OWN in a Sentence
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420 example sentences for OWN, such as:
1. To pay a person in his own way.
2. Josie can hold her own in any argument.
3. For instance, he met one of his own deacons.
4. He measures another's corn by his own bushel.
5. It is a wise father that knows his own child.
2. Josie can hold her own in any argument.
3. For instance, he met one of his own deacons.
4. He measures another's corn by his own bushel.
5. It is a wise father that knows his own child.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of OWN
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own
a. belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
v. have ownership or possession of
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 As I read, however, I applied much personally to my own feelings and condition.
2 This address caused a considerable change in the physiognomy of my own auditor.
3 Our conversations are not always confined to his own history and misfortunes.
4 For while I destroyed his hopes, I did not satisfy my own desires.
5 It was hard to realize that a man in my own generation was wealthy enough to do that.
6 He loved enterprise, hardship, and even danger for its own sake.
7 My own face had now assumed a deep tropical burn.
8 She forgot even her own regret in her endeavours to make us forget.
9 I saw that for some reason of his own he was determined not to come, so I stood up.
10 I think he rather expected me to copy down the list for my own use.
11 If sages were ever wise in their own behoof, I might have foreseen all this.
12 But then, again, an accustomed eye had likewise its own anguish to inflict.
13 I eagerly hope that you will confirm this intelligence soon in your own handwriting.
14 For instance, he met one of his own deacons.
15 By his own marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Directors may be tempted to act in their own self-interest.
2 To pay a person in his own way.
3 You should be able to evaluate your own work.
4 She needs to find more friends of her own age.
5 It is a wise father that knows his own child.
6 It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice.
7 He developed his own program in partnership with an American expert.
8 He measures another's corn by his own bushel.
9 In water you may see your own face; in wine, the heart of another.
10 A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another.
11 We like this approach because it fits in with our own preconceptions.
12 Josie can hold her own in any argument.
13 It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune.
14 Better spare to have of thine own, than ask of other man.
15 It's not too much to ask of you to clean your own shoes.