ASSEMBLE in a Sentence

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Saddled horses were standing before the house and the suite were assembling, evidently preparing for the Emperor to come out.

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 Meanings and Examples of ASSEMBLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
assemble
 v.  put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
Classic Sentence: (191 in 13 pages)
1  All assemble in whom hatred of the tyrant was relentless or fear keen; they seize on ships that chanced to lie ready, and load them with the gold.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK FIRST
2  They assemble, and stream up the crowded streets to the royal dwelling.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK ELEVENTH
3  He dressed hurriedly, without the time to think and assemble the various plans he had worked out during the week.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Two First Cross-examination
4  In Roeskilde, too, the members of the Danish Diet assemble.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE DREAM OF LITTLE TUK
5  Return to Paris," said he; "assemble the servants who remain there.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 82. The Burglary.
6  They used to assemble in the parlour after supper on Saturday nights.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: V
7  The next morning, he determined to say nothing, as yet; to assemble a party, from some neighboring plantations, with dogs and guns; to surround the swamp, and go about the hunt systematically.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
8  The dining-room doors were thrown open; and, as it was Christmas-time, the servants were allowed to assemble in the hall, to hear some of the ladies sing and play.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
9  Four days later, in the late afternoon, Napoleon ordered all the animals to assemble in the yard.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VII
10  On special Sundays, when Mr. Kearney went with his family to the pro-cathedral, a little crowd of people would assemble after mass at the corner of Cathedral Street.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In A MOTHER
11  The Council of War began to assemble at two in the afternoon in the better and roomier part of Andrew Savostyanov's hut.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 11: CHAPTER IV
12  On assembling at the residence indicated, the tchinovniks had occasion to remark that, owing to all these cares and excitements, every one of their number had grown thinner.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER X
13  Every species of creature also seemed to be assembling in concourse, and taking stock of one another.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER I
14  Saddled horses were standing before the house and the suite were assembling, evidently preparing for the Emperor to come out.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XX
15  The members who were assembling for dinner were sitting about in groups; they greeted Pierre and spoke of the town news.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XX
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
16  A legislative assembly is being held.
17  Demades, the Ancient Greek orator, is about to address an assembly in Athens on a matter of vital importance.
18  What critical missions remain for shuttles after station assembly is completed?
19  Corsica's narrow rejection of the new regional assembly is a bitter disappointment, especially for the French interior minister Nicholas Sarkozy, who'd campaigned hard for change.
20  Mr Vala decided that the party should indeed have the first go at proving a majority in the state assembly, despite the apparently insuperable arithmetic.
21  A large crowd had assembled outside the American embassy.
22  The whole school assembled in the main hall.
23  Buddy Ryan gave him the best defense ever assembled.
24  He gazed once more around the room, wherein were assembled his entire family.
25  We had assembled for the first rehearsal.
26  Many celebrities were assembled in the garden.
27  The Brookings Institution has assembled a collection of essays from foreign affairs experts.
28  He bowed low to the assembled crowd.
29  They assembled the model ship bit by bit.
30  Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled, Mark refused to concede that she was right.