LOCAL in a Sentence
Learn LOCAL 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.
302 example sentences for LOCAL, such as:
1. You can book at your local travel agency.
2. We too have had our mild local excitement.
3. Therefore, a local fanatic would begin with them.
4. I booked my holiday through my local travel agent.
5. The local police took swift action against the squatters.
2. We too have had our mild local excitement.
3. Therefore, a local fanatic would begin with them.
4. I booked my holiday through my local travel agent.
5. The local police took swift action against the squatters.
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Meanings and Examples of LOCAL
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local
a. affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
a. relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
Classic Sentence: (92 in 7 pages)
1 And the local train, which met the express train, arrived by no means punctually, even if he caught the early train which was by no means certain.
2 Also there was Mr. Page, the reporter, representing the local paper.
3 She wondered very much about him; he seemed so unlike a game-keeper, so unlike a working-man anyhow; although he had something in common with the local people.
4 We too have had our mild local excitement.
5 I had this particular bit of local garbage from our garbage bird, our ibis, our scavenging turkey-buzzard, Mrs Bolton.
6 Below these in force, above them in pitch, a dwindled voice strove hard at a husky tune, which was the peculiar local sound alluded to.
7 She was a stranger to all such local gatherings, and had always held them as scarcely appertaining to her sphere.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: 4 Eustacia Is Led on to an Adventure
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: 4 Eustacia Is Led on to an Adventure
8 This unexpected absence of the only local resident whom Eustacia knew considerably damaged her scheme for an afternoon of reckless gaiety.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
9 No mention of that local hunt, Watson," said Holmes with a mischievous smile, "but a country doctor, as you very astutely observed.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Context Highlight In Chapter 1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
10 His generous donations to local and county charities have been frequently chronicled in these columns.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
11 I have said nothing to the local police yet, for I thought I had best have your opinion first.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
Context Highlight In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
12 The local surgeon, an old, white-haired man, had just come down from Mrs. Hilton Cubitt's room, and he reported that her injuries were serious, but not necessarily fatal.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
13 The local house agent could tell me nothing about Charlington Hall, and referred me to a well known firm in Pall Mall.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
Context Highlight In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
14 Therefore, a local fanatic would begin with them.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
15 His first action was to send Mortimer, the gardener, for the local police.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 They finished the year six places above their local rivals.
2 According to local lore, the water has healing properties.
3 The local police took swift action against the squatters.
4 Connors promised to give me a rundown on local police activity.
5 The local administration says the curfew is a precautionary measure.
6 These salary increases will affect only the highest echelons of local government.
7 The changes will affect local authorities across the board.
8 You can book at your local travel agency.
9 I booked my holiday through my local travel agent.
10 You can find out more details of the offer from your local travel agent.
11 So, pack your cycle clips and either pick up a brochure from your local travel agent or call us on freephone.
12 We've received permission to go ahead with the music festival in spite of opposition from local residents.
13 Money will also go into local development projects in Vietnam.
14 The road-works caused much complaint among local residents.
15 I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life.