PARTICULAR in a Sentence

Learn PARTICULAR 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.
420 example sentences for PARTICULAR, such as:
1. She addressed no one in particular.
2. She wanted a particular type of cactus.
3. It was land merely, no land in particular.
4. In this particular case, no one else was involved.
5. It is unnecessary to be particular on these subjects.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of PARTICULAR
particular
 a.  first and most important
 a.  unique or specific to a person or thing or category
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  In old days Stamford had never been a particular crony of mine, but now I hailed him with enthusiasm, and he, in his turn, appeared to be delighted to see me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  In this particular corner of the room a large piece had peeled off, leaving a yellow square of coarse plastering.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
3  He took no particular notice of him, beyond thinking in his own mind that it was early for him to be at work.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
4  It was at this point that I asked Gregson whether he had enquired in his telegram to Cleveland as to any particular point in Mr. Drebber's former career.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION
5  She addressed no one in particular.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 5
6  I've something very private and particular to say to you.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 9
7  It was land merely, no land in particular.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 12
8  He was the usual cut-and-dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent, and about as emotional as a bagpipe.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER STORY OF THE DOOR
9  He had a particular pride in the phrase eminently practical, which was considered to have a special application to him.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III
10  Time, with his innumerable horse-power, worked away, not minding what anybody said, and presently turned out young Thomas a foot taller than when his father had last taken particular notice of him.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XIV
11  He had no particular design or plan before him: no energetic wickedness ruffled his lassitude.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
12  I have for some time had a particular wish to speak to you.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
13  Mr. Gradgrind, it will be observed, being much softened, Mr. Bounderby took particular pains to harden himself at all points.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III
14  It was a fine sight, to behold the learned dog barking round it, and Mr. Sleary instructing him, with his one practicable eye, that Bitzer was the object of his particular attentions.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII
15  It is unnecessary to be particular on these subjects.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The weather presented a particular challenge, especially for American servicemen unaccustomed to subarctic conditions.
2  Students apply for admission to a particular college.
3  Appreciation of works of art is bound to be dominated by a particular kind of interest.
4  She wanted a particular type of cactus.
5  The courses do not follow the syllabus of any particular examination board.
6  The sales to total assets ratio in particular is often used to compare the structure and capital requirements of different industries.
7  Of particular concern is the rising cost of transportation.
8  The findings of the report refer to a particular social and cultural milieu.
9  Cornell University offers a course that investigates how language relates to particular cultural codes.
10  Every government department has its own particular culture.
11  Each school was encouraged to define its particular needs and prepare a programme which would best meet them.
12  Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.
13  The Delegates meet at intervals to determine policy, in particular publishing policy in the academic field.
14  I have difficulty dealing with the abstract - let's discuss particular cases.
15  In this particular case, no one else was involved.