IF in a Sentence

Learn IF 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 IF, such as:
1. I know I can print letters if I try.
2. An ability may atrophy if it is not used.
3. And it really seemed as if it must be true.
4. He arrived, as if in answer to her prayers.
5. She felt as if she must find out what it was.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of IF
if
 conj.  on condition that; no matter whether;
 n.  condition or supposition;
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  "I wonder if they are all quite dead," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  She must be careful if she meant to keep her secret kingdom.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  I know I can print letters if I try.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  Martha gave a little start, as if she remembered something.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
5  "He wouldn't come near thee if he didn't," answered Dickon.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
6  And it really seemed as if it must be true.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
7  And she felt as if she went red and then pale.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
8  He'd be sure to bring 'em if they was in Yorkshire.'
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
9  She felt as if she must find out what it was.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
10  I should be sure you were a dream if you went.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
11  "It soon will be if no one cares for it," she went on.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
12  But if you stay in a room you never see things.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
13  I asked him if I should go away and he made me stay.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  It's as if tha'd walked straight into a lion's den.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
15  "He'll have thee if he wants thee," said Martha.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  You act as if you're ashamed to be seen with me.
2  An ability may atrophy if it is not used.
3  It is helpful if we address a few key questions here.
4  You've got to admit - he's nothing if not persistent.
5  Children are admitted only if accompanied by an adult.
6  He was a little boy, but he behaved as if he was an adult.
7  A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
8  Put a tick in the box if you agree with this statement.
9  Vents allow any steam to escape if the system overheats.
10  We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.
11  It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice.
12  What does it matter where I am if you are not with me.
13  I wondered if it was an animal caught in a trap.
14  It's easy to swim if another holds up your head.
15  He arrived, as if in answer to her prayers.