sentence
542
1.0
- noun
- /ˈsɛntəns/
- We even finish each other's sentences.
- complete sentence
- complex sentence
- sentence length
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Watch on YouTubeThere's this one sentence that starts with how?
- There's this one sentence that starts with how?
- OK, I can write a sentence, Hemingway once said.
- Even if I would take issue with some sentences here or there.
- OK, I'll use it in a sentence I'm going to go to.
- Have you ever written down in a single sentence what your ideal job is?
- What is all this going towards this sentence here?
- That's the last sentence in that very strange passage.
Examples
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Have you ever written down in a single sentence what your ideal job is?
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Once an answer key was pressed, the next sentence automatically appeared on the screen.
Academic text (2011) -
And when you complete your sentence, you are free.
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But what if you want to say a sentence like that?
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There was a long sentence in your short story.
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So you think of a sentence specific to you.
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Maybe one day the search for the perfect sentence will end with one of yours.
Academic text (2011) -
I shall never forget one sentence in that prayer.
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Would you please use it in a sentence?
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Please write a clear and concise sentence to explain your thoughts.
Compounds
- NSFW
63
5.2
An official punishment where a court orders someone to be put to death for a crime
3
4.4
A sentence that joins more than one full idea without proper punctuation or connecting words
- Specialized
1
3.5
A sentence with one main clause and one or more clauses that depend on it
1
3.5
A sentence that has two parts that can stand alone joined by a word like and
- Literature
1
9.3
A sentence that puts the main idea at the end after other clauses
- Specialized
1
3.9
Emphasis on some words or syllables in speech that changes rhythm and meaning
- Specialized
1
8.3
A way of writing where the main idea comes first and extra details follow
How Complex
- Specialized
1
3.5
1
3.5
542
1.0
- Specialized
5
2.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sentence for a group of words comes from the Latin sententia ('opinion' or 'thought') and sentire ('to feel' or 'to think'), the same root you see in sense, so a sentence is the way you put a complete thought or opinion into words.