Example sentences for: was--an

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

  • His most heroic act of insubordination was declining to be released from maggot-infested captivity ahead of other POWs who were captured before he was--an offer others accepted, in violation of military rules.

  • Scott writes: "Matthews seemed to have a pretty good idea who [the mysterious jogger] was--an idea that he got from the Drudge Report ." Fact: As I noted, the Drudge Report picked up the jogger's supposed identity from the Matthews broadcast in an item posted the following day . That's why the column was primarily about Matthews.


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