Example sentences for: about

How can you use “about” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • About 130 years ago in England, an unlikely coalition of feminists, trade unionists, and clergymen transformed the sexual mores of the day.

  • So what if Quindlen's about a week late to the story?

  • The paper's main editorial Friday was not about the impeachment process but about a new revelation that Britain's D-Day commander and military hero, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, had referred 50 years ago to the African as "a complete savage" whose only hope would be a British colonial "master plan" to carve out giant West, Central, and East African federations and unlock their vast wealth for Britain's benefit.

  • The business press played the birth announcement of sothebys.com last month as another story about the frenzy for e-commerce.

  • Editorial cartooning, I assume you'll agree, has declined into stupid gags about the news; my test for a good editorial cartoon is that you should be able to tell the artist's political affiliation and/or stance on an issue at a glance.


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