English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "A" in Example Sentences
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2961302	After a while, I could not help noticing we did not seem to be walking on the path anymore.	CK
21811	As a rule, I prefer people who deal with matters of this kind directly with those involved.	blay_paul
3342456	Even though they're not still married, Tom and Mary still have dinner together once a week.	CK
847244	He is likely to have a book and a cracker at his meals--and then forget to eat the cracker!	Source_Benedict_1921
295541	He's a financial analyst with a pretty good reputation for his analysis of economic trends.	CM
246461	I like this picture, not just because it is famous, but because it really is a masterpiece.	papabear
1096460	I suggest you have a native speaker read over your report to make sure there are no errors.	CK
1936550	I'd like to ask you a question, but if this is a bad time, I can come back at another time.	CK
68350	If that boy had not been killed in the traffic accident, he would be a college student now.	CM
1398448	If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.	bart
264805	If you take a close look, you'll find that your friends and you have similar personalities.	CK
680412	In 1880, the Irish boycotted a landowner, Captain C.C. Boycott, for failing to lower rents.	Source_VOA
667969	Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom the harder it is to get rid of it.	CK
886963	She asked him out on a date, but he said no since he thought girls should not ask boys out.	CK
625044	So we're gonna have a barbecue party. Tell your parents that my parents are gonna be there.	saeb
265356	The bill was passed by a majority, although the Socialist Party was strongly opposed to it.	CM
54574	The operation of a computer keyboard requires less effort than that of a manual typewriter.	CM
2537031	The traffic was lighter than we expected, so we got here a bit earlier than we expected to.	CK
2639577	Tom is wearing a Halloween costume of some sort, but I'm not sure what he's supposed to be.	CK
1898043	We sure ate a lot of hot dogs today. I never want to see another hot dog as long as I live.	CK
1476879	A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.	marcelostockle
1398513	A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.	bart
3221430	At first, I thought it was a stupid idea, but I eventually realized what a good idea it was.	CK
245195	For the other 600 million people, English is either a second language or a foreign language.	CK
294288	He gave away his entire fortune to an old friend's daughter, and expected nothing in return.	CM
284192	He writes a daily journal, and that inspired me to try doing the same thing, but in English.	papabear
2801908	I've got nothing against waiting, but after two hours I'm beginning to feel a bit impatient.	patgfisher
954043	It may seem like a lot of trouble to go through, but in the end, you'll be happy you did it.	CK
954088	It's often said that best way to learn a foreign language is to learn from a native speaker.	CK
1030073	Mary is really great. She cooked a wonderful meal for me and even washed the dishes herself.	CK
1575118	My grandfather, who has an old-fashioned attitude, complains about how girls dress nowadays.	isrtcify
1084496	South Guelderish is a dialect of Dutch spoken in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.	CM
1190893	The area of a triangle is half of the area of the rectangle with equivalent base and height.	CM
243991	The first question we must raise is whether a cultural barrier existed between those groups.	CM
329311	The front wheel plays an important role in two-wheeled vehicles moving without falling over.	fcbond
667970	The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.	CK
278869	The uncertainty about the weather has had a definite effect upon the Englishman's character.	CM
2458017	The United States faced a Bubonic plague epidemic at the beginning of the twentieth century.	MethodGT
327566	This time I stayed for the first time in a private villa, and it was really quite something.	CM
3340480	Tom can't remember all his passwords, so he keeps them in a list disguised as phone numbers.	patgfisher
3087399	Tom tried to profit from the tragedy by creating a false Facebook page to collect donations.	Hybrid
433385	When I entered the coffee shop, two young men were watching a wrestling match on television.	CK
954635	When we started out, we realized that if we didn't have a good product, we wouldn't succeed.	CK
244770	While cleaning my room yesterday evening, I happened to find an old photograph of my mother.	CK
1398520	Worrying is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do but doesn't get you anywhere.	bart
267743	"Could you move over a little?" "Oh, sorry. I didn't realize I was taking up so much space."	papabear
847243	"When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window" is a saying as old as it is sad.	Source_Benedict_1921
51803	A little knowledge of Spanish will go a long way toward making your trip to Mexico enjoyable.	CK
1910427	A middle-aged woman with a knapsack on her back seemed to be looking for a place to sit down.	CK
52968	George was describing a 30 pound bass he'd caught recently after fighting it for three hours.	CK