WHEN in a Sentence
Learn WHEN 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 WHEN, such as:
1. I am alive only when I am with you.
2. She'd already gone when we got there.
3. I always come off worse when we argue.
4. He shuddered when he saw the dead animal.
5. The sun was already up when they set off.
2. She'd already gone when we got there.
3. I always come off worse when we argue.
4. He shuddered when he saw the dead animal.
5. The sun was already up when they set off.
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Meanings and Examples of WHEN
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when
ad. at what time;
conj. at or during time that; after which;
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1 But when he entered, misery and despair alone welcomed him.
2 The only crazy I was was when I married him.
3 You look at him sometimes when he thinks nobody's looking at him.
4 I accepted a commission as first lieutenant when it began.
5 I love New York on summer afternoons when every one's away.
6 That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it.
7 They picked him up when he handed the bonds over the counter.
8 "My memory goes back to when I first met him," he said.
9 Even little babes, when I take them in my arms, weep bitterly.
10 But I paused when I reflected on the story that I had to tell.
11 It was about five in the morning when I entered my father's house.
12 It was nearly noon when I arrived at the top of the ascent.
13 Then the time comes," said Herbert, "when you see your opening.
14 He told me so this afternoon when he heard you were coming.
15 Your poor sister is much the same as when you left.
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1 He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong.
2 Frugality when all is spent comes too late.
3 I don't feel secure when I am alone in the house.
4 I am alive only when I am with you.
5 She'd already gone when we got there.
6 The sun was already up when they set off.
7 The bus was already moving when I jumped onto it.
8 You'll get the results when the analysis is complete.
9 He shuddered when he saw the dead animal.
10 I was absolutely staggered when I saw the bill.
11 He walked off without any word when he heard the news.
12 I always come off worse when we argue.
13 I started to get worried when they didn't arrive home.
14 They knew when to attack and when to retreat.
15 She was made her father's attorney when he became ill.