CHANGE in a Sentence

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For CHANGE, below is one of 420 sentences:
As he drew near the town, he took an impression of change from the series of familiar objects that presented themselves.

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 Meanings and Examples of CHANGE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
change
 n.  a difference that is usually pleasant
 n.  an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
 v.  make or become different
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Saying this, he suddenly quitted me, fearful, perhaps, of any change in my sentiments.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
2  This address caused a considerable change in the physiognomy of my own auditor.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
3  As the waiter brought my change I caught sight of Tom Buchanan across the crowded room.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
4  Tell 'em all Daisy's change' her mine.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
5  But there was a change in Gatsby that was simply confounding.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
6  It was the hour of a profound human change, and excitement was generating on the air.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
7  A change had come over him and he spoke gravely, and with decision.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
8  When the dreary change was wrought, she extended her hand to.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIX. THE CHILD AT THE BROOKSIDE
9  As he drew near the town, he took an impression of change from the series of familiar objects that presented themselves.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XX.THE MINISTER IN A MAZE
10  Since you left us, but one change has taken place in our little household.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
11  The change may be for good or ill, and is partly, perhaps, for both.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXII. THE PROCESSION
12  Nothing but a thorough change of sentiment could account for it.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
13  But I thought, at the time, that you would most likely change your mind when it came to the point.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32
14  We accordingly lay to, hoping that some change would take place in the atmosphere and weather.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 4
15  This change was particularly agreeable to me.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  You have to change your attitude.
17  Rising interest rates were an outward indication of the change in government attitude to economic controls.
18  The statement argues a change of attitude by the management.
19  Voters dislike opportunists - politicians who change their policies according to opinion polls.
20  If you change your mind about coming tonight, just give me a call.
21  I eventually realized I had to change my attitude toward medical practice.
22  His wife's death brought a change to pass in his attitude toward religion.
23  Party members fought side by side with trade unionists for a change in the law.
24  It would change the military strategies of the former Warsaw Pact countries and lead to troop reductions.
25  Try not to worry - there's nothing you can do to change the situation.
26  People change their mind for a variety of reasons.
27  The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything --- or nothing.
28  Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
29  He wanted to change his days off and got a fellow worker to trade with him.
30  There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.