MATTER in a Sentence

Learn MATTER 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 MATTER, such as:
1. My dear fellow, what does it matter to me.
2. Oh, bless you, it doesn't matter in the least.
3. It seemed that nobody knew anything about the matter.
4. I want to talk to your manager about an urgent matter.
5. What does it matter where I am if you are not with me.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of MATTER
matter
 n.  written works (especially in books or magazines)
 n.  (used with negation) having consequence
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  It seems to me, Stamford," I added, looking hard at my companion, "that you have some reason for washing your hands of the matter.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the enquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
3  My dear fellow, what does it matter to me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
4  Supposing I unravel the whole matter, you may be sure that Gregson, Lestrade, and Co.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
5  "You don't seem to give much thought to the matter in hand," I said at last, interrupting Holmes' musical disquisition.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
6  As long as all these questions were unsolved, I felt that sleep would be no easy matter, either for Holmes or myself.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
7  On thinking the matter over, it must have occurred to him that it was possible that he had lost the ring in the road after leaving the house.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
8  Oh, bless you, it doesn't matter in the least.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
9  I felt more than ever that these people knew something of the matter.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
10  "We have been hearing Gregson's view of the matter," Holmes observed.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
11  He had to seal his mouth on the subject, however, for to express an unorthodox opinion was a dangerous matter in those days in the Land of the Saints.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
12  He concealed his fears from his daughter, however, and affected to make light of the whole matter, though she, with the keen eye of love, saw plainly that he was ill at ease.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
13  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
14  Even then it was no easy matter to keep to the right track, for the moon had not yet risen, and the high cliffs on either side made the obscurity more profound.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
15  They were rich and I was poor, so that it was no easy matter for me to follow them.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I want to talk to your manager about an urgent matter.
2  As a matter of routine, the sheriff's office there had been notified of the change of address.
3  The movie has been rated 'R' due to adult subject matter.
4  The court remitted the matter to the agency for reconsideration.
5  No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.
6  No matter how many mistakes you make or how slowly you progress, you are already ahead of those who never tried.
7  With a supply of compressed air, the large balloon inflated in a matter of seconds.
8  She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle.
9  No matter what time, no matter what may happen, I will never allow yourself a little get disheartened.
10  You can't cling to the past, because no matter how tightly you hold on, it's already gone.
11  What does it matter where I am if you are not with me.
12  After much discussion among the directors the matter was settled in the end.
13  In the final analysis, humour is a matter of individual interpretation.
14  No matter what type of animal you are, change starts with you.
15  It seemed that nobody knew anything about the matter.