example sentences
Words showing meaning
Example sentences are phrases or sentences demonstrating how a word is used in context.
They appear in dictionaries, language textbooks, and grammar guides to illustrate meaning, syntax, or usage patterns.
Good example sentences show the word doing natural work rather than merely containing it: The example sentences helped her understand the difference between "affect" and "effect".
- phrasesConnected word groups
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- sampleSubset for study
- instanceSingle occurrence of something
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
show don't tell · practice · grammar · writing · model · case · context · context clues · usage · word usage · paragraph · exercise · fill in the blank · textbook · learning · language learners · syntax · structure
- Chinese dictionariesdictionaries, Chinese-English, English-Chinese, entries, definitions
- dictionary elementsheadwords, entries, definitions, lemmas, etymologies
- Japanese studytextbook, dictionary, workbook, flashcards, kanji
- language textbooksgrammar drills, grammar exercises, vocabulary lists, grammar lessons, verb tables
- lexicographydictionary, dictionaries, definition, definitions, thesaurus
- dictionariesdictionary, dictionaries, definitions, definition, entries
example sentencesvocabulary lists
Compiled sets of terms
example sentencesword lists
Compiled vocabulary groupings
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