OR in a Sentence

Learn OR 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.
405 example sentences for OR, such as:
1. A man is either free or he is not.
2. By thought supplied, or any interest.
3. A man is not good or bad for one action.
4. Don't judge men or things at first sight.
5. A man alone is either a saint or a devil.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of OR
or
 n.  a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
 n.  a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Classic Sentence: (203 in 14 pages)
1  By thought supplied, or any interest.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
2  But until then, I conjure you, do not mention or allude to it.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
3  Well, they say he's a nephew or a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm's.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
4  If I fail, you will see me again soon, or never.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 1
5  It seemed to me as if nothing would or could ever be known.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
6  James Gatz--that was really, or at least legally, his name.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
7  And now she's going whether she wants to or not.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
8  In fact there's a sort of picnic or something.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  Read one improving book or magazine per week.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
10  He always had some resolves like this or something.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
11  I don't know how he knew about the funeral or even his name.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
12  But he hath a godly minister or two with him, and likewise a leech.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE GOVERNOR'S HALL
13  They are not to be solved, or only in one way.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER
14  Death was too definite an object to be wished for or avoided.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVI. A FOREST WALK
15  Thou thyself wilt see it, one time or another.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXII. THE PROCESSION
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  A man is not good or bad for one action.
2  If the weather is wet or cold choose an indoor activity.
3  You add either one or two cloves of garlic.
4  The new law will affect us all, directly or indirectly.
5  A man alone is either a saint or a devil.
6  All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.
7  I am in a dilemma whether to do maths or English.
8  You can be paid in pounds sterling or American dollars.
9  Her voice had a faint American or Canadian twang.
10  A man is either free or he is not.
11  Put away any valuable or breakable objects.
12  It was a building without any adornment or decoration.
13  You should apply immediately, in person or by letter.
14  It's no matter to me whether you arrive early or late.
15  Don't judge men or things at first sight.