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353 example sentences for MAIN, such as:
1. In the main, I agree with Edward.
2. A novel is a mirror walking along a main road.
3. The main thermo power station in the area has been damaged.
4. Experienced users have direct access to the main data files.
5. The main characters are offstage for most of the second act.
2. A novel is a mirror walking along a main road.
3. The main thermo power station in the area has been damaged.
4. Experienced users have direct access to the main data files.
5. The main characters are offstage for most of the second act.
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Meanings and Examples of MAIN
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main
n. any very large body of (salt) water
a. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
Classic Sentence: (143 in 10 pages)
1 There is much that is still obscure, though I have quite made up my mind on the main facts.
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
2 A minute later all five of them were in full flight down the cart-track that led to the main road, with the animals pursuing them in triumph.
3 Napoleon sent for pots of black and white paint and led the way down to the five-barred gate that gave on to the main road.
4 At a moment when the opening was clear, the men were glad enough to rush out of the yard and make a bolt for the main road.
5 The rest of the animals sat facing them in the main body of the barn.
6 "The man at Maw's was main angry, sir, and he threw it back to me like so much dirt," returned Poole.
7 Sun-blinds, and sprinklings of water, a little cooled the main streets and the shops; but the mills, and the courts and alleys, baked at a fierce heat.
8 It contained neither secret passage nor trap-door, and unless where the door by which she had entered joined the main building, seemed to be circumscribed by the round exterior wall of the turret.
9 Follow me boldly across, and aid me to burst yon sallyport in the main wall of the castle.
10 But their enterprise was delayed by the absence of more than one main limb of the confederacy.
11 The Saxon architect had exhausted his art in rendering the main keep defensible, and there was no other circumvallation than a rude barrier of palisades.
12 But he was aware of the noises of the night, the engines at Stacks Gate, the traffic on the main road.
13 Hilda turned to the Crosshill Road, that was not a main road, but ran to Mansfield.
14 The Grants showing a disposition to be friendly and sociable, gave great satisfaction in the main among their new acquaintance.
15 A quick-looking girl of Susan's age was the very worst third in the world: totally different from Lady Bertram, all eyes and ears; and there was no introducing the main point before her.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 A novel is a mirror walking along a main road.
2 The main qualities required are preparedness to work hard, ability to learn, ambition and good health.
3 Experienced users have direct access to the main data files.
4 The main characters are offstage for most of the second act.
5 In the main, I agree with Edward.
6 They were sent ahead of the main troops to examine the enemy's position.
7 The truck turned off the main road along the gravelly track which led to the farm.
8 Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are imaginary.
9 This guide book points out the main facts of early American history.
10 The main thermo power station in the area has been damaged.
11 Fishing is the main source of livelihood for many people in the area.
12 I'll just summarize the main points of the argument in a few words if I may.
13 The main cabin has its full-sized double bed centrally placed with plenty of room around it.
14 The art department and the main college are in two separate buildings.
15 Scan the newspaper article quickly and make a note of the main points.