SIGNIFY in a Sentence
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84 example sentences for SIGNIFY, such as:
1. It signifies we should go now.
2. The church bell used to be rung to signify disaster.
3. Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.
4. Some tribes use special facial markings to signify status.
5. Without I was informed agen, the danger ain't so much to signify.
2. The church bell used to be rung to signify disaster.
3. Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.
4. Some tribes use special facial markings to signify status.
5. Without I was informed agen, the danger ain't so much to signify.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SIGNIFY
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signify
v. denote or connote
v. make known with a word or signal
Classic Sentence: (73 in 5 pages)
1 It does not signify if I knew twenty ways; for he has seen me.
2 Wickham will soon be gone; and therefore it will not signify to anyone here what he really is.
3 She was sure they should be married some time or other, and it did not much signify when.
4 He afterwards showed me a wisp of hay, and a fetlock full of oats; but I shook my head, to signify that neither of these were food for me.
5 Which I fully believed it were, Pip," said Joe, slightly tossing his head, "though it signify little now, sir.
6 Without I was informed agen, the danger ain't so much to signify.
7 Alexey Alexandrovitch smiled coldly, with his lips alone, meaning to signify to her and to himself the firmness of his conviction; but this warm defense, though it could not shake him, reopened his wound.
8 But in order to signify in some way her preparation for dinner, she asked the maid to brush her dress, changed her cuffs and tie, and put some lace on her head.
9 Now issued black man in fuzzy wig; coffee-coloured ditto in silver turban; they signify presumably the League of.
10 If we were not related, it would not signify; but as cousins, she would feel scrupulous as to any proposal of ours.
11 Sam and the brandy soon arrived, and it was administered by the light of the lantern; after which she became sufficiently conscious to signify by signs that something was wrong with her foot.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 7 The Tragic Meeting of Two Old Friends
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 7 The Tragic Meeting of Two Old Friends
12 The Thenardier made one of those movements of surprise which signify neither assent nor refusal.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
13 His aged face had none of those disagreeable wrinkles at the top of the forehead, which signify malice or stupidity.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER I—WHICH TREATS OF THE MANNER OF ENTERING A CONVEN...
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER I—WHICH TREATS OF THE MANNER OF ENTERING A CONVEN...
14 It does not signify, gentlemen," continued the cardinal, without appearing to be in the least swerved from his first intention by the diversion which Athos had started, "it does not signify, gentlemen.
15 Ali reappeared for the third time, and drew back the tapestried hanging which concealed the door, to signify to his master and Albert that they were at liberty to pass on.
Example Sentence:
1 Some tribes use special facial markings to signify status.
2 Don't worry about being late - it doesn't signify.
3 The church bell used to be rung to signify disaster.
4 There, I had a friend's face under my gaze; and what did it signify that those young ladies turned their backs on me? I looked at it; I smiled at the speaking likeness: I was absorbed and content.
5 However, the Multiplication Table doesn't signify: let's try Geography.
6 Lichun traditionally signifies the beginning of spring in East Asian cultures.
7 It signifies we should go now.
8 This mark signifies that the products conform to an approved standard.
9 Possible teenage suicide pacts and the potential for traumatizing fear in young children has prompted The NASA to release a video this week discounting theories that the end of the Maya calendar on December 21st, signifies the end of the world.
10 Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult.
11 The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties.