TO in a Sentence

Learn TO 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.
405 example sentences for TO, such as:
1. To live is to function.
2. I am not addicted to text.
3. She nodded to agree with me.
4. He was fool enough to agree.
5. He forgot to add in the tip.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of TO
to
 prep.  expressing motion in direction of; approaching or reaching;
Classic Sentence: (203 in 14 pages)
1  I am going to do ever so many more.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  He'll bring 'em to you himself.'
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  She was almost afraid to answer.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
4  See, he's making up to thee now.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
5  "I've nothing to do," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
6  She could not go to sleep again.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
7  But it was too late to be careful.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
8  Everyone is obliged to please me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
9  "They have to please me," he said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
10  However, he consented to go on.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party
11  It would seem to bring him nearer.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
12  I asked her to come and talk to me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  Then she began to smile slowly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
14  Mary flew across the grass to him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
15  He's took a graidely fancy to thee.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  He agreed to act as treasurer.
2  Suit the action to the word.
3  He vowed to take legal action.
4  Anna tried to look interested.
5  He forgot to add in the tip.
6  He was fool enough to agree.
7  She nodded to agree with me.
8  To live is to function.
9  All truths are not to be told.
10  Allow me to introduce my wife.
11  He wrote to her almost daily.
12  We also went to see the film.
13  I am not addicted to text.
14  I want to apply for the job.
15  I apply to get into your life.