WELL in a Sentence

Learn WELL 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.
415 example sentences for WELL, such as:
1. You have no ambition, I well know.
2. The project is already well underway.
3. He did extraordinarily well in the war.
4. Although small, the kitchen is well designed.
5. His examples fitted in well with his argument.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of WELL
well
 a.  in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
 ad.  with prudence or propriety
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  It is well that you come here to whine over the desolation that you have made.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
2  "We don't know each other very well, Nick," she said suddenly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
3  The room, shadowed well with awnings, was dark and cool.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
4  Very well, then, I won't sell you the car at all.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
5  He did extraordinarily well in the war.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
6  "It behoves him well if he be still in life," responded the townsman.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In III. THE RECOGNITION
7  We will judge warily," said Bellingham, "and look well what we.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ELF-CHILD AND THE MINISTER
8  Perhaps it would have been as well if he had left it wholly to myself.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
9  It was a pleasant fertile spot, well wooded, and rich in pasture.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 6
10  I read merely to understand their meaning, and they well repaid my labours.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
11  You have no ambition, I well know.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17
12  A family cannot well be maintained on a smaller.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17
13  "She knows her own worth too well for false shame," replied Edward.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17
14  I know why you inquire about him, very well; your sister is to marry him.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 20
15  I remember her aunt very well, Biddy Henshawe; she married a very wealthy man.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 30
Example Sentence: (205 in 14 pages)
1  As she rightly pointed out the illness can affect adults as well as children.
2  It gratified me to know that she would soon be well again.
3  Since that pianist was not very well known, his agent papered the house.
4  An early start will get us well ahead before the crowds.
5  Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; doing well, wisest and best of all.
6  His audition went well and he's fairly hopeful about getting the part.
7  The project is already well underway.
8  Although small, the kitchen is well designed.
9  They got on well together although they were total strangers.
10  American children did less well in math than their peers in Japan.
11  The flame above the oil well flared into the dark sky.
12  She married well above her station — I think her husband is an earl.
13  His good demeanor spoke well for him when he went to apply for the job.
14  His examples fitted in well with his argument.
15  She's well aware of her strengths and weaknesses as an artist.