ITS in a Sentence

Learn ITS 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 ITS, such as:
1. Pleasure has a sting in its tail.
2. You cannot judge a tree by its bark.
3. A good name keeps its luster in the dark.
4. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
5. A chain is no stronger than its weakest lining.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of ITS
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Opposite the Varnum gate, where the road fell away toward the Corbury valley, the church reared its slim white steeple and narrow peristyle.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  The hush of midnight lay on the village, and all its waking life was gathered behind the church windows, from which strains of dance-music flowed with the broad bands of yellow light.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
3  All his life was lived in the sight and sound of Mattie Silver, and he could no longer conceive of its being otherwise.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
4  As he lay there he could hear Mattie moving about in her room, and her candle, sending its small ray across the landing, drew a scarcely perceptible line of light under his door.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
5  The cat, unnoticed, had crept up on muffled paws from Zeena's seat to the table, and was stealthily elongating its body in the direction of the milk-jug, which stood between Ethan and Mattie.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
6  Now, in the warm lamplit room, with all its ancient implications of conformity and order, she seemed infinitely farther away from him and more unapproachable.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
7  When he raised himself again he saw that she was dragging toward the stove the old soap-box lined with carpet in which the cat made its bed.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
8  The table had been as carefully laid, a clear fire glowed in the stove, the cat dozed in its warmth, and Mattie came forward carrying a plate of doughnuts.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
9  At first its weak flame made no impression on the shadows; then Zeena's face stood grimly out against the uncurtained pane, which had turned from grey to black.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
10  Going into his cold dark "study" he placed the lantern on the table and, stooping to its light, read the message again and again.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
11  He went about his task without knowing what force directed him, or whose hands and feet were fulfilling its orders.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
12  Here the snow was so pure that the tiny tracks of wood-animals had left on it intricate lace-like patterns, and the bluish cones caught in its surface stood out like ornaments of bronze.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
13  Across its frozen surface, from the farther bank, a single hill rising against the western sun threw the long conical shadow which gave the lake its name.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
14  He bent down, feeling in the obscurity for the glassy slide worn by preceding coasters, and placed the runners carefully between its edges.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
15  Under her shapeless dress her body kept its limp immobility, and her dark eyes had the bright witch-like stare that disease of the spine sometimes gives.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  You cannot judge a tree by its bark.
2  A good name keeps its luster in the dark.
3  Pleasure has a sting in its tail.
4  A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
5  A chain is no stronger than its weakest lining.
6  The firm will be able to undercut its competitors whilst still making a profit.
7  The government makes noises about better relations with its neighbouring countries.
8  This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know about cookery.
9  The animal is easily distinguishable by the black stripes above its eye.
10  The book gives an admirably succinct account of the technology and its history.
11  The legislation has failed to achieve its stated objectives.
12  The present law has failed to achieve its objectives.
13  The United States is prepared to use military force to achieve its aims.
14  The organization is turning to political agitation in order to achieve its aims.
15  Her persistence and enthusiasm have helped the group to achieve its international success.