UNDER in a Sentence
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419 example sentences for UNDER, such as:
1. He scratched himself under his arm.
2. You are under no obligation to buy anything.
3. The ship forged ahead under a favourable wind.
4. He was carrying a number of files under his arm.
5. And it stopped right under Ben Weatherstaff's nose.
2. You are under no obligation to buy anything.
3. The ship forged ahead under a favourable wind.
4. He was carrying a number of files under his arm.
5. And it stopped right under Ben Weatherstaff's nose.
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Meanings and Examples of UNDER
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under
ad. below some quantity or limit
a. lower in rank, power, or authority
Classic Sentence: (209 in 14 pages)
1 She put her hands under the leaves and began to pull and push them aside.
2 She was glad that there was grass under her feet and that her steps made no sounds.
3 Then she ran lightly across the grass, pushed open the slow old door and slipped through it under the ivy.
4 A boy was sitting under a tree, with his back against it, playing on a rough wooden pipe.
5 When she slipped through the door under the ivy, she saw he was not working where she had left him.
6 The gardening tools were laid together under a tree.
7 They are so busy and having such fun under the earth or in the trees or heather.
8 The sun was beginning to set and sending deep gold-colored rays slanting under the trees when they parted.
9 The truth was that she had been afraid she might find Mary crying and hiding her head under the bed-clothes.
10 They drew the chair under the plum-tree, which was snow-white with blossoms and musical with bees.
11 And it stopped right under Ben Weatherstaff's nose.
12 "Go and meet him," he said; and Mary flew across the grass to the door under the ivy.
13 The Rajah condescended to seat himself on a rug under the tree.
14 Boots and shoes under the sea,' the Gryphon went on in a deep voice, 'are done with a whiting.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context Highlight In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
Context Highlight In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
15 But when Colin held forth under his tree old Ben fixed devouring eyes on him and kept them there.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The old administration system is under greater and greater challenge.
2 Children aged twelve or under must be accompanied by an adult.
3 The agency has been rebuilding under new management.
4 The ship forged ahead under a favourable wind.
5 The prison service is already under considerable strain.
6 She is under contract to a major American computer firm.
7 You are under no obligation to buy anything.
8 These arrangements under the treaty apply to the whole of Europe.
9 Prisoners were forbidden to approach the fence under pain of death.
10 The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.
11 He scratched himself under his arm.
12 He was carrying a number of files under his arm.
13 I decided to put him under hypnosis and ask him again.
14 Turning away under a strong attack is a sure recipe for defeat.
15 You can attend embroidery classes under the tutelage of Jocelyn James.