FIRM in a Sentence

Learn FIRM 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.
420 example sentences for FIRM, such as:
1. The piano player had a firm touch.
2. But Aunt Pitty, for once, was firm.
3. He is a firm believer in total quality management.
4. The firm has amalgamated with an American company.
5. She is under contract to a major American computer firm.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of FIRM
firm
 n.  the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
 a.  unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  If the money it contained happened to belong to the firm of O'Hara Brothers, Gerald's conscience was not sufficiently troubled to confess it before Mass the following morning.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
2  Scarlett obeyed, bracing herself and catching firm hold of one of the bedposts.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
3  Well, Ma fainted when I said that about spavins, but I stood firm and Grandma backed me up.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
4  Tis firm that I am and back to Tara you'll be going tomorrow before you're disgracing the lot of us again.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
5  But Aunt Pitty, for once, was firm.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
6  Hope firm, unshaken despite the defeats of the summer before.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
7  Mammy cried out equally loudly at the sacrilege of soldiers being permitted to sleep on Miss Ellen's rug but Scarlett was firm.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
8  The voice issuing from the whiskers had the same nasal twang but was kind and pleasant and his hand was firm and respectful.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
9  Usually he was gingerly when he did this, as if he anticipated being impatiently shaken off, but tonight there was a far-off look in his eyes and his arm was firm about her waist.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
10  Scarlett felt that Rhett should be firm with Mammy, as became the head of the house, but Rhett only laughed and said that Mammy was the real head of the house.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
11  And the small group of old friends who did attend took their departure, embarrassed but firm, as soon as the governor entered Scarlett's house.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
12  "No, you must wait," said Rhett, firm for once.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIX
13  His hand was strong; the palm soft, but the back weathered, showing golden hairs against firm red skin.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
14  She saw that his lips were firm, under his soft faded mustache.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
15  He bent forward, the reins firm in his coonskin gauntlets.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The firm will be able to undercut its competitors whilst still making a profit.
2  The firm discovered that underselling actually boosted its business.
3  The administration coyly refused to put a firm figure on the war's costs.
4  The firm is too small to contend against large international companies.
5  She is under contract to a major American computer firm.
6  The firm has amalgamated with an American company.
7  Our company has tied up with another firm to support the project.
8  The best way to treat such bleeding is to apply firm pressure.
9  The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike.
10  The name was changed to avoid confusion with another firm.
11  The cheques were delivered to the bank by a private courier firm.
12  He is a firm believer in total quality management.
13  The piano player had a firm touch.
14  Trade was so good that the firm was able to set on more workers.
15  The ethos of the traditional family firm is under threat.