PEOPLE in a Sentence

Learn PEOPLE 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.
417 example sentences for PEOPLE, such as:
1. A large proportion of old people live alone.
2. A lot of young people apply for jobs on spec.
3. She had an ability to put people at their ease.
4. Many people in the audience nodded in agreement.
5. Never make fun of people who speak broken English.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of PEOPLE
people
 n.  the body of citizens of a state or country
 v.  furnish with people
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  These amiable people to whom I go have never seen me and know little of me.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
2  As I was occupied in fixing the boat and arranging the sails, several people crowded towards the spot.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
3  The infant had been placed with these good people to nurse: they were better off then.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
4  My family have been prominent, well-to-do people in this middle-western city for three generations.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
5  "Well, other people are," she said lightly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
6  All these people came to Gatsby's house in the summer.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
7  I am the son of some wealthy people in the middle-west--all dead now.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
8  Then he began asking people casually if they knew her, and I was the first one he found.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
9  I keep it always full of interesting people, night and day.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
10  I suppose he smiled at Cody--he had probably discovered that people liked him when he smiled.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
11  "At least they're more interesting than the people we know," she said with an effort.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
12  "Lots of people come who haven't been invited," she said suddenly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
13  They're some people Wolfshiem wanted to do something for.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
14  I didn't want it to be in the papers and draw a sightseeing crowd so I'd been calling up a few people myself.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
15  A scroll so wide might not be deemed too expensive for Providence to write a people's doom upon.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL
Example Sentence: (207 in 14 pages)
1  The ability to motivate people is a priceless asset.
2  She had an ability to put people at their ease.
3  Planning for their old age gives people an aim in life.
4  Most people worked an eight-hour day twenty years ago.
5  Young people and older people do not always agree.
6  Many people in the audience nodded in agreement.
7  A large proportion of old people live alone.
8  The people at control have already begun to count down.
9  The Yanomami people live in the South American jungle.
10  American people use "fall" to mean autumn.
11  Most people only have a limited amount of leisure time.
12  Never make fun of people who speak broken English.
13  I trust the people who teach me not to trust anyone.
14  Like does not appear, it appears people do not like.
15  A lot of young people apply for jobs on spec.