THIRTEEN in a Sentence
Learn THIRTEEN 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.
45 example sentences for THIRTEEN, such as:
1. Much might happen in thirteen weeks.
2. Three months comprised thirteen weeks.
3. They've only sold thirteen tickets so far.
4. It was opened by a young girl of thirteen or fourteen.
5. The number thirteen is traditionally considered unlucky.
2. Three months comprised thirteen weeks.
3. They've only sold thirteen tickets so far.
4. It was opened by a young girl of thirteen or fourteen.
5. The number thirteen is traditionally considered unlucky.
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Meanings and Examples of THIRTEEN
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thirteen
a. being one more than twelve
n. the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
Classic Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
1 No purse, but loose money to the extent of seven pounds thirteen.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
2 But Clifford knew that when it did come to the emotional and human life, these self-made men were of a mental age of about thirteen, feeble boys.
3 Three months comprised thirteen weeks.
4 Much might happen in thirteen weeks.
5 It was opened by a young girl of thirteen or fourteen.
6 Rachel was a girl about thirteen, who carried the baby out for airings; and she came upstairs at the call.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 6: 2 Thomasin Walks in a Green Place by the Roman Road
Context Highlight In BOOK 6: 2 Thomasin Walks in a Green Place by the Roman Road
7 But at length some sense came back to their crazed minds, and the whole of them, thirteen in number, took horse and started in pursuit.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
8 Then perhaps you will explain this receipted bill for thirteen guineas, paid by Mr. Godfrey Staunton last month to Dr. Leslie Armstrong, of Cambridge.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
9 Of the daughters one was thirteen and another fourteen, they both had snub noses, and I was awfully shy of them because they were always whispering and giggling together.
10 Natasha, who sat opposite, was looking at Boris as girls of thirteen look at the boy they are in love with and have just kissed for the first time.
11 There was the fact that only those came who wished to dance and amuse themselves as girls of thirteen and fourteen do who are wearing long dresses for the first time.
12 Petya was a big handsome boy of thirteen, merry, witty, and mischievous, with a voice that was already breaking.
13 'One man though undone is but one,' as the proverb says, but with thirteen in your family and all the property.
14 Pierre and thirteen others were moved to the coach house of a merchant's house near the Crimean bridge.
15 An hour later a squad of soldiers arrived and Pierre with thirteen others was led to the Virgin's Field.
Example Sentence:
1 His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell.
2 He has clearly not been chastened by his thirteen days in detention.
3 A total of thirteen meetings were held to discuss the issue.
4 They've only sold thirteen tickets so far.
5 The number thirteen is traditionally considered unlucky.
6 The three main county boroughs were to be retained and five counties were to replace the existing thirteen.
7 The punishment seemed to me in a high degree ignominious, especially for so great a girl -- she looked thirteen or upwards.