English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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67739	The Amazon is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.	CK	1
1027137	Tom and his friends sat on the beach and watched the boys swimming.	CK	1
1963035	Tom and I both spent our time in the navy on the same type of ship.	CK	1
1029778	Tom and Mary were talking quietly in the kitchen a few minutes ago.	CK	1
1095876	Tom asked Mary how much she'd paid for the sofa in her living room.	CK	1
1027083	Tom asked the same question over and over, but never got an answer.	CK	1
1950725	Tom can't be in the car more than ten minutes without getting sick.	CK	1
1029509	Tom can't deny the fact that he did what Mary accused him of doing.	CK	1
1029504	Tom can't forget the time he and Mary had their first big argument.	CK	1
1026702	Tom checked out a few books from the school library a few days ago.	CK	1
1074757	Tom couldn't shake the feeling that he'd met Mary somewhere before.	CK	1
1094973	Tom decided that he wouldn't tell Mary anything about the incident.	CK	1
1889695	Tom didn't even have the decency to admit that he'd made a mistake.	CK	1
1029330	Tom didn't expect that Mary would be able to play the harp so well.	CK	1
1029297	Tom didn't know the reason why Mary wouldn't accept his invitation.	CK	1
1094647	Tom didn't think he had enough money in his wallet to pay the bill.	CK	1
1026269	Tom didn't want to get involved in the fight, but he had no choice.	CK	1
1029016	Tom doesn't think there is any need for Mary to attend the meeting.	CK	1
1028941	Tom finally mustered up the courage to ask Mary to go out with him.	CK	1
2537076	Tom got on the elevator and pressed the button for the third floor.	CK	1
1847712	Tom grabbed the half-eaten burrito from Mary and started eating it.	CK	1
1028796	Tom had no sooner walked in the door than Mary started to complain.	CK	1
1040616	Tom had the annoying habit of hardly ever answering email messages.	CK	1
1987521	Tom has been working for the same website design company for years.	CK	1
1025334	Tom has no intention of staying in Boston for the rest of his life.	CK	1
1024646	Tom keeps a pair of binoculars in the glove compartment of his car.	CK	1
1024595	Tom left his work half done so he could get to the station in time.	CK	1
1024400	Tom needs to renew his passport before the fifteenth of next month.	CK	1
1028205	Tom plays the baritone saxophone and Mary plays the alto saxophone.	CK	1
3160477	Tom quickly realized that he was different from the other children.	Hybrid	1
1024303	Tom ran as fast as he could hoping that he wouldn't miss the train.	CK	1
2049703	Tom said he saw something weird on the other side of that mountain.	CK	1
1871787	Tom said that he'd be more than happy to help Mary weed the garden.	CK	1
1877551	Tom stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist.	CK	1
1023990	Tom was dissatisfied with the service at the hotel where he stayed.	CK	1
2064977	Tom was just about to say something when Mary walked into the room.	CK	1
1892644	Tom was leaning against the porch railing with a drink in his hand.	CK	1
3160478	Tom was teased because he looked different from the other children.	Hybrid	1
1140917	Tom was vacuuming the rug while Mary was mopping the kitchen floor.	CK	1
1092260	Tom wishes he could afford to buy the kind of computer Mary bought.	CK	1
1092229	Tom wondered how many times Mary was going to run around the track.	CK	1
1893830	We have to figure out a way to encourage Tom to do the right thing.	CK	1
326921	According to the guidebook, this is the best restaurant around here.	CK	1
2951482	After Tom explained it in French, he said the same thing in English.	CK	1
2278826	Americans like football in the same way that Japanese like baseball.	CK	1
1904803	As soon as Tom walked into the room, everyone started to look happy.	CK	1
1886014	Don't you just hate the way Tom always monopolizes the conversation?	CK	1
2042859	I don't want Tom to make the situation any worse than it already is.	CK	1
1027571	I doubt that Tom has the courage to do what really needs to be done.	CK	1
898558	I have two dogs and I try to feed them each the same amount of food.	CK	1