NOW in a Sentence

Learn NOW 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.
404 example sentences for NOW, such as:
1. Our troops are now on the attack.
2. Filled with friends gone now forever.
3. The worse luck now, the better another time.
4. These issues now assume even greater importance.
5. And now she's going whether she wants to or not.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of NOW
now
 ad.  in the immediate past
 ad.  at the present moment
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  The arrival of the Arabian now infused new life into his soul.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
2  I could now almost fancy myself among the Swiss mountains.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
3  The tranquillity which I now enjoyed did not endure.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
4  And now my wanderings began which are to cease but with life.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
5  Your repentance," I said, "is now superfluous.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
6  But now crime has degraded me beneath the meanest animal.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
7  Even now my blood boils at the recollection of this injustice.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
8  Filled with friends gone now forever.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
9  This expectation will now be the consolation of your father.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
10  My own face had now assumed a deep tropical burn.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
11  He had control of himself now and he wanted to see more of Tom.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
12  "We won't be late if we start now," she insisted aloud.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
13  And now she's going whether she wants to or not.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
14  "Daisy, that's all over now," he said earnestly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
15  The grim beadle now made a gesture with his staff.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In II. THE MARKET-PLACE
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action.
2  His administration now faces accusations of corruption.
3  Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.
4  He was in a coma for days, but now he's conscious again.
5  My keys were here a minute ago but now they've vanished.
6  Many things now cost double what they did a few years ago.
7  It looks as though a compromise agreement has now been reached.
8  T-shirts now seem almost de rigueur in the West End.
9  He now has an almost unbeatable lead over his rivals.
10  Run along now, sonny; mummy wants to have a rest.
11  The worse luck now, the better another time.
12  These issues now assume even greater importance.
13  Our troops are now on the attack.
14  Kate sat up fully, her attention now totally concentrated.
15  They now have access to the mass markets of Japan and the UK.