INCUR in a Sentence
Learn INCUR 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.
60 example sentences for INCUR, such as:
1. Folly is an incurable disease.
2. She has a rare, incurable disease.
3. Vulnerable to the attack,who are incurable.
4. He is suffering from an incurable skin disease.
5. The disease from which he died was at that time incurable.
2. She has a rare, incurable disease.
3. Vulnerable to the attack,who are incurable.
4. He is suffering from an incurable skin disease.
5. The disease from which he died was at that time incurable.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Animal Farm by George Orwell |
Meanings and Examples of INCUR
Definitions: Search Google Search M.Webster
incur
v. bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
Classic Sentence: (47 in 4 pages)
1 Notwithstanding the high resolution of Hawkeye he fully comprehended all the difficulties and danger he was about to incur.
2 I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence.
3 Few are willing to incur the odium attaching to the reputation of being a cruel master; and above all things, they would not be known as not giving a slave enough to eat.
4 No; neither do I wish to incur guilt.
5 However, Jacopo insisted on following him, and Dantes did not oppose this, fearing if he did so that he might incur distrust.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 23. The Island of Monte Cristo.
Context Highlight In Chapter 23. The Island of Monte Cristo.
6 If I fail I shall, of course, incur all the blame due to this omission; but that I am prepared for.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
7 There were some who accused him of lukewarmness in his adopted religion, and others who put it down to greed of wealth and reluctance to incur expense.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
8 She told me that her anguish had at last spurred Linton to incur the risk of liberating her.
9 Possibly the author may also incur censure at the hands of those so-called "patriots" who sit quietly in corners, and become capitalists through making fortunes at the expense of others.
10 The over-prudent, cats as they are, and because they are cats, sometimes incur more danger than the audacious.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—IN WHICH JEAN VALJEAN HAS QUITE THE AIR OF HAV...
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—IN WHICH JEAN VALJEAN HAS QUITE THE AIR OF HAV...
11 It was the first time she had received a direct communication from Bellomont since the close of her last visit there, and she was still visited by the dread of having incurred Judy's displeasure.
12 Every thought filled with apprehension for the previous treasure he had concealed in the cavern, the young man started to his feet, totally regardless of the hazard he incurred by such an exposure.
13 After this termination of the scene, Duncan wandered among the lodges, unquestioned and unnoticed, endeavoring to find some trace of her in whose behalf he incurred the risk he ran.
14 Some few years before, a negro woman, who had incurred Legree's displeasure, was confined there for several weeks.
15 Lonely as was Hester's situation, and without a friend on earth who dared to show himself, she, however, incurred no risk of want.
Example Sentence:
1 Today when a corporation loses a court decision the universal punishment they incur is that they are made to pay a fine.
2 I'll be happy to reimburse you for any expenses you might have incurred.
3 The insurance company will indemnify you for the loss incurred.
4 The play has incurred the wrath/anger of both audiences and critics.
5 You will receive reimbursement for any additional costs incurred.
6 The next two items refer to actual expenditures incurred, rather than estimated needs.
7 On separating from Tony, Tina announced that she would repudiate all debts incurred by her soon-to-be ex-husband.
8 Vulnerable to the attack,who are incurable.
9 Folly is an incurable disease.
10 Parkinson's disease is a debilitating and incurable disease of the nervous system.
11 She has a rare, incurable disease.
12 He is suffering from an incurable skin disease.
13 The disease from which he died was at that time incurable.