CONTINUED in a Sentence

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1. After a short break the play continued.
2. The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
3. The investigation continued for nearly three years.
4. She became ever more nervous as the interview continued.
5. The concept of the Rose continued to inform the poet's work.

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 Meanings and Examples of CONTINUED
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
continued
 a.  without stop or interruption
 v.  (past tense) persist in an activity or process
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "And the doctor don't want I should be left without anybody," Zeena continued.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  By this time they had passed beyond Frome's earshot and he could only follow the shadowy pantomime of their silhouettes as they continued to move along the crest of the slope above him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
3  "It might have fallen off into the snow," Mattie continued, after a pause during which they had stood intently listening.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
4  She continued to stare at him, the flame of the unshaded lamp bringing out with microscopic cruelty the fretful lines of her face.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
5  All I know is," she continued, "I can't go on the way I am much longer.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
6  All the way down to the village he continued to think of his return to Mattie.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
7  She did not move, and he continued: "Supper's about ready."
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
8  She continued to gaze at him through the twilight with a mien of wan authority, as of one consciously singled out for a great fate.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
9  "I've a good mind to go and hunt up those stomach powders I got last year over in Springfield," she continued.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
10  Zeena continued to look from one to the other; then she emitted her small strange laugh.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
11  "I'd like to go over things with you first," Zeena continued in an unperturbed voice.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
12  Zeena continued in the same even tone: "I wanted you should stay and fix up that stove in Mattie's room afore the girl gets here."
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
13  He continued to gaze at her vaguely, only half-roused from his dream.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
14  Yes, there she's been," Mrs. Hale continued, "and Zeena's done for her, and done for Ethan, as good as she could.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
15  The trouble with most of us Southerners," continued Rhett Butler, "is that we either don't travel enough or we don't profit enough by our travels.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  Prison officers continued to patrol the grounds within the jail.
17  After a short break the play continued.
18  The lecturer continued that civil law was different to criminal law.
19  The concept of the Rose continued to inform the poet's work.
20  I wish to conclude my speech with a prayer for the continued happiness of thenewly married couple.
21  We have continued to exercise caution in our budgeting for the current year.
22  The disease has continued to perplex doctors.
23  The divided family remains a powerful metaphor for a society that continued to tear itself apart.
24  Federal leaders continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire.
25  The game continued after a short interruption because of rain.
26  Fearful of continued unrest, the government imposed a state of emergency.
27  We hope we can count on your continued cooperation and support.
28  The House Committee continued to exercise its jurisdiction over a wide variety of day-to-day matters at the institution.
29  She became ever more nervous as the interview continued.
30  The investigation continued for nearly three years.