WORTH in a Sentence
Learn WORTH 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.
296 example sentences for WORTH, such as:
1. Melly was worth three of the others.
2. A good idea without action is worth nothing.
3. World is a fine place and worth fighting for.
4. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
5. This was worth getting expelled from the university.
2. A good idea without action is worth nothing.
3. World is a fine place and worth fighting for.
4. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
5. This was worth getting expelled from the university.
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Meanings and Examples of WORTH
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worth
n. French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
n. the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 This was worth getting expelled from the university.
2 The Troop bowed to real worth and moreover, because they liked him, they made him an officer.
3 Life was a hopeless affair and certainly not worth living.
4 Nothing is worth what is happening to us now and what may happen, for if the Yankees whip us the future will be one of incredible horror.
5 But even with this under-cover gossip seeping about, he could have retained his popularity had he considered it worth retaining.
6 That in itself was enough to make the affair a success, for now a dollar in silver was worth sixty dollars in Confederate paper money.
7 He said nothing in the world was worth what this war was going to do to us.
8 It was said that he was at the head of a combine worth more than a million dollars, with Wilmington as its headquarters for the purpose of buying blockade goods on the docks.
9 Yes, Tara was worth fighting for, and she accepted simply and without question the fight.
10 That was about enough to buy one square meal for them all, she thought ironically, now that Confederate money was worth almost less than nothing at all.
11 "All our cotton--a hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth," said Scarlett bitterly.
12 Melly was worth three of the others.
13 You see, when I enlisted I sold most of my land and I put all my money in Confederate bonds and you know what they're worth now.
14 It's worth being in jail to see you again and to hear you say things like that.
15 She wasn't like these people who had gambled everything on a Cause that was gone and were content to be proud of having lost that Cause, because it was worth any sacrifice.
Example Sentence: (86 in 6 pages)
1 This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know about cookery.
2 A good idea without action is worth nothing.
3 One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.
4 One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
5 World is a fine place and worth fighting for.
6 All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.
7 It is also worth tagging on an extra day or two to see the capital.
8 Billionaires are usually fairly secretive about the exact amount that they're worth.
9 True wisdom is know what is best worth knowing, and to do what is best worth doing.
10 If you answer this question correctly, it's worth five points.
11 A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land.
12 It's more trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop and ask for a replacement.
13 Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
14 It's a steep climb to the top of the mountain, but the view is worth it.
15 Traditional Spanish food is delicious and its specialities are worth searching out.