English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "On" in Example Sentences
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282517	Before deciding to buy it, I tried on the jacket to see if it would fit.	CK
30505	Buckle down and get to work. Do you think we're on a Sunday picnic here?	CM
277193	Everything on top of the table started rattling when the earthquake hit.	CK
288017	He borrowed from his brother to finance the loss he made on the project.	CK
257960	I can't make a decision on the spot. I'll have to talk to my boss first.	CK
71522	I will come on Wednesday evening unless I hear from you to the contrary.	CK
2549844	On a bad road like this, I can't do more than thirty kilometers an hour.	sharptoothed
54462	Please accept our heartiest congratulations on the marriage of your son.	CK
1990497	Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?	CK
1428485	She doesn't eat cake because she doesn't want to put on any more weight.	CK
46407	The boy was on the point of drowning when his father came to his rescue.	CK
280334	The company went public and became listed on the stock exchange in 1990.	CM
3113328	The coroner is performing an autopsy on Tom to find out what killed him.	CK
241340	The firm has added 25 new associates to work on mergers and other deals.	CK
49842	The gangsters let him in on their plan to knock off a rival gang leader.	CK
560947	The sight of the centipede on the wall was enough to make my skin crawl.	kebukebu
56709	This problem seems to be easy on the surface, but it's really difficult.	CK
60335	This restaurant is so large that they are always busy waiting on guests.	CK
2955532	Tom always listens to the news on the radio while he's eating breakfast.	CK
2781012	Tom never forgets to give his wife flowers on their wedding anniversary.	CK
1093006	Tom says he doesn't know who Mary is planning on going to the prom with.	CK
3045617	Tom's peculiar attitude on the matter doesn't spring from any one cause.	sharptoothed
35959	We stopped over in Los Angeles for two nights on the way to New Zealand.	CK
1857555	What kind of costume are you planning on wearing to the Halloween party?	CK
400283	When I saw them on a date, I asked them, "Are you getting married soon?"	CK
1334780	When we were on the way to pick up Monica, we saw something frightening.	CM
954814	You shouldn't share too much private information on the social networks.	CK
237919	According to the terms of the contract, your payment was due on May 31st.	CK
321868	As a boy, I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at white clouds.	CM
1346971	Dick had been dependent on his parents, but now he's independent of them.	CM
33247	Go easy on Bob. You know, he's been going though a rough period recently.	CK
43917	I found the book so interesting that I kept on reading it until daybreak.	CM
33812	I had hardly sat down on the bench when I found it had just been painted.	CM
35827	I left some scallions out on the veranda for too long and they dried out.	CM
254728	I saw the old gentleman cross the street and enter a store on the corner.	Dejo
2706065	I walk drive across that bridge every afternoon on my way home from work.	CK
2952597	I was about to get in the bath when I heard someone knocking on the door.	CK
30735	If it were not for the sun, no living creatures could exist on the earth.	CK
954123	Lack of sleep can have an enormous negative impact on a student's grades.	CK
847221	Life's experiences make vivid records on the sensitive plate of his mind.	Source_Benedict_1921
327885	On cloudy days, you can hear distant sounds better than in clear weather.	CM
325022	On the tenth of next month, they will have been married for twenty years.	CM
1503584	Please don't forget to put stamps on the letters that I gave you to mail.	CK
510208	She visits the dentist on a regular basis, so she seldom gets toothaches.	CK
310058	She was allowed to go to the disco on condition that she was back by ten.	CK
2901897	The flourescent light was faulty and flickered on and off intermittently.	patgfisher
65640	The Ugandans depend on their coffee crop to bring money into the country.	CM
1029753	Tom asked for Mary's address and wrote it down on a piece of scrap paper.	CK
3130178	Tom got his girlfriend's name tattooed on his arm, but then she left him.	Hybrid
1093557	Tom hasn't updated the antivirus software on his computer in a long time.	CK