SECOND in a Sentence
Learn SECOND 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.
340 example sentences for SECOND, such as:
1. He never made a second attempt.
2. Add the second total to the third.
3. A friend is, as it were, a second self.
4. I was up in a second and shinning down the hill.
5. Change down into second as you approach the corner.
2. Add the second total to the third.
3. A friend is, as it were, a second self.
4. I was up in a second and shinning down the hill.
5. Change down into second as you approach the corner.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SECOND
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second
a. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
n. a speech seconding a motion
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 As she came near the second of these alcoves she stopped skipping.
2 She had her hat on when she appeared in Colin's room and for a second he looked disappointed.
3 Then he skipped out, and saw Sid just starting up the outside stairway that led to the back rooms on the second floor.
4 The sand began to work, and presently a small black bug appeared for a second and then darted under again in a fright.
5 During the confusion and bewilderment of the second day Mary hid herself in the nursery and was forgotten by everyone.
6 By the second day they had given her a nickname which made her furious.
7 He never made a second attempt.
8 I was up in a second and shinning down the hill.
9 I laid him out in a second with a stick, and Jim grabbed pap's whisky-jug and begun to pour it down.
10 This second night we run between seven and eight hours, with a current that was making over four mile an hour.
11 In another second I would a been aboard of her, but just then the door opened.
12 In another second or two it was solid white and still again.
13 The same second I see a young girl coming on the run, and two men with her.
14 She seemed to hesitate a second before she added, "One of th gardens is locked up."
15 Presently an old man with a spade over his shoulder walked through the door leading from the second garden.
Example Sentence: (130 in 9 pages)
1 Add the second total to the third.
2 It is becoming almost essential for students to have a second language.
3 He'd already spent all his money by the second day of the trip.
4 Cetia expects to announce a PowerPC-based graphics board and a graphic single-board computer in the second quarter.
5 On second thoughts, maybe I won't apply for the job after all.
6 Change down into second as you approach the corner.
7 A friend is, as it were, a second self.
8 The second time we met with Daley, I went with Warren Christopher, the deputy attorney general.
9 If you compare the two books side by side, it is clear that the author of the second has plagiarized.
10 The author included a new chapter of background material for the second edition of the book.
11 The main characters are offstage for most of the second act.
12 His second marriage was annulled because he never divorced his first wife.
13 Children usually develop speech in the second year of life.
14 She noticed a marked difference in the children on her second visit.
15 On Wall Street, stocks closed at their second highest level today.