TOOL in a Sentence

Learn TOOL 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.
128 example sentences for TOOL, such as:
1. A hammer is a sort of tool.
2. It's quite a handy little tool.
3. The tool matters a great deal to him.
4. I am the tool and servant of his will.
5. He makes use of the tool which he wills.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of TOOL
tool
 v.  ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
 n.  the means whereby some act is accomplished
Classic Sentence: (71 in 5 pages)
1  I am the tool and servant of his will.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
2  Then he cleared aside the chair and table, and took a brown, soldier's blanket from the tool chest, spreading it slowly.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
3  He saw before him in one of the valleys the gleaming of whetted iron, and advancing, dimly perceived that the shine came from the tool of a man who was cutting furze.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 2 He Is Set upon by Adversities but He Sings a Song
4  The devil knows best what he said, but at least she became his tool and was in the habit of seeing him nearly every evening.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
5  But now I see that I was never anything but a tool in his hands.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13. Fixing the Nets
6  He meant in the end to have the estate, and he was ready to use any tool or run any risk for that end.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15. A Retrospection
7  This time his skill was greater or his tool was better, for there was a sudden snap and the creak of the hinges.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
8  With a glow of admiration I watched Holmes unrolling his case of instruments and choosing his tool with the calm, scientific accuracy of a surgeon who performs a delicate operation.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
9  For half an hour, Holmes worked with concentrated energy, laying down one tool, picking up another, handling each with the strength and delicacy of the trained mechanic.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
10  There is no such thing as a bad tool for that workman.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVII—IS WATERLOO TO BE CONSIDERED GOOD?
11  Moreover, no trace of work was revealed in that dwelling; no handicraft, no spinning-wheel, not a tool.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VI—THE WILD MAN IN HIS LAIR
12  He makes use of the tool which he wills.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE OBSCURITIES WHICH A REVELATION CAN CONTAIN
13  Milady uttered a cry of joy; this man was the Comte de Rochefort--the demoniacal tool of his Eminence.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 61 THE CARMELITE CONVENT AT BETHUNE
14  On her way over Carol had decided to use the Thanatopsis as the tool with which to liberalize the town.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
15  But, in general, they toil with their jack-knives alone; and, with that almost omnipotent tool of the sailor, they will turn you out anything you please, in the way of a mariner's fancy.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 57. Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in She...
Example Sentence: (57 in 4 pages)
1  Administration should be an apolitical tool of the government.
2  This tool can be used in a variety of ways.
3  The video has become an invaluable teaching tool.
4  He looked into the box to see if the tool was there.
5  A free low-interest credit card can be a useful budgeting tool.
6  He didn't consider the fitness of the tool.
7  Good teamwork is a powerful tool for effective management.
8  Even in small companies, computers are an essential tool.
9  I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.
10  It's quite a handy little tool.
11  A hammer is a sort of tool.
12  The tool matters a great deal to him.
13  Not only has it made the internet into an extremely fast and valuable research tool, it's become a household word and has even created a new verb "to google."
14  The strong, elastic wood of this tree, used for furniture, tool handles, and sporting goods such as baseball bats.
15  Scientists unveiled the genome sequence of rice - a tool of great potential use to researchers trying to develop new strains of rice with higher yields.