CASE in a Sentence

Learn CASE 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.

420 example sentences for CASE, such as:

1. Never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out.
2. He was the only lawyer who would touch the case.
3. The case was listed for trial in the Crown Court.
4. In case of fire, walk quickly to the nearest door.
5. I think the whole case fits together uncommonly well.

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 Meanings and Examples of CASE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
case
 n.  container of things
 n.  instance of a disease or an injury
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  There was the case of Von Bischoff at Frankfort last year.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  Deceit, according to him, was an impossibility in the case of one trained to observation and analysis.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
3  Now and again a case turns up which is a little more complex.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
4  "This case will make a stir, sir," he remarked.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
5  You mark my words, when this case comes to be cleared up you will find that a woman named Rachel has something to do with it.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
6  "It would be robbing you of the credit of the case if I was to presume to help you," remarked my friend.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
7  I'll tell you one thing which may help you in the case, he continued, turning to the two detectives.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
8  My glass allowed me to observe that the plaster was slightly scratched in doing it, which would not have been the case if the man's nail had been trimmed.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
9  I'm not going to tell you much more of the case, Doctor.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
10  If my view of the case is correct, and I have every reason to believe that it is, this man would rather risk anything than lose the ring.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
11  I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
12  When Mrs. Charpentier paused," the detective continued, "I saw that the whole case hung upon one point.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
13  I think the whole case fits together uncommonly well.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
14  The very pills which I suspected in the case of Drebber are actually found after the death of Stangerson.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
15  Hence things which have perplexed you and made the case more obscure, have served to enlighten me and to strengthen my conclusions.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  The Texas Supreme Court will consider a case next month that could seal another entire realm of information: district attorney files.
17  He was the only lawyer who would touch the case.
18  The prosecution's case hinged on the evidence of a witness who died before the trial.
19  They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial.
20  Several months elapsed before his case was brought to trial.
21  The enormous publicity surrounding the case will make it very difficult to hold a fair trial.
22  The case was listed for trial in the Crown Court.
23  In the case of King Arthur, legend and truth are often inextricable.
24  The court's decision on this case will turn the clock back fifty years.
25  Using his daughter's case as a jumping-off point, he described a justice system that ignores the rights of the victim.
26  The cut in benefits for the unemployed is a classic case of blaming the victim.
27  In case of fire, walk quickly to the nearest door.
28  Never walk behind a horse in case it kicks out at you.
29  Never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out.
30  The court will make its ruling on the case next week.