ON in a Sentence

Learn ON 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 ON, such as:
1. We agree on the question.
2. She pinched me on the arm.
3. I swept along on the boat.
4. Don't put a limit on anything.
5. The wound on my arm has healed.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of ON
on
 a.  in operation or operational
 ad.  indicates continuity or persistence or concentration
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  '"I've lived on th' moor with 'em so long.'
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  "Run on an get thy victuals," he said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
3  Martha, help her to slip on her best dress.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
4  The far-off faint crying went on and led her.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  "I do," he went on persistently.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  He wouldn't set eyes on th baby.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  He's up on his sofa with his picture-books.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
8  He had a red spot on each cheek.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
9  Dickon laughed too and went on talking.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
10  The light shone on him through the tree canopy.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
11  Colin fixed his eyes on him sternly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
12  He's the strongest chap on th moor.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
13  You never met them in the air or on tree-tops.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
14  The White Rabbit put on his spectacles.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII. Alice's Evidence
15  The boy worked on, apparently unconscious.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  We agree on the question.
2  I swept along on the boat.
3  Don't put a limit on anything.
4  Never go to bed on an argument.
5  She tightened her grip on his arm.
6  She pinched me on the arm.
7  He kept a tight grip on her arm.
8  The wound on my arm has healed.
9  I touched him lightly on the arm.
10  I was stung on the arm by a wasp.
11  She touched him gently on the arm.
12  She bumped her arm on the table.
13  They were to arrive on the morrow.
14  May will arrive on Friday morning.
15  Our troops are now on the attack.