AIR in a Sentence

Learn AIR 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.

316 example sentences for AIR, such as:

1. The air had a frosty bite.
2. The air was thick with cigar fumes.
3. You need to put some air in the tyres.
4. The air was black from smoking chimneys.
5. He sucked hard for air to keep breathing.

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 Meanings and Examples of AIR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
air
 n.  the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe
 n.  flight above the ground
 n.  manner or appearance
Classic Sentence: (201 in 14 pages)
1  He chirped a good deal and had a very busy air, as if he were showing her things.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  Fresh air, and digging, and skipping-rope had made her feel so comfortably tired that she fell asleep.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  He showed her how to use the fork while he dug about roots with the spade and stirred the earth and let the air in.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
4  She needs liberty and fresh air and romping about.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  If gardens and fresh air had been good for her perhaps they would be good for Colin.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
6  She drew up the blinds and opened the window itself and a great waft of fresh, scented air blew in upon her.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
7  The doctor said he must have fresh air and if he wants us to take him out no one dare disobey him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
8  "Fresh air won't tire me," said the young Rajah.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
9  "I thought you did not like fresh air," he said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
10  She was describing it with great joy and Colin was listening and drawing in long breaths of air when the nurse entered.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
11  They ate their breakfast with the morning air pouring in upon them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
12  If the fresh air agrees with me I may go out every day.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
13  "So am I," said Colin calmly, but not without an air of some satisfaction.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
14  Colin put on his favorite air of dignified indifference to opinion.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
15  You never met them in the air or on tree-tops.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
Example Sentence: (115 in 8 pages)
16  You need to put some air in the tyres.
17  Riot police fired in the air and lashed out with clubs to disperse hundreds of demonstrators.
18  The pump sucks air out through this valve.
19  The fine was for the company's pollution of the air near its plants.
20  The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids.
21  The air was permeated with the odour of burning rubber.
22  The air was black from smoking chimneys.
23  With a supply of compressed air, the large balloon inflated in a matter of seconds.
24  His air of confidence makes him a natural leader.
25  Working in the open air has made him very healthy.
26  The February air was soft, cool, and inviting.
27  The air was thick with cigar fumes.
28  No trace of wings in the air, but I have been over.
29  The air had a frosty bite.
30  He sucked hard for air to keep breathing.