a newspaper article.
12  The artist drew the scene from memory.
13  She defended herself from the attack.
14  I don't want to accept the gift from him.
15  Hoots of laughter rose from the audience.