English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "About" in Example Sentences
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3204880	Please tell Tom to wait for about thirty minutes.	CK
314511	She broke down when she heard about the accident.	CK
315285	She droned on for hours about her family history.	CM
1948106	She has to lie to her family about her boyfriend.	Guybrush88
1442168	She scolds Terry about as often as she scolds me.	CK
312182	She's very particular about her choice of hotels.	CK
2995504	Someone needs to talk to Tom about what happened.	CK
325535	Speaking about trips, have you ever been to Kobe?	CK
1898233	Thanks for calling. I was just about to call you.	CK
1281702	The construction of the hospital is about to end.	AKINCI81
265078	The fact is that I don't know anything about him.	CM
49367	The house seemed about to collapse at any moment.	CM
284338	The matter that he is talking about is important.	CM
2662695	The problem is we don't know anything about that.	CK
1970386	There are about 500 head of cattle on that ranch.	CK
271879	There are many theories about the origin of life.	CK
43890	There is no hurry about returning the book to me.	CK
68312	There is something mysterious about the accident.	CK
802641	They immediately began arguing about many issues.	Source_VOA
2712556	They've sold about three hundred of them already.	CK
3099011	This will give Tom one more thing to worry about.	CK
1483361	Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.	Dejo
682483	Today, many people worry about losing their jobs.	Source_VOA
2640068	Tom didn't believe the rumor about Mary and John.	CK
3069521	Tom didn't say anything about where he was going.	CK
2517769	Tom had no idea what the woman was talking about.	Hybrid
3182146	Tom is the guy I was telling you about yesterday.	CK
3168356	Tom says he's been thinking about what Mary said.	CK
3067042	Tom seems to have changed his mind about staying.	CK
2537589	Tom told Mary about everything that had happened.	CK
3115736	Tom told me about everything you've been through.	CK
3204874	Tom told me not to tell Mary about what happened.	CK
3223180	Tom was about to sit down when the siren sounded.	CK
3182145	Tom was talking about me when I entered the room.	CK
3204872	Tom wouldn't tell me about what happened to Mary.	CK
2969012	Tom, there is something you should know about me.	Hybrid
24621	Try to have a positive attitude about everything.	NekoKanjya
1893933	We arrived about forty-five minutes after sunset.	CK
249008	We got up early and set about cleaning our house.	CM
2771429	We need about five men to lift these heavy cases.	sharptoothed
1893759	We need some more information about that product.	CK
3238885	We should think about moving to a safer location.	CK
267212	What he said about girls holds true of boys, too.	CM
1451731	When I hear that song, I think about my hometown.	CK
3204867	Would you mind telling me what this is all about?	CK
1096292	You should have told me about the problem sooner.	CK
2537579	You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?	CK
309094	You'd better be careful about going to her house.	CM
3135890	You're going to have to talk about what happened.	CK
69067	You've only been on the job for about 15 minutes.	CK