WINNING in a Sentence
Learn WINNING 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.
318 example sentences for WINNING, such as:
1. She was within a hair's breadth of winning.
2. Stern was the law, which at the winning wile.
3. I was charmed with her childish, winning way.
4. The winning captain held the trophy in the air.
5. The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
2. Stern was the law, which at the winning wile.
3. I was charmed with her childish, winning way.
4. The winning captain held the trophy in the air.
5. The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
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Meanings and Examples of WINNING
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winning
a. having won
a. very attractive; capturing interest
Classic Sentence: (117 in 8 pages)
1 Stern was the law, which at the winning wile.
2 She remained deeply pondering; and Thomasin's winning manner towards her cousin arose again upon Eustacia's mind.
3 "The gentleman looked like winning, as I said," observed the chapman blandly.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
4 Wildeve won first, and Christian ventured another, winning himself this time.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
5 He is not ungrateful for winning her," whispered Eustacia, "and in that respect he is a good man.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 6 A Conjuncture, and Its Result upon the Pedestrian
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 6 A Conjuncture, and Its Result upon the Pedestrian
6 There have been cases before now where trainers have made sure of great sums of money by laying against their own horses, through agents, and then preventing them from winning by fraud.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
Context Highlight In I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
7 He was a very brilliant boy, and carried away every prize which the school had to offer, finished his exploits by winning a scholarship which sent him on to continue his triumphant career at Cambridge.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
Context Highlight In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
8 He will hold a card back for years in order to play it at the moment when the stake is best worth winning.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
9 But she was so much changed, was so much more beautiful, so much more womanly, in all things winning admiration, had made such wonderful advance, that I seemed to have made none.
10 Her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before, and I thought I saw Miss Havisham's influence in the change.
11 It was impossible for me to avoid seeing that she cared to attract me; that she made herself winning, and would have won me even if the task had needed pains.
12 I was charmed with her childish, winning way.
13 The mile-and-a-half race was just finishing, and all eyes were fixed on the horse-guard in front and the light hussar behind, urging their horses on with a last effort close to the winning post.
14 His kindly smile was so winning that Alexey Alexandrovitch, feeling his own weakness and unconsciously swayed by it, was ready to believe what Stepan Arkadyevitch was saying.
15 "Good-bye," she said, holding his hand and glancing into his face with a winning look.
Example Sentence: (201 in 14 pages)
1 Do not worry about winning or losing; think of what you will gain.
2 The winning captain held the trophy in the air.
3 Alternative medicines are now winning greater acceptance among doctors.
4 Don't assume that winning a talent contest is a passport to success.
5 ITV has set its sights on winning a younger and more upmarket audience.
6 These policies give us a solid base for winning the next election.
7 She was given the VIP treatment after winning gold for her country at the Sydney Olympics.
8 Our prospects of winning an election will be better under his leadership.
9 The probability of winning the lottery is really very low.
10 The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
11 She was within a hair's breadth of winning.
12 Despite winning the title, their last campaign ended in great disappointment.
13 I think the Tory's have a fighting chance of winning the next election.
14 The winning entry will be selected at random by computer.
15 The Conservative Party in this country has been hindered by the concept that winning the argument automatically means winning the people.