POSITION in a Sentence
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420 example sentences for POSITION, such as:
1. He rose up to his position in the East.
2. I hope I know my poor grandpapa's position.
3. I am in a position to save you a good deal of time.
4. She holds a position of authority in the local church.
5. A scan determines the position of the baby in the womb.
2. I hope I know my poor grandpapa's position.
3. I am in a position to save you a good deal of time.
4. She holds a position of authority in the local church.
5. A scan determines the position of the baby in the womb.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of POSITION
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position
n. the appropriate or customary location
v. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Something in his leisurely movements and the secure position of his feet upon the lawn suggested that it was Mr. Gatsby himself, come out to determine what share was his of our local heavens.
2 There was a wholesome bulkiness about his person and his position and Daisy was flattered.
3 He rose up to his position in the East.
4 The trying nature of his position drove the blood from his cheek, and made his lips tremulous.
5 Hester Prynne did not now occupy precisely the same position in which we beheld her during the earlier periods of her ignominy.
6 Thus it was with the men of rank, on whom their eminent position imposed the guardianship of the public morals.
7 She then remained apart, silently watching Hester and the clergyman; while they talked together and made such arrangements as were suggested by their new position and the purposes soon to be fulfilled.
8 Thus the minister felt no apprehension that Roger Chillingworth would touch, in express words, upon the real position which they sustained towards one another.
9 As the sacred edifice was too much thronged to admit another auditor, she took up her position close beside the scaffold of the pillory.
10 Such was the position which the minister occupied, as he bowed his head forward on the cushions of the pulpit at the close of his Election Sermon.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context Highlight In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
Context Highlight In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
11 Among this good company I should have felt myself, even if I hadn't robbed the pantry, in a false position.
12 In order, however, that our superior position might not be compromised thereby, a money-box was kept on the kitchen mantel-shelf, in to which it was publicly made known that all my earnings were dropped.
13 I hope I know my poor grandpapa's position.
14 Still my position was a distinguished one, and I was not at all dissatisfied with it, until Fate threw me in the way of that unlimited miscreant, Trabb's boy.
15 After another silent turn in the garden, I fell back on the main position.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 He obtained his position more by favour than by merit or ability.
2 The low salary did not dispose him to accept the position.
3 After jockeying for position,the favourite has now taken the lead.
4 He obtained his position through the agency of an old friend.
5 He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position.
6 They were sent ahead of the main troops to examine the enemy's position.
7 I am in a position to save you a good deal of time.
8 Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position.
9 I am in a rather unique position, as my job is different from anyone else's.
10 The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.
11 In a position of authority, a weakness for the opposite sex leaves you open to blackmail.
12 She holds a position of authority in the local church.
13 A scan determines the position of the baby in the womb.
14 From his position on the cliff top, he had a good view of the harbour.
15 The Prussian gunner officer saw another troop of Dragoons threatening to outflank his position.