SENTENCE in a Sentence

Learn SENTENCE 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.
108 example sentences for SENTENCE, such as:
1. This sentence is in italic type.
2. That sentence is very prettily turned.
3. He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp.
4. The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.
5. The teacher disaggregated a sentence into clauses.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SENTENCE
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 n.  the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
 n.  (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Classic Sentence: (70 in 5 pages)
1  His sentence was pronounced, and I could only grieve and be patient.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
2  After she had obliterated three years with that sentence they could decide upon the more practical measures to be taken.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
3  "A wise sentence," remarked the stranger, gravely, bowing his head.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In III. THE RECOGNITION
4  That sentence is very prettily turned.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 38
5  Thus I might proclaim myself a madman, but not revoke the sentence passed upon my wretched victim.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
6  He had obviously prepared the sentence beforehand.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: Chapter 2
7  The celebrated doctor listened to him, and in the middle of his sentence looked at his big gold watch.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 1
8  He stopped at each sentence, waiting for her to object, but she made no answer.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: Chapter 21
9  And the injured youth finished his sentence by an energetic gesture of the right arm.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
10  His lips parted, as if to speak: but he checked the coming sentence, whatever it was.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
11  He was silent after I had uttered the last sentence, and I presently risked an upward glance at his countenance.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
12  She studied every sentence; and her feelings towards its writer were at times widely different.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 37
13  Every sentence of kindness was a fresh source of happiness to Jane.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 55
14  I suppose Catherine fulfilled her project, for the next sentence took up another subject: she waxed lachrymose.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
15  Scarcely dared I answer her; for I feared the next sentence might be rough.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
1  This sentence is in italic type.
2  The end of a sentence that is not a question is usually marked by falling intonation.
3  Complete the sentence with one of the adjectives provided.
4  The appeal judge agreed that the original sentence was unduly lenient.
5  In the sentence 'I like ice cream', 'ice cream' is the object of the verb 'like'.
6  She left out three words when she copied the sentence and the result was nonsense.
7  The sentence 'Her youngest sister - the one who lives in Australia - is coming over next summer' contains a parenthesis.
8  In writing poetry, one is unfettered by the normal rules of sentence structure.
9  The teacher disaggregated a sentence into clauses.
10  The brazen woman laughed loudly at the judge who sentenced her.
11  He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp.
12  The judge sentenced the thief to five years in prison.
13  She was sentenced to five years imprisonment for manslaughter.
14  The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.
15  Recently a number of policemen were sentenced to death for their complicity in the murder.