UPON in a Sentence
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400 example sentences for UPON, such as:
1. One woe doth tread upon another's heels.
2. One misfortune rides upon another's back.
3. As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
4. Please accept my hearty congratulations upon your marriage.
5. Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point.
2. One misfortune rides upon another's back.
3. As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
4. Please accept my hearty congratulations upon your marriage.
5. Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of UPON
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upon
a. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 I followed, however, with many other officers who were in the same situation as myself, and succeeded in reaching Candahar in safety, where I found my regiment, and at once entered upon my new duties.
2 Had he discovered a gold mine, greater delight could not have shone upon his features.
3 Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point.
4 His linen or clothes are examined, and brownish stains discovered upon them.
5 So desirable in every way were the apartments, and so moderate did the terms seem when divided between us, that the bargain was concluded upon the spot, and we at once entered into possession.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
6 My health forbade me from venturing out unless the weather was exceptionally genial, and I had no friends who would call upon me and break the monotony of my daily existence.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
7 He had himself, in reply to a question, confirmed Stamford's opinion upon that point.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
8 Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
9 He said that he would acquire no knowledge which did not bear upon his object.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
10 I enumerated in my own mind all the various points upon which he had shown me that he was exceptionally well-informed.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
11 After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
12 I see that I have alluded above to his powers upon the violin.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
13 There are marks of blood in the room, but there is no wound upon his person.
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
14 As for myself, I was silent, for the dull weather and the melancholy business upon which we were engaged, depressed my spirits.
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
15 The latter looked out with three tiers of vacant melancholy windows, which were blank and dreary, save that here and there a "To Let" card had developed like a cataract upon the bleared panes.
Example Sentence: (190 in 13 pages)
1 The sum ofbehavior is to retain a man's own dignity, without in -truing upon the liberty ofothers.
2 The sum of behaviour is to retain a man's own dignity, without intruding upon the liberty of others.
3 Please accept my hearty congratulations upon your marriage.
4 Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
5 By gravitation the sun and planets act and react upon one another.
6 We will never allow anybody to encroach upon China's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
7 Allow me to join the chorus of congratulations upon your recent marriage.
8 They were bunching up, almost treading upon each other's heels.
9 One woe doth tread upon another's heels.
10 One misfortune rides upon another's back.
11 Apply yourself to true riches; it is shameful to depend upon silver and gold for a happy life.
12 I tried to argue her down,but she still insisted upon doing so.
13 As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
14 As soon as you have drunk, you turn your back upon the spring.
15 Mercifully some one arrived upon the scene to extricate him from the dilemma and assume the responsibility.