REMAINDER in a Sentence
Learn REMAINDER 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.
52 example sentences for REMAINDER, such as:
1. He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.
2. Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
3. Restore to thy master that which is his due, and enrich thyself with the remainder.
4. I had enough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the remainder of my natural existence.
5. Part of the new plant is now in operation and remainder will be on stream later this month.
2. Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
3. Restore to thy master that which is his due, and enrich thyself with the remainder.
4. I had enough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the remainder of my natural existence.
5. Part of the new plant is now in operation and remainder will be on stream later this month.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of REMAINDER
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remainder
n. the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
n. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
Classic Sentence: (47 in 4 pages)
1 I had enough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the remainder of my natural existence.
2 Gregson sprang out of his chair and upset the remainder of his whiskey and water.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
3 Restore to thy master that which is his due, and enrich thyself with the remainder.
4 But it would be cruel to put the reader to the pain of perusing the remainder of this description.
5 He dismissed him within some quarter of a mile of Mr. Sikes's residence, and performed the short remainder of the distance, on foot.
6 Clym then went into the garden; and a thoughtful languor stole over Eustacia for the remainder of the afternoon, which her husband attributed to the heat of the weather.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 7 The Tragic Meeting of Two Old Friends
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: 7 The Tragic Meeting of Two Old Friends
7 After all the vows we have made, Eustacia, I think we had better pass the remainder of our lives in trying to keep them.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: 6 Thomasin Argues with Her Cousin, and He Writes a Letter
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: 6 Thomasin Argues with Her Cousin, and He Writes a Letter
8 He is said to have about seven lawsuits upon his hands at present, which will probably swallow up the remainder of his fortune and so draw his sting and leave him harmless for the future.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 8. First Report of Dr. Watson
Context Highlight In Chapter 8. First Report of Dr. Watson
9 No one can conceive the anguish I suffered during the remainder of the night, which I spent, cold and wet, in the open air.
10 During the morning I attended the motions of the cottagers, and when they were dispersed in various occupations, I slept; the remainder of the day was spent in observing my friends.
11 I continued for the remainder of the day in my hovel in a state of utter and stupid despair.
12 It seemed, at this point, as if the minister must leave the remainder of his secret undisclosed.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context Highlight In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
Context Highlight In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
13 But through the remainder of Hester's life there were indications that the recluse of the scarlet letter was the object of love and interest with some inhabitant of another land.
14 The Doctor gave out that he was not quite well; and remained alone, for a considerable part of every day, during the remainder of the visit.
15 He spent the remainder of the time in the street, incessantly looking at his watch and gazing about him.
Example Sentence:
1 It's not good enough any more to tell consumers 25 percent of the products are made in China and the remainder is made in USA.
2 I have swallowed the remainder with an accompaniment of secret tears, forced from me by the exigency of hunger.
3 She dared me in an emphatic voice to rise from that place, or utter one syllable during the remainder of the day.
4 He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.
5 Part of the new plant is now in operation and remainder will be on stream later this month.