WAS in a Sentence

Learn WAS 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.
404 example sentences for WAS, such as:
1. It was a summer afternoon.
2. His only answer was a grunt.
3. He was fool enough to agree.
4. I was negligent, I admit it.
5. He was here a few minutes ago.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of WAS
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  The robin was tremendously busy.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  Mary was becoming quite excited.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  She was almost afraid to answer.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
4  It was a very strange thing indeed.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
5  His speech was so quick and easy.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
6  And she was quite sure she was.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
7  Yes, there was the tapestry door.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
8  But it was too late to be careful.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
9  And there was quite a long silence.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
10  I was better when I wakened up.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
11  She was a great believer in Magic.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
12  It was done quickly enough indeed.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
13  You said th Magic was in my back.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
14  That was the change she noticed.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
15  The first witness was the Hatter.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  I was negligent, I admit it.
2  The bear was a fully grown adult.
3  It was a summer afternoon.
4  The paint was brittle with age.
5  She was hired three years ago.
6  He was here a few minutes ago.
7  He was fool enough to agree.
8  The flag was aflutter in the air.
9  A goose was hatched among ducks.
10  His analysis was always shallow.
11  His only answer was a grunt.
12  His arm was shot off in a battle.
13  I was stung on the arm by a wasp.
14  His attitude was shocking to her.
15  The audience was nearly all men.