English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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280034	For the time being, I am studying French at this language school.	CK
63679	Former pop stars are just plain old women by the time they're 40.	CM
64938	Grandmother looks very comfortable in that chair beside the fire.	CM
23721	Hanako came all the way from Hokkaido in order to see her father.	CK
603588	Harry had to back out of the competition because of a broken arm.	darinmex
300913	He clinched the election when he came out against a tax increase.	CK
25093	He did not understand what was in the way of his success in life.	NekoKanjya
296233	He didn't notice the small video camera above the traffic signal.	CK
290810	He equipped himself with everything needed to climb the mountain.	CM
288835	He had never studied English before he went to the United States.	CK
291805	He hit the jackpot with his date. She was lovely and intelligent.	CM
1471193	He was groomed from a young age to take over the family business.	darinmex
21885	He will come with his wife, as is often the case with foreigners.	NekoKanjya
19843	Hearing this song after so long really brings back the old times.	NekoKanjya
48631	His admission that he had stolen the money astonished his family.	CK
238964	His good health enabled him to work till the age of seventy-five.	CK
287625	His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.	CK
286189	His official title is Director-General of the Environment Agency.	bluepie88
287938	His speech left me with the sense that we would never be friends.	CM
325147	How long will you have been working here by the end of next year?	CM
324540	I am going to inform the post office of the change of my address.	CK
252342	I believe this is by far the best of all the plans they proposed.	CK
709091	I can pick out only two or three constellations in the night sky.	darinmex
892395	I can tell whether it's Dad or not by the sound of his footsteps.	Scott
1954679	I can't possibly afford to pay for the operation my mother needs.	CK
21047	I can't think of the right words with which to express my thanks.	Swift
258861	I caught sight of an old acquaintance in the middle of the crowd.	CK
251067	I couldn't meet him at the station because my car ran out of gas.	CK
65142	I crossed the equator for the first time on my trip to Australia.	CK
256214	I didn't let on to my parents that I got a C on the English test.	CM
325096	I do not believe the weather will change for the worse next week.	CM
26484	I don't feel like going to the movies. Let's take a walk instead.	CK
257349	I explained to the host that I had been delayed by a traffic jam.	CK
253258	I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.	CM
285140	I had difficulty in making him understand the message in English.	CK
257998	I have been acquainted with the mayor for more than twenty years.	CK
258853	I have been deceived by the man who I thought was my best friend.	CK
257356	I have lost my umbrella somewhere in the park. I have to buy one.	CK
2145994	I have no doubt English is the most common language in the world.	Maralula
3148425	I hope I'll have a chance to see you the next time I'm in Boston.	CK
17837	I hope you will join us in the parade and march along the street.	Zifre
2721187	I like to drink a cup of tea in the morning before I do anything.	kieranjpball
274188	I looked in the direction of the window, but didn't see anything.	CM
49980	I managed to find a parking place right in front of the building.	CK
261166	I met her at the station, but I did not recognize her in uniform.	CM
22036	I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle.	CK
3009012	I noticed that everyone in the room except me was wearing a suit.	CK
244315	I read in the newspaper recently that the crops really need rain.	CK
1172646	I remember very clearly that he threw two pistols into the river.	Nero
2718816	I should've been the one to tell Tom about what happened to Mary.	CK