Example sentences for: english

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

  • I think the Longman is a fine dictionary, superior to the Webster , but I have been careful not to compare it with the Collins , which remains my favorite British English dictionary for reasons that modesty forbids my detailing here.

  • English, I replied innocently.

  • He did not, alas, illuminate the inexplicable horror with which modern English speakers regard this venerable practice.

  • That is not to mention the occasional Modern Greek, Hebrew, Russian, and Chinese transcription of an English, French, Italian, German, or African word, name, or place—and vice versa.

  • According to George R. Stewart, in American Place Names, Wewanta , West Virginia is derived from the persistent plea in English of “We want a post office.”


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