GAIN in a Sentence
Learn GAIN 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.
334 example sentences for GAIN, such as:
1. Do not run too fast after gain.
2. We lose in hake, but gain in herring.
3. Pain is forgotten where gain follows.
4. Only that which is honestly got is gain.
5. He had been apt to gain hearts too easily.
2. We lose in hake, but gain in herring.
3. Pain is forgotten where gain follows.
4. Only that which is honestly got is gain.
5. He had been apt to gain hearts too easily.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of GAIN
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gain
v. derive a benefit from
v. increase or develop
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Gurth accordingly hastened his pace, in order to gain the open common to which the lane led, but was not so fortunate as to accomplish his object.
2 Truly, I fear they will lose in valour what they may gain in discretion.
3 Gage not thy promise so lightly," said the Knight of the Fetterlock; "yet well I hope to gain the boon I shall ask.
4 All hopes of eternity and all gain from the past he would have given to have her there, to be wrapped warm with him in one blanket, and sleep, only sleep.
5 He had been apt to gain hearts too easily.
6 At first, the Jew contented himself with patiently watching his countenance, as if to gain from its expression some clue to the intelligence he brought; but in vain.
7 I would rather walk slowly on, so as to gain a little time before I see her.
8 Look into the world; think how many hearts you would be proud to gain, are there.
9 There was a will, which your mother destroyed, leaving the secret and the gain to you at her own death.
10 You know that Sikes is dead; that Monks has confessed; that there is no hope of any further gain.
11 In a worldly view, he had nothing to gain by being on terms with Sir Walter; nothing to risk by a state of variance.
12 He would gain cheerfulness, and she would learn to be an enthusiast for Scott and Lord Byron; nay, that was probably learnt already; of course they had fallen in love over poetry.
13 It is gain to me either way, and very great gain.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 4 An Hour of Bliss and Many Hours of Sadness
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 4 An Hour of Bliss and Many Hours of Sadness
14 I did not gain very much, however, by my inspection.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
Context Highlight In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
15 I think that we may gain that by means of the law; but we have our web to weave, while theirs is already woven.
Example Sentence: (124 in 9 pages)
1 I was able to gain invaluable experience over that year.
2 Do not worry about winning or losing; think of what you will gain.
3 New ramps will help the disabled gain better access.
4 You can't gain access to the computer system without entering your password.
5 The police managed to gain access through an upstairs window.
6 Do not run too fast after gain.
7 Bill was among the first to gain entry to Buckingham Palace when it opened to the public recently.
8 Teachers have to apply in the classroom the insights that they gain in educational courses.
9 The treatment has a whole host of extremely unpleasant side-effects including weight gain, acne, skin rashes and headaches.
10 The new arrangement enabled the police to gain an excellent idea of the total troop strength.
11 We lose in hake, but gain in herring.
12 If I gain any more weight,I shan't be able to fit into my clothes.
13 What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
14 Pain is forgotten where gain follows.
15 Only that which is honestly got is gain.