Example sentences for: wie

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

  • Das paβ wie die Faust ins Auge.

  • so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche, Lit. as certain as the amen in church: as sure as eggs are (is?) eggs

  • sich freuen wie ein Schneekönig, Lit. as pleased as a snow king: as happy as a dog with two tails

  • Ranke, with his avowed intention to show history wie es eigentlich gewesen --how it really was--and with his ambition to put the study of history on a scientific footing, doubtless had a more pervasive influence on the formal output of generations of historians.

  • The phrase Das pabt wie die Faust aufs (not ins) Auge, lit. That goes like a fist into the eye, is interesting from a semantic viewpoint.


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