English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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805465	President Jefferson did not want the trade ban to last long.	Source_VOA
263337	Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.	CM
326800	Regardless of the subject, he pretends to know all about it.	CM
2959197	Replace those books on the shelf when you're done with them.	sharptoothed
53946	Sally lost the contact lenses she had bought the day before.	Nero
811365	Seeing the woman with the yellow hat reminded me of a story.	darinmex
1354843	She advised him to talk about his life in the United States.	AMIKEMA
314904	She applied what she had learned in class to the experiment.	CK
1115621	She can tell the most outrageous lie without batting an eye.	darinmex
310858	She didn't even have the courtesy to say that she was sorry.	CK
508837	She doesn't have a babysitter, so she can't go to the party.	CK
315941	She made me so angry on the telephone that I hung up on her.	CK
713027	She pooh-poohed the idea with a disdainful wave of her hand.	darinmex
310690	She tried to dissuade him from participating in the project.	Zifre
1238332	She was livid when she found out all the lies he'd told her.	darinmex
311055	She was taken in by the salesman's smooth manner of talking.	CK
311581	She went to Los Angeles for the purpose of studying dancing.	CK
238803	Since there is no air on the moon, there is no sound at all.	CK
1637194	Some countries suffer from "the curse of natural resources."	Spamster
1904818	Someone is standing behind the bushes taking pictures of us.	CK
3205187	Start at the beginning and tell me everything that happened.	CK
256838	Taking advantage of the holidays, I returned home to Nagoya.	CM
17811	Thanks to your help, I could understand the book quite well.	Zifre
2731522	That hospital is one of the oldest institutions in the city.	sharptoothed
3010236	That matter is the same one that we discussed the other day.	alexmarcelo
1009566	The best way to improve English quickly is lots of practice.	cruzedu73
966228	The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself.	darinmex
804093	The British believed the Americans were violating their law.	Source_VOA
804094	The British commander ordered his men to rest for the night.	Source_VOA
804101	The British foreign minister was always too busy to see him.	Source_VOA
50491	The burglar was caught in the act of prying open the window.	CK
2006621	The car was carrying four people when the accident occurred.	AlanF_US
19203	The cat burglar must have entered the mansion from the roof.	NekoKanjya
245636	The child sat on his mother's lap and listened to the story.	CM
47448	The child was incapable of understanding his father's death.	CK
3223203	The children were sitting around the campfire singing songs.	CK
22201	The cost of flying overseas has risen with the cost of fuel.	Swift
805495	The crisis led to the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.	Source_VOA
240951	The crown prince is the one who is to succeed to the throne.	CM
43242	The cushions on the sofa don't match those on the armchairs.	CK
276707	The expedition has postponed its departure to the Antarctic.	CM
243115	The farm production of this year is better than we expected.	CK
266798	The fire must have broken out after the staff had gone home.	CK
32775	The first thing you have to take into consideration is time.	CK
1106864	The first word of an English sentence should be capitalized.	CK
35871	The game was called off because it suddenly started raining.	CK
271425	The government will have to deal with the financial problem.	CK
277029	The governor compromised on the subject to a certain degree.	CM
321071	The gunfire was getting worse, so we ran down to our cellar.	CK
47930	The heavy snowfall prevented our train from leaving on time.	CM