English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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3067057	Tom was sitting in the living room folding laundry.	CK
2751705	Tom was tapping his fingers nervously on the table.	CK
2958647	Tom was the one who sold the drugs that Mary stole.	CK
3144490	Tom was the one who suggested that we raise prices.	CK
3150546	Tom went out to buy a newspaper from the newsstand.	CK
2594008	Tom won the International Chopin Piano Competition.	WestofEden
2537406	Tom won't permit Mary to go to the party with John.	CK
3097158	Tom's family sold their farm and moved to the city.	CK
37720	Tony heard her voice and stopped playing the piano.	CK
321209	Troops were swiftly called in to put down the riot.	CM
54978	Turn this to the right, and the machine will start.	CM
46783	Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.	CK
59939	Two-thirds of the students of this school are boys.	CK
65445	Uranium is used in the production of nuclear power.	CM
20914	Visiting all the tourist sights really wore me out.	Zifre
1423572	We are forty kilometers away from the capital city.	CK
1116357	We are the same age. We are both sixteen years old.	alexmarcelo
680495	We changed the color of our house from tan to blue.	Source_VOA
1126581	We estimate the damages to be one thousand dollars.	nadsat
23493	We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.	CK
936146	We had a poor harvest because of the lack of water.	CK
244871	We had no choice but to call the police last night.	CK
22637	We had to put off the meeting because of the storm.	CK
248932	We have just returned from a trip around the world.	CK
1385516	We have to find the right person for each position.	quickfitter
3171051	We have to get out of here. The building's on fire.	CK
262969	We hurried to the airport, but we missed the plane.	CK
278849	We may as well stay here till the weather improves.	CM
843012	We must remove our shoes before entering the house.	J_S
308290	We must take into account the fact that she is old.	CK
2512884	We must try to determine the best course of action.	sharptoothed
695192	We now know that the testimony he gave was coerced.	darinmex
23529	We own a few hundred acres between the three of us.	CK
263153	We put up at a small hotel on the edge of the town.	CK
1758926	We saw many unusual plants in the botanical garden.	that_fairy
1972607	We saw something move in the shadows just up ahead.	CK
29087	We shouted in order to warn everyone of the danger.	CM
248464	We stopped talking so that we could hear the music.	CM
248121	We translated the novel from Japanese into English.	CK
3315067	We usually eat our biggest meal of the day at noon.	CK
247774	We walked along the busy street, singing old songs.	Nero
282813	We wandered aimlessly around the shopping district.	CK
49322	We went over the house thoroughly before buying it.	CK
263120	We went to see the cherry blossoms along the river.	CK
35868	We were caught in a shower and got wet to the skin.	CM
406050	We were told that, due to the snow, we may go home.	Dorenda
43661	We will deal with that question in the next lesson.	CK
35669	We will welcome whoever wants to come to the party.	CK
280050	We'll have to make do with the old one for a while.	CK
2890587	We'll make a restroom stop at the next gas station.	AlanF_US