STATE in a Sentence

Learn STATE 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.
416 example sentences for STATE, such as:
1. In this state of mind I wrote to Elizabeth.
2. Mother's been in a great state the whole afternoon.
3. I must admit the state of the country depresses me.
4. He's so angry that he's in no fit state to see anyone.
5. Many external influences can affect your state of mind.
Search Quotes from Classic Book
Animal Farm by George Orwell
 Input your word:
Want to search a word in classic works?
Search Classic Quotes
 Meanings and Examples of STATE
state
 n.  a state of depression or agitation
 n.  (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I continued for the remainder of the day in my hovel in a state of utter and stupid despair.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
2  The name of my unfortunate and murdered friend was an agitation too great to be endured in my weak state; I shed tears.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 21
3  In this state of mind I wrote to Elizabeth.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
4  This state lasted but for an instant; the scream was repeated, and I rushed into the room.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
5  Gatsby indicated a gorgeous, scarcely human orchid of a woman who sat in state under a white plum tree.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
6  He then took a cursory view of the present state of the science and explained many of its elementary terms.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
7  In this state, the voice of the preacher thundered remorselessly, but unavailingly, upon her ears.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In III. THE RECOGNITION
8  There was a singular circumstance that characterised Mr. Dimmesdale's psychological state at this moment.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL
9  She tried to explain the real state of the case to her sister.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4
10  She could not consider her partiality for Edward in so prosperous a state as Marianne had believed it.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4
11  She was perfectly disposed to make every allowance for the colonel's advanced state of life which humanity required.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 7
12  I remained two days at Lausanne, in this painful state of mind.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
13  He too was much distressed; and they sat down together in a most promising state of embarrassment.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 40
14  In this cosey state of mind we came to the verdict Wilful Murder.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVIII
15  Our conference was held in the state parlor, which was feebly lighted by one candle.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVIII
Example Sentence: (206 in 14 pages)
1  The hypnotic state actually lies somewhere between being awake and being asleep.
2  I must admit the state of the country depresses me.
3  Many external influences can affect your state of mind.
4  Mother's been in a great state the whole afternoon.
5  The state has a duty to protect its citizens against external enemies.
6  Once long ago he had considered becoming a state trooper.
7  In her inebriated state, she was ready to agree to anything.
8  In a broadcast on state radio the government also announced that it was willing to resume peace negotiations.
9  He's so angry that he's in no fit state to see anyone.
10  It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.
11  She was asked to take the witness stand and was then cross-examined by the state attorney.
12  David Holton and Hughes already have entered into an agreement with the local state attorney to settle criminal charges.
13  The Washington state attorney general had not decided whether to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.
14  Salary scales vary between states/from state to state/according to state/with each state.
15  He plans to barnstorm across the state to generate public support.