English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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279682	An investors' group is attempting a leveraged buy-out of the firm.	CK
847204	An understanding of people is the greatest weapon you can possess.	Source_Benedict_1921
294762	As a rule, he arrives at the office about eight-thirty in morning.	CM
24275	As soon as he felt his house shake, he rushed out into the garden.	CK
267034	At first the job looked good to Tom, but later it became tiresome.	CM
35063	Barry Taylor's name has been put forward for the post of chairman.	CM
968133	Barry Taylor's name was put forward for the position of president.	LittleBoy
33171	Bob mounted the portrait in a fancy frame, but it was upside down.	CK
325320	Brokers struggling to make a profit don't always play by the book.	Dejo
245724	Children exhibit a low tolerance for the frustrations of learning.	CM
323654	Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.	CM
31130	Did you start to learn the piano when you were three, like Mozart?	CM
3124423	Do you remember the day when we met each other for the first time?	kukla
1193963	Doing something only half-heartedly is the worst thing you can do.	CK
57378	Don't you think the air conditioner is turned up too high in here?	CK
389179	During the first year of the study, he learned he himself had ALS.	CK
3205249	Even their parents sometimes have trouble telling the twins apart.	CK
1408210	Even though she was invited, she didn't go to watch the World Cup.	CK
38444	Eventually the salesman persuaded me to buy the expensive machine.	CM
681148	Flags of the world fly proudly at the United Nations headquarters.	Source_VOA
3068012	Fortunately, common sense prevailed and the strike was called off.	patgfisher
2313834	Gas cookers consume half the amount of energy as electric cookers.	Gulliver
244272	Gold prices are skyrocketing in the wake of financial instability.	CM
732578	Governments should not be in the business of legislating morality.	darinmex
283855	Had it not been for his help, I couldn't have finished the report.	CM
23713	Hanako made the final payment on her car, and felt very satisfied.	Dejo
2716048	Have you seen the website for the ski resort we went to last week?	CK
302287	He blamed his teacher for his failure in the entrance examination.	CK
713018	He didn't divulge the information, not even under pain of torture.	darinmex
287421	He failed in the scheme, much to the disappointment of his father.	CM
292443	He finally made up his mind to marry the girl he had met in Paris.	CK
292500	He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.	CK
1004403	He has gotten better, so he'll soon be able to leave the hospital.	CK
284643	He has two daughters, one is a pianist and the other is a violist.	CK
2939343	He is a physicist famous not only in Japan but all over the world.	shanghainese
279287	He must have been sleeping because he didn't answer the telephone.	CK
318880	He seems not to be aware of the conflict between my father and me.	Scott
299931	He showed a lot of enthusiasm for the development of new products.	Zifre
294074	He went to England for the purpose of studying English literature.	CK
288487	He'll be back in two hours. In the meantime, let's prepare dinner.	CK
507750	He's considered to be one of the greatest scientists in the world.	FeuDRenais
627290	Her questions indicate that she understands the subject very well.	Eldad
322385	I always watch the weather report before going out in the morning.	CK
252690	I am impressed by your recent advertisement in the New York Times.	CK
263611	I can't come up with a good excuse for being late for the dentist.	CM
505526	I can't find my glasses. I may have left them behind in the train.	blay_paul
31840	I can't find my glasses. I may have left them behind on the train.	Swift
2308026	I converted the temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius in my head.	CK
62337	I could stand here with you forever, just gazing off into the sea.	CM
1090526	I didn't know the performer, but eventually found out who she was.	NekoKanjya