OFTEN in a Sentence
Learn OFTEN 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.
355 example sentences for OFTEN, such as:
1. I often dreamt about my hometown.
2. The rough road often leads to the top.
3. He often keeps aloof when we chat together.
4. Things often appear chaotic to the outsider.
5. It is often unpleasant to see an anomaly animal.
2. The rough road often leads to the top.
3. He often keeps aloof when we chat together.
4. Things often appear chaotic to the outsider.
5. It is often unpleasant to see an anomaly animal.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of OFTEN
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often
ad. many times at short intervals
ad. in many cases or instances
Classic Sentence: (153 in 11 pages)
1 I often referred the several situations, as their similarity struck me, to my own.
2 A few incidents now and then directed me, and I possessed a map of the country; but I often wandered wide from my path.
3 I often refused to accompany him, alleging another engagement, that I might remain alone.
4 Our little voyages of discovery were often prolonged by the successive objects that presented themselves.
5 But now I went to it in cold blood, and my heart often sickened at the work of my hands.
6 Their benevolent disposition often made them enter the cottages of the poor.
7 It was long before he was restored, and I often thought that life was entirely extinct.
8 Come over often, Nick, and I'll sort of--oh--fling you together.
9 He had shown it so often that I think it was more real to him now than the house itself.
10 Indeed, the same dark question often rose into her mind with reference to the whole race of womanhood.
11 She spent whole hours at the pianoforte alternately singing and crying; her voice often totally suspended by her tears.
12 Remember, Elinor," said she, "how very often Sir John fetches our letters himself from the post, and carries them to it.
13 No; my feelings are not often shared, not often understood.
14 The storm, as is often the case in Switzerland, appeared at once in various parts of the heavens.
15 Upon my soul," he added, "I believe it is nothing more; and so I often tell my mother, when she is grieving about it.
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1 Economic activity often follows a cyclical pattern.
2 Hard work can often make up for a lack of ability.
3 Joy often comes after sorrow, like morning after night.
4 Adults often look back on their childhood as a golden age.
5 I often dreamt about my hometown.
6 Although she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous.
7 It is often unpleasant to see an anomaly animal.
8 Things often appear chaotic to the outsider.
9 These kinds of questions often appear in the exam.
10 An unfriendly attitude of the shop-assistant often annoys customers.
11 Women are often excluded from positions of authority.
12 Thieves and other criminals often consort together.
13 There are often discounts available for midweek travel.
14 He often keeps aloof when we chat together.
15 The rough road often leads to the top.