MOST in a Sentence

Learn MOST 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 MOST, such as:
1. The new tax laws affect most people.
2. Pork is also the most versatile of meats.
3. We brainstormed for most of the afternoon.
4. She spent most of her adult life in prison.
5. It has been, it is a most cruel affliction.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of MOST
most
 a.  (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
 ad.  (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I took it; it was a portrait of a most lovely woman.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
2  At these moments I took refuge in the most perfect solitude.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
3  I am the assassin of those most innocent victims; they died by my machinations.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
4  This is the most favourable period for travelling in Russia.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 1
5  Everybody thinks so--the most advanced people.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  The most learned philosopher knew little more.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
7  "I've just heard the most amazing thing," she whispered.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
8  The most grotesque and fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
9  Waldman expressed the most heartfelt exultation in my progress.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
10  Roger Chillingworth possessed all, or most, of the attributes above enumerated.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE LEECH
11  Detecting his emotion, Pearl clapped her little hands in the most extravagant ecstacy.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In X. THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT
12  It was a contrast which recommended him most forcibly to her mother.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
13  His society became gradually her most exquisite enjoyment.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
14  It has been, it is a most cruel affliction.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
15  The enclosure of Norland Common, now carrying on, is a most serious drain.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The most difficult thing is the decision to act.
2  She spent most of her adult life in prison.
3  I've lived most of my adult life in London.
4  Her misbegotten father spent most of his adult life in prison.
5  He lived most of his adult life in Scotland.
6  The new tax laws affect most people.
7  The South African years were his most creative period.
8  We brainstormed for most of the afternoon.
9  Air bags are a standard feature in most new cars.
10  He is already a member of Britain's most exclusive club.
11  Pork is also the most versatile of meats.
12  The diamonds of other countries are always the most beautiful.
13  These drawings are among his most naturalistic.
14  They were making the most tremendous amount of noise last night.
15  In the final analysis, most of life's joys are transitory.