NECK in a Sentence
Learn NECK 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.
251 example sentences for NECK, such as:
1. He broke his neck in the fall.
2. The neck of a shirt gets dirty easily.
3. He had the thickest neck I'd ever seen.
4. The back of my neck throbbed painfully.
5. He skewered his victim through the neck.
2. The neck of a shirt gets dirty easily.
3. He had the thickest neck I'd ever seen.
4. The back of my neck throbbed painfully.
5. He skewered his victim through the neck.
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Meanings and Examples of NECK
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neck
n. a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
n. the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Thence, still hugging the shadow, he edged his way cautiously forward to the nearest window, holding back his straight spare body and craning his neck till he got a glimpse of the room.
2 She wore her usual dress of darkish stuff, and there was no bow at her neck; but through her hair she had run a streak of crimson ribbon.
3 Then she snatched her hands from his, threw her arms about his neck, and pressed a sudden drenched cheek against his face.
4 She tightened her fierce hold about his neck.
5 Her breath in his neck set him shuddering again, and he almost sprang from his seat.
6 Gerald did not see his daughter in the shadow of the trees, and he drew rein in the road, patting his horse's neck with approbation.
7 Gerald was a small man, little more than five feet tall, but so heavy of barrel and thick of neck that his appearance, when seated, led strangers to think him a larger man.
8 It was not suitable for a barbecue, for it had only tiny puffed sleeves and the neck was low enough for a dancing dress.
9 After all she was not ashamed of her neck and arms and bosom, even if it was not correct to show them in the morning.
10 Her neck was short but rounded and her arms plump and enticing.
11 Mammy plucked a large towel from the washstand and carefully tied it around Scarlett's neck, spreading the white folds over her lap.
12 Mrs. Meade mounted her carriage block and craned her neck for a view of the baby, but the doctor, disregarding the mud, plowed through to the side of the carriage.
13 That meant four mornings a week in the sweltering, stinking hospital with her hair tied up in a towel and a hot apron covering her from neck to feet.
14 She arose and, coming behind Scarlett, put her arms about her neck.
15 There were tears on her cheeks, her bonnet was hanging on her neck by the ribbons and her hoops swaying violently.
Example Sentence: (41 in 3 pages)
1 One misfortune comes on the neck of another.
2 He had twined his chubby arms around Vincent's neck.
3 The back of my neck throbbed painfully.
4 Some neck injuries cause total loss of mobility below the point of injury.
5 He skewered his victim through the neck.
6 She craned her neck to get a better view.
7 He was getting a crick in his neck from leaning out of the window for so long.
8 Crane is a kind of bird with very long legs and neck.
9 Somebody's going to break their neck on these steps.
10 Do you know when you need I will break my neck to summer.
11 Cats carry their kittens by the scruff of the neck.
12 The door flew open and in dashed a gentleman with a serviette round his neck.
13 The neck of a shirt gets dirty easily.
14 He had the thickest neck I'd ever seen.
15 He broke his neck in the fall.