EXTRICATE in a Sentence
Learn EXTRICATE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
32 example sentences for EXTRICATE, such as:
1. She couldn't extricate herself all in five minutes.
2. Only a bird could have extricated itself from this predicament.
3. Then you must get him out of England before you stir a finger to extricate yourself.
4. The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane.
5. Icebreakers were needed to extricate the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
2. Only a bird could have extricated itself from this predicament.
3. Then you must get him out of England before you stir a finger to extricate yourself.
4. The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane.
5. Icebreakers were needed to extricate the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Animal Farm by George Orwell |
Meanings and Examples of EXTRICATE
Definitions: Search Google Search M.Webster
extricate
v. free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
Classic Sentence: (27 in 2 pages)
1 Seeing that he was employing familiar maneuvers to extricate himself from unpleasant conversation, she slipped her arm through his and said: "I was waiting for you."
2 But she could not extricate him without disturbing six other wounded men, so she let him go on to the hospital.
3 India was torn between the desire to shield Ashley by her silence and to extricate him by telling all her suspicions to Melanie and the whole world.
4 Carry had in fact come dangerously near to being involved in the episode of Mrs. Norma Hatch, and it had taken some verbal ingenuity to extricate herself.
5 She couldn't extricate herself all in five minutes.
6 When she began to extricate herself it was by turning round and round, and so unwinding the prickly switch.
7 Had she attempted concealment, or tried to extricate herself from her awkward position by cunning, she would have spoiled her case by acknowledging herself guilty.
8 It was a long time before the dragoons could extricate the bleeding youth, beaten almost to death.
9 In order to extricate himself from the predicament, he took the simplest course; he lied abominably.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VIII—THE ARTILLERY-MEN COMPEL PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM...
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VIII—THE ARTILLERY-MEN COMPEL PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM...
10 Yes, for in any extreme circumstance it might not only extricate us from some great embarrassment, but even a great danger.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 38 HOW, WITHOUT INCOMMDING HIMSELF, ATHOS PROCURES HIS EQUIPMENT
Context Highlight In 38 HOW, WITHOUT INCOMMDING HIMSELF, ATHOS PROCURES HIS EQUIPMENT
11 Morrel smiled with an expression very like a grimace, and then turned round to Monte Cristo, as if to ask him to extricate him from his embarrassment.
12 Then you must get him out of England before you stir a finger to extricate yourself.
13 Nothing but anguish extricated itself from this tumult which overwhelmed his will and his reason, and from which he sought to draw proof and resolution.
14 "Amen," said Fauchelevent, who imperturbably extricated himself in this manner from the dilemma, whenever he heard Latin.
15 Only a bird could have extricated itself from this predicament.
Example Sentence:
1 Icebreakers were needed to extricate the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.
2 Up to her knees in mud, Myra wondered how on earth she was going to extricate herself from this quagmire.
3 Mercifully some one arrived upon the scene to extricate him from the dilemma and assume the responsibility.
4 It represents a last ditch attempt by the country to extricate itself from its economic crisis.
5 The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane.