AMONG in a Sentence

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For AMONG, below is one of 414 sentences:
Upon the wooded hills above the river, the dogwood blossoms lay glistening and white, as if snow still lingered among the greenery.

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 Meanings and Examples of AMONG
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
among
 prep.  in connection with
 prep.  in the number of
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Here and there a farmhouse stood far back among the fields, mute and cold as a grave-stone.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  Zeena answered in her every-day tone and, warming to the theme, regaled them with several vivid descriptions of intestinal disturbances among her friends and relatives.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
3  As he raised himself he suddenly felt Mattie close to him among the shadows.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
4  Rather, it was Gerald's compact smallness that made him what he was, for he had learned early that little people must be hardy to survive among large ones.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
5  Had Gerald been brawny, he would have gone the way of the other O'Haras and moved quietly and darkly among the rebels against the government.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
6  Upon the wooded hills above the river, the dogwood blossoms lay glistening and white, as if snow still lingered among the greenery.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
7  The furore she was causing among the men, coupled with the heart burnings of the other girls, would have pleased her enormously at any other time.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
8  Her eyes searched the group but Ashley was not among them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  Ladies, there will pass among you two of our gallant wounded, with baskets and-- But the rest of his speech was lost in the storm and tumult of clapping hands and cheering voices.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
10  I know the gentle rivalry to lead the reels very well and so-- The doctor mopped his brow and cast a quizzical glance at the corner, where his wife sat among the chaperons.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
11  They don't need me among their number, either to brighten the record of patriotism or to increase the roll of paupers.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
12  There were such a lot of foolish things about life among nice people.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
13  She had lived too long among people who dissembled politely not to feel disturbed at hearing her own thoughts put into words.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
14  You'd still be the broken-hearted widow of Charles Hamilton and famed for your good deeds among the wounded.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
15  At these words a hum rose among those near enough to hear his remark, and the crowd surged, ready to turn and run down Whitehall Street toward headquarters.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (204 in 14 pages)
16  The incident caused discussion among the public.
17  Peer pressure is strong among young people.
18  Regular outings contribute to a sense of fellowship among co-workers.
19  Alternative medicines are now winning greater acceptance among doctors.
20  Shakespeare is a giant among writers.
21  An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population.
22  It's OK, you're among friends now.
23  The conquered territories were portioned out among the victors.
24  The bees are buzzing away among the flowers.
25  She lives in that house among the trees.
26  Bill was among the first to gain entry to Buckingham Palace when it opened to the public recently.
27  That old temple is hidden among trees.
28  I number her among my closest friends.
29  His appointment caused disquiet among members.
30  A goose was hatched among ducks.