KNOWN in a Sentence
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360 example sentences for KNOWN, such as:
1. A tree is known by its fruit.
2. I've known Barbara for years.
3. A man is known by his friends.
4. The good seaman is known in bad weather.
5. A servant is known by his master's absence.
2. I've known Barbara for years.
3. A man is known by his friends.
4. The good seaman is known in bad weather.
5. A servant is known by his master's absence.
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Meanings and Examples of KNOWN
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known
a. apprehended with certainty
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a single link of it.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2 I flatter myself that I can distinguish at a glance the ash of any known brand, either of cigar or of tobacco.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
3 Nothing more is known of them until Mr. Drebber's body was, as recorded, discovered in an empty house in the Brixton Road, many miles from Euston.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
4 Nothing is known of the whereabouts of Stangerson.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
5 From the great inland sea to the distant Wahsatch Mountains there was no name better known than that of John Ferrier.
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
6 Others as well known and as rich as himself had been spirited away before now, and their goods given over to the Church.
7 Any known danger he could face with a firm lip, but this suspense was unnerving.
8 In his eagerness he had wandered far past the ravines which were known to him, and it was no easy matter to pick out the path which he had taken.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
9 I had always known that vengeance would be sweet, but I had never hoped for the contentment of soul which now possessed me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
10 I had known that tune in my infancy, but it had long since passed out of my mind.
11 The best known among them was a small fat pig named Squealer, with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements, and a shrill voice.
12 After the hoisting of the flag all the animals trooped into the big barn for a general assembly which was known as the Meeting.
13 Above all, the tune and even the words of 'Beasts of England' were known everywhere.
14 Mr. Jones's gun had been found lying in the mud, and it was known that there was a supply of cartridges in the farmhouse.
15 For some weeks nothing was known of her whereabouts, then the pigeons reported that they had seen her on the other side of Willingdon.
Example Sentence: (150 in 11 pages)
1 A servant is known by his master's absence.
2 A man is known by his friends.
3 I've known Barbara for years.
4 Since that pianist was not very well known, his agent papered the house.
5 Although he is known to only a few, his reputation among them is very great.
6 A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
7 The artist was little known in his lifetime.
8 He is known for his optimistic can-do attitude.
9 The good seaman is known in bad weather.
10 True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.
11 There are few known diseases which are not susceptible to medical treatment.
12 A tree is known by its fruit.
13 A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
14 If I had known my life was going to turn out like this, I would have let them kill me.
15 They are known to place/put/set a high value on good presentation.