CONFERENCE in a Sentence

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For CONFERENCE, below is one of 242 sentences:
It rested solely with the oldest and most experienced of the men to lay the subject of the conference before the people.

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 Meanings and Examples of CONFERENCE
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conference
 n.  meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
Classic Sentence: (122 in 9 pages)
1  She sank her face into the pillow again and, after a whispered conference, the two standing over her tiptoed out.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  Her only anxious period was during the conference on husbands.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  The conference on a dramatic club theoretically included Kennicott, but he sat back, patting yawns, conscious of Fern's ankles, smiling amiably on the children at their sport.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
4  At the end of the conference they had decided nothing.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
5  In the meantime there was going on in another corner of the room an anxious conference between Teta Elzbieta and Dede Antanas, and a few of the more intimate friends of the family.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  That was a bid, so Marija reported, after consulting her friend; and then there was an anxious conference at home.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
7  After shoving aside the bushes, and proceeding a few paces, he encountered the females, who awaited the result of the conference with anxiety, and not entirely without apprehension.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4
8  During his short conference, Heyward, finding a respite from his gravest fears, had leisure to admire the cautious manner in which the Hurons had made their approaches, even after hostilities had ceased.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
9  The Indian answered this bold defiance by a ghastly smile, that showed an unaltered purpose, while he motioned her away, as if to close the conference forever.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 11
10  Montcalm waited patiently until this little dialogue in demi-voice was ended, when he drew nigher, and opened the subject of their conference.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16
11  He was seen to re-enter the works during the first watches of the night, and immediately after a private conference with the commandant, to leave them again.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16
12  The delay had been created by the grave preparations that were deemed necessary to so solemn and unusual a conference.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
13  It rested solely with the oldest and most experienced of the men to lay the subject of the conference before the people.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
14  The delay had already continued long beyond the usual deliberative pause that always preceded a conference; but no sign of impatience or surprise escaped even the youngest boy.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
15  After a short conference, the plan was matured, and rendered more intelligible to the several parties; the different signals were appointed, and the chiefs separated, each to his allotted station.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 31
Example Sentence: (120 in 9 pages)
16  The conference delegates included representatives from abroad.
17  The conference is going to be a lot of extra work.
18  The conference delegates were transfixed by her speech.
19  Reading make a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.
20  We stayed at a student hostel during the conference.
21  Nearly all the members attended the conference.
22  The conference was very well organized.
23  The conference was hailed as a great success.
24  The minister held a press conference in order to pre-empt criticism in the newspapers.
25  The conference approved a proposal for a referendum.
26  Really it's a workmanlike conference rather than a dramatic one.
27  The chairman told a news conference that some members of staff would lose their jobs.
28  She's waiting for you in the conference room upstairs.
29  The suggestion was made at the conference, but they threw it out.
30  He is one of the delegates to the conference.