YET in a Sentence
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420 example sentences for YET, such as:
1. Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes.
2. And yet the song was irrepressible.
3. The child is not yet able to write.
4. You have no goats, and yet you sell kids.
5. A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
2. And yet the song was irrepressible.
3. The child is not yet able to write.
4. You have no goats, and yet you sell kids.
5. A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
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Meanings and Examples of YET
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yet
ad. up to the present time
ad. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 I am not strong enough yet to stand much noise or excitement.
2 If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
3 As he stood, he leaned upon his weapon for support, and yet his tall figure and the massive framework of his bones suggested a wiry and vigorous constitution.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
4 "It ain't night yet," she answered.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
5 It was all that the girl could do to keep herself in the saddle, yet a slip would mean a terrible death under the hoofs of the unwieldy and terrified animals.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
6 It appeared to be omniscient and omnipotent, and yet was neither seen nor heard.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
7 A rash word or a hasty act was followed by annihilation, and yet none knew what the nature might be of this terrible power which was suspended over them.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
8 "But we haven't opposed him yet," her father answered.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
9 Even then it was no easy matter to keep to the right track, for the moon had not yet risen, and the high cliffs on either side made the obscurity more profound.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
10 Our labour tills the soil, our dung fertilises it, and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin.
11 Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes.
12 And yet the song was irrepressible.
13 Though not yet full-grown, they were huge dogs, and as fierce-looking as wolves.
14 And yet, against their will, they had developed a certain respect for the efficiency with which the animals were managing their own affairs.
15 In the late summer yet another of Snowball's machinations was laid bare.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The child is not yet able to write.
2 Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.
3 Women have yet to achieve full equality with men in the workplace.
4 In many professions women have yet to achieve anything like parity at the higher levels.
5 A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
6 It is said that a cat hath nine lives, yet care would wear them all out.
7 You have no goats, and yet you sell kids.
8 We hope to grow old, yet we fear old age; that is, we are willing to live, and afraid to die.
9 They have yet to announce their findings a year into the investigation.
10 No man is so old, but thinks he may yet live another year.
11 Winning the gold medal was yet another feather in her cap.
12 The nut isn't tight enough yet: give it another screw.
13 This is yet another slur on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police.
14 Once they settled in, my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if Santa had found them yet.
15 He is the toughest military ruler yet and has responded harshly to any dissent.