English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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26121	The first man that succeed in swimming the Channel was Captain Webb.	CK
267019	The first time I held my girlfriend's hand was in the haunted house.	CK
1698659	The further we are from one disaster, the closer we are to the next.	charlotte13
23916	The girl who I thought was a singer proved to be a different person.	NekoKanjya
271491	The government decided to impose a special tax on very high incomes.	CK
271477	The government has made efforts to make our country clean and green.	CK
667935	The human race has one really effective weapon and that is laughter.	CK
1847775	The last time we ate dinner together, you would only eat vegetables.	CK
241304	The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.	CM
2264390	The manager's business is to adjust all complaints of the customers.	sharptoothed
276694	The meaning of a word is determined by the context where it is used.	CM
26634	The media got wind of a rumor about his engagement and came quickly.	Scott
713044	The military engaged the enemy five kilometers south of the capital.	darinmex
1293142	The most painful thing for a mother is having to bury her own child.	CK
2774076	The need for more foreign language teachers here is becoming urgent.	sharptoothed
2216862	The neighbors will call the police if you don't turn the music down.	Hybrid
322468	The number of Europeans who visit Thailand every year is very large.	CK
529768	The only difference between a bad cook and a poisoner is the intent.	FeuDRenais
3182193	The only thing Tom has been talking about recently is his new house.	CK
29661	The other girls are jealous of Lily because she is extremely pretty.	CK
3189206	The piano was invented in the 18th century by Bartolomeo Cristofori.	Hybrid
2748846	The piece of cake Tom gave me was so big that I couldn't eat it all.	CK
271421	The policy of the government was criticized by the opposition party.	CK
3087797	The project has to be finished by the end of the week at the latest.	pne
324786	The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.	CK
45078	The secretary opened the mail which had been delivered that morning.	CK
18285	The sky grew darker and darker, and the wind blew harder and harder.	CK
552252	The song "Dang Me" was written and recorded by Roger Miller in 1965.	American
729938	The talk was peppered with scientific jargon that no one understood.	darinmex
273023	The teacher pointed out the grammatical errors made by the students.	CK
238810	The time will soon come when man will be able to travel to the moon.	CK
240352	The traffic was very heavy. The cars were lined up bumper to bumper.	CK
893831	The transfer student in the other class is a super good looking guy.	Scott
3101556	The truck hit the police officer before plowing into the police car.	CK
319816	The vice-president attended the ceremony on behalf of the president.	Eldad
327289	The way she flips her ponytail will charm you before you realise it.	CM
1356698	There are times when Mary sits still for hours and looks at the sea.	CK
262155	There is a possibility that I may go to the United States next year.	CK
3205261	They say you can't tell the difference between this and real butter.	CK
1102331	Three long-term inmates of the state penitentiary have just escaped.	CK
251457	To the best of my knowledge, this is the only translation available.	CM
2983960	Tom and Mary are going through a rather messy divorce at the moment.	patgfisher
2985409	Tom and Mary invited all their friends and relatives to the wedding.	sharptoothed
1026726	Tom can't tell the difference between Spanish wine and Chilean wine.	CK
2956874	Tom has already memorized the poem his teacher told him to memorize.	CK
2957085	Tom is definitely the person who should be doing this instead of me.	CK
3023526	Tom knew I'd be asleep at 2:30 in the morning, but he called anyway.	CK
2957439	Tom leaned against one wall and stared blankly at the opposite wall.	CK
1093227	Tom made it quite clear why we had to have the job finished by 2:30.	CK
2639608	Tom noticed something on the floor and bent down to see what it was.	CK