OPTION in a Sentence

Learn OPTION 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.
107 example sentences for OPTION, such as:
1. I had no option but to ask him to leave.
2. We had no option but to abort the mission.
3. Going to college was not an option for me.
4. The former option favours the married man.
5. Choose the 'Cut' option from the Edit menu.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of OPTION
option
 n.  the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
 n.  one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Classic Sentence:
1  There was, even in the most strictly conforming Gopher Prairie circles, a certain option as to collations.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
2  You told me, four weeks ago, that Thurston had an option on some South African property which would expire in a month, and which he desired you to share with him.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
3  The Austrian general looked dissatisfied, but had no option but to reply in the same tone.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III
Example Sentence: (104 in 7 pages)
1  Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.
2  I had no option but to ask him to leave.
3  Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year.
4  Choose the 'Cut' option from the Edit menu.
5  Going to college was not an option for me.
6  It helps when I have the option to go back to defense.
7  Taking the soft option won't help your career to develop.
8  You have the option of taking your holiday early.
9  He was given one month's imprisonment without the option of a fine.
10  The former option favours the married man.
11  He made a huge profit from the sale of shares purchased in January under the company's stock option program.
12  She took up an option in her contract to buy three million shares.
13  We had no option but to abort the mission.
14  Only a handful of firms offer share option schemes to all their employees.
15  A savings plan that gives you the option to vary your monthly payments.