Words similar to quotations
Example sentences for: quotations
How can you use “quotations” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
Clearly, that is not to say that most words appearing in quotations in the OED and in any other (original) source are being used for the first time: on the contrary, it is very likely—and this might well apply to terms of art of a specialized field and, particularly, the speech of sailors, who did not enjoy an entirely savory reputation—that the terms were in oral use for a long time before they were written down.
But these words are archaisms, obsolete words that are used for special effect or other reasons, as in popular quotations, like wherefore in “Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
If things got seriously romantic, she might blurt out quotations from Sen.
In March, July, October, May, The Ides are on the fifteenth day, The Nones the seventh; all other months besides Have two days less for Nones and IdesJohn Barlett, Familiar Quotations, 13th ed.
Considering the political climate the world over and the political individuals who make certain that into each life a little rain must fall, it would behoove all of us to become familiar with the quotations in this book, most of which seem apt at the moment:
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