English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "A" in Example Sentences
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1934134	Tom planted three apple trees and a peach tree in his yard.	Scott	1
1028016	Tom smuggled a bottle of whiskey into Mary's hospital room.	CK	1
1092813	Tom thinks Mary doesn't have an inkling of what's going on.	CK	1
1027917	Tom told Mary that he had finished the work a few days ago.	CK	1
1024081	Tom took a flower out of the vase while no one was looking.	CK	1
1877568	Tom waited an hour in the hallway outside Mary's apartment.	CK	1
3177206	Tom wants a house with a big yard and a white picket fence.	Hybrid	1
2401221	Tom was in a stolen car when the police finally caught him.	CK	1
1092297	Tom went out for a walk as he always does in the afternoon.	CK	1
2455020	When I was a kid, I often went to the beach to go swimming.	CK	1
2212234	Why don't you try putting a little cinnamon in your coffee?	CK	1
1091950	A lot of people living in our building don't like the owner.	CK	1
18218	A time bomb went off in the airport killing thirteen people.	CK	1
270937	A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.	CK	1
26828	After the rain had let up a bit, we made a dash for the car.	CK	1
325856	All you have to do is study hard to get into a good college.	CK	1
2217810	Because of the heavy fog, not a single person could be seen.	CK	1
898547	Do you think it's a good idea to feed your dog table scraps?	CK	1
1545343	Even though he has a college degree, Tom works as a janitor.	Spamster	1
2006512	I don't like the way Tom is always fishing for a compliment.	CK	1
402792	I had a hard time trying to persuade him to cancel the trip.	CK	1
2331738	I had such a crush on Mary when I was in junior high school.	CK	1
1970167	I know Tom is a friend of yours, but I still don't like him.	CK	1
18400	I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.	CK	1
953557	I never thought I would have to support such a large family.	CK	1
2042750	I still have a lot of questions I want to ask you about Tom.	CK	1
920418	I stuck around for a while to see if anyone else would come.	CK	1
1027492	I think Tom's grandmother is too old to be wearing a bikini.	CK	1
3024214	I won this guitar in a poker game three weeks ago in Boston.	CK	1
2639712	I'll probably be back in Boston a couple of times next year.	CK	1
2359226	I've been saving this bottle of wine for a special occasion.	CK	1
388841	It took me a while to understand what she was trying to say.	CK	1
37797	It took us a long time, but finally we were able to find it.	CK	1
2042755	It'll take me a long time to do all the things I want to do.	CK	1
1688	It's so hot that you could cook an egg on the hood of a car.	Swift	1
244463	Last night there was a fire near here, and I couldn't sleep.	CK	1
2042756	Look, I've had a long day and I want to go to bed right now.	CK	1
1177435	Now that Tom is unemployed, he has quite a bit of free time.	CK	1
34878	Peter has been trying to find a new apartment for some time.	CK	1
25852	Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle.	CK	1
63033	The delay forced us to stay overnight in an expensive hotel.	CK	1
1089371	The only website Tom visits at least once a day is this one.	CK	1
46886	The play was a lot of fun. I wish you could have been there.	CK	1
2400075	There was a brass quintet playing in the lobby of the hotel.	CK	1
1096053	They told Tom that he had to sign a nondisclosure agreement.	CK	1
589821	This is a sentence, that has the syllable count, of a haiku.	CK	1
2451089	This is the first time I've ever written a letter in French.	CK	1
61641	This is the TV station where my uncle works as an announcer.	CK	1
1029871	Tom and Mary couldn't go on a picnic because it was raining.	CK	1
1027038	Tom bargained with the salesman hoping to get a lower price.	CK	1