PROSPECT in a Sentence
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195 example sentences for PROSPECT, such as:
1. The prospect of civil war is very real.
2. The prospect of war really frightens me.
3. Major developments are in prospect for the company.
4. I like a fine prospect, but not on picturesque principles.
5. She was not unduly concerned by the prospect of managing on her own.
2. The prospect of war really frightens me.
3. Major developments are in prospect for the company.
4. I like a fine prospect, but not on picturesque principles.
5. She was not unduly concerned by the prospect of managing on her own.
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Meanings and Examples of PROSPECT
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prospect
n. the visual percept of a region
n. the possibility of future success
Classic Sentence: (157 in 11 pages)
1 I have read with ardour the accounts of the various voyages which have been made in the prospect of arriving at the North Pacific Ocean through the seas which surround the pole.
2 I cannot describe to you my sensations on the near prospect of my undertaking.
3 His daughter attended him with the greatest tenderness, but she saw with despair that their little fund was rapidly decreasing and that there was no other prospect of support.
4 My children," she said, "my firmest hopes of future happiness were placed on the prospect of your union.
5 The prospect of marrying a Christian and remaining in a country where women were allowed to take a rank in society was enchanting to her.
6 I was oppressed by fatigue and hunger and far too unhappy to enjoy the gentle breezes of evening or the prospect of the sun setting behind the stupendous mountains of Jura.
7 The prospect of such an occupation made every other circumstance of existence pass before me like a dream, and that thought only had to me the reality of life.
8 Something whispers to me not to depend too much on the prospect that is opened before us, but I will not listen to such a sinister voice.
9 Such was the young clergyman's condition, and so imminent the prospect that his dawning light would be extinguished, all untimely, when Roger Chillingworth made his advent to the town.
10 His spirit rose, as it were, with a bound, and attained a nearer prospect of the sky, than throughout all the misery which had kept him grovelling on the earth.
11 The prospect of four thousand a-year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity.
12 The prospect in front was more extensive; it commanded the whole of the valley, and reached into the country beyond.
13 He was not in spirits, however; he praised their house, admired its prospect, was attentive, and kind; but still he was not in spirits.
14 I am convinced," said Edward, "that you really feel all the delight in a fine prospect which you profess to feel.
15 I like a fine prospect, but not on picturesque principles.
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
1 She viewed the prospect of a week alone in the house without much enthusiasm.
2 He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country.
3 The prospect of change of this kind has an unsettling effect on any organisation.
4 The prospect of civil war is very real.
5 She was not unduly concerned by the prospect of managing on her own.
6 Doctors are concerned at the prospect of heart patients having to wait up to a year for surgery.
7 He's not exactly thrilled at the prospect of working for his old rival.
8 She wasn't exactly overjoyed at the prospect of looking after her niece.
9 Major developments are in prospect for the company.
10 The prospect of war really frightens me.
11 The mere mention of the words "heart failure", can conjure up, to the layman, the prospect of imminent death.
12 There's not much prospect of Mr Smith's being elected as Congressman.
13 He did not particularly relish the prospect of a meeting with his boss.
14 Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing.
15 The number of people affected and displaced has increased since the conflict, and at the moment there seems little prospect for them to return to villages.