FOX in a Sentence

Learn FOX 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.
98 example sentences for FOX, such as:
1. An old fox is not easily snared.
2. The tail does often catch the fox.
3. The wolf and fox are both privateers.
4. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
5. It is an evil sign too see a fox lick a lamb.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of FOX
fox
 n.  a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
 v.  deceive somebody
Classic Sentence: (58 in 4 pages)
1  He once found a little fox cub half drowned in its hole and he brought it home in th bosom of his shirt to keep it warm.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  "If I had a raven or a fox cub I could play with it," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
3  "This is th little fox cub," he said, rubbing the little reddish animal's head.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
4  The little fox and the rook were as happy and busy as they were, and the robin and his mate flew backward and forward like tiny streaks of lightning.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
5  She wanted to tell Colin about Dickon's fox cub and the rook and about what the springtime had been doing.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
6  Dickon brought his fox and his rook and I was going to tell you all about them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
7  The fox and the crow were with him again and this time he had brought two tame squirrels.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
8  A boy, and a fox, and a crow, and two squirrels, and a new-born lamb, are coming to see me this morning.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
9  The new-born lamb was in his arms and the little red fox trotted by his side.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
10  Then the fox said, 'Do not shoot me, for I will give you good counsel; I know what your business is, and that you want to find the golden bird.'
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOLDEN BIRD
11  However, at last it was agreed he should go, for he would not rest at home; and as he came to the wood, he met the fox, and heard the same good counsel.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOLDEN BIRD
12  So he sat down, and the fox began to run, and away they went over stock and stone so quick that their hair whistled in the wind.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOLDEN BIRD
13  When they came to the village, the son followed the fox's counsel, and without looking about him went to the shabby inn and rested there all night at his ease.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOLDEN BIRD
14  Then the fox stretched out his tail again, and the young man sat himself down, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled in the wind.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOLDEN BIRD
15  Then the son sat down on the fox's tail, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled in the wind.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE GOLDEN BIRD
Example Sentence: (40 in 3 pages)
1  It is a blind silly goose that comes to the fox's sermon.
2  A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
3  It is an evil sign too see a fox lick a lamb.
4  The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.
5  When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
6  When the fox preacheth, then beware your geese.
7  The fox's wiles will never enter the lion's head.
8  The fox that had lost its tail would persuade others out of theirs.
9  As the fox came into the yard, the chickens began squawking in alarm.
10  The wolf and fox are both privateers.
11  The tail does often catch the fox.
12  The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
13  An old fox is not easily snared.
14  Even from a distance the effect of his fox costume was stunning.
15  The huntsmen rode fast, chasing after the fox.