POUND in a Sentence
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233 example sentences for POUND, such as:
1. These cost ten pence a pound.
2. Anna hit on a path to the pound.
3. If you do it well, a pound, my dear.
4. There are one hundred pence in a pound.
5. The monetary unit of the UK is the pound.
2. Anna hit on a path to the pound.
3. If you do it well, a pound, my dear.
4. There are one hundred pence in a pound.
5. The monetary unit of the UK is the pound.
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Meanings and Examples of POUND
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pound
n. 16 ounces avoirdupois
n. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
Classic Sentence: (173 in 12 pages)
1 It might have been twenty thousand pound.
2 And notwithstanding a offered reward of ten pound, which was afterwards increased to twenty pound.
3 'I should say, three pound ten was plenty,' said Mr. Limbkins.
4 Say four pound, and you've got rid of him for good and all.
5 'Three pound ten,' repeated Mr. Limbkins, firmly.
6 If there's anything queer about him when we once get into the work; in for a penny, in for a pound.
7 Why here's one man that, in consideration of his wife and large family, has a quartern loaf and a good pound of cheese, full weight.
8 As he wouldn't go away, and shocked the company very much, our overseer sent him out a pound of potatoes and half a pint of oatmeal.
9 I'll pound it, that Barney's managing properly.
10 I sold myself,' said Mr. Bumble, pursuing the same train of relection, 'for six teaspoons, a pair of sugar-tongs, and a milk-pot; with a small quantity of second-hand furniture, and twenty pound in money.
11 If you do it well, a pound, my dear.
12 One pound, said Fagin, wishing to interest him in the scent as much as possible.
13 Cotton is at seventy-two cents a pound already.
14 Beef, pork and butter cost thirty-five dollars a pound, flour fourteen hundred dollars a barrel, soda one hundred dollars a pound, tea five hundred dollars a pound.
15 Her heart began to pound and new life came into her limbs.
Example Sentence: (60 in 5 pages)
1 He that regards not a penny, will lavish a pound.
2 The pound was devalued against the US dollar.
3 The pound has hit a new low against the dollar.
4 Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.
5 Mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce.
6 For this peccadillo he was demoted and sent back to pound the beat.
7 The pound is the standard unit of money in Britain.
8 The monetary unit of the UK is the pound.
9 The value of the pound will force British companies to be leaner and fitter.
10 A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt.
11 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
12 These cost ten pence a pound.
13 After running fast you can feel your heart pound.
14 Anna hit on a path to the pound.
15 There are one hundred pence in a pound.