JUST in a Sentence

Learn JUST 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.
414 example sentences for JUST, such as:
1. I just changed it ten minutes ago.
2. A taxi passed by just a moment ago.
3. That's really just what it feels like.
4. You just say that to make people sorry.
5. He was just another faceless bureaucrat.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of JUST
just
 a.  of moral excellence
 ad.  exactly at this moment or the moment described
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He walks over to Thwaite many a day just for th fun of it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  But just before Martha went downstairs for the tea-tray, Mary asked a question.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  And I heard that far-off crying again, just as we heard it the other night.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  'Which is just the case with MINE,' said the Hatter.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party
5  It's to be a sort of secret just at first, said Mary firmly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
6  I just went into his room and I was so surprised to see him I stood and stared.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  He spoke to his people just as you spoke to Martha.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
8  She just grew sour and obstinate and did not care what happened.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
9  You just say that to make people sorry.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
10  It sounds just as if you had really seen it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
11  "You will begin to get fatter just as I did," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
12  That's really just what it feels like.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
13  Mary thought that perhaps the sun held back a few minutes just on purpose.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
14  Ben Weatherstaff's head had just dropped forward and he lifted it with a jerk.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
15  However, 'jury-men' would have done just as well.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
Example Sentence: (204 in 14 pages)
1  I didn't actually see her - I just heard her voice.
2  She add a codicil to her will just before she die.
3  I'll just take a note of your name and address.
4  A taxi passed by just a moment ago.
5  I just changed it ten minutes ago.
6  I'll just make a photocopy of the agreement.
7  They just reached a temporary agreement.
8  I'm just a little bit caught in the middle.
9  They just cleave the stone along the cracks.
10  Like the Mississippi, it just keeps rolling along.
11  There was an inch-long gash just above his right eye.
12  He was just another faceless bureaucrat.
13  Peter never buys anything - he just scrounges.
14  You can't solve anything by just running away.
15  Don't just blindly accept what you are told.