CONTRIBUTE in a Sentence

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123 example sentences for CONTRIBUTE, such as:

1. There was no mention of her contribution.
2. I can make a great contribution to society.
3. This is a significant contribution to knowledge.
4. We made a contribution to the famine relief fund.
5. Her contribution to the discussion was substantial.

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 Meanings and Examples of CONTRIBUTE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
contribute
 v.  provide; bestow a quality on
Classic Sentence: (66 in 5 pages)
1  The minute Sue got her hands on a little money she'd give herself unendurable airs and never contribute one cent toward the upkeep of Tara.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
2  I'll contribute to their damned charities and I'll go to their damned churches.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
3  Scarlett curtly refused to contribute more money to Pitty's establishment as long as India was under the same roof.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LV
4  If each of the board would contribute the same, they could have the books.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
5  For, as it eventually turned out, he cared not to consort, even for five minutes, with any stranger captain, except he could contribute some of that information he so absorbingly sought.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 53. The Gam.
6  Then Marija and Jonas were between them to take a third share in the house, which would leave only eight dollars a month for Jurgis to contribute to the payment.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
7  I promised to contribute a water-colour drawing: this put her at once into good humour.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
8  I took care she should never want for anything that could contribute to her comfort: she soon settled in her new abode, became very happy there, and made fair progress in her studies.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
9  His lack of interest in the subjects she started, and his equal incapacity to contribute to her entertainment, were so obvious that she could not conceal her disappointment.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
10  On Tuesday, all those who through want of money, time, or enthusiasm, have not been to see the Carnival before, mingle in the gayety, and contribute to the noise and excitement.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 36. The Carnival at Rome.
11  He feels that every man owes a tribute to his country; some contribute their talents, others their industry; these devote their blood, those their nightly labors, to the same cause.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 112. The Departure.
12  The elevation of level which they contribute to civilization is intrinsic with them; it proceeds from themselves and not from an accident.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVI—QUOT LIBRAS IN DUCE?
13  Stay, let us pass miseries in review, let each one contribute his pile, you are as rich as we.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER VI—THE GRASS COVERS AND THE RAIN EFFACES
14  On the present occasion, for the better entertainment of their visitor, towards whose amusement he felt himself bound to contribute, he wished to engage them for both.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
15  No race that has anything to contribute to the markets of the world is long in any degree ostracized.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIV.
Example Sentence: (57 in 4 pages)
16  Most art forms require a contribution from the observer.
17  The general slurred over his contribution to the campaign.
18  Her contribution to the discussion was substantial.
19  We made a contribution to the famine relief fund.
20  There was no mention of her contribution.
21  We like to think that we are making a positive contribution to society.
22  He made a very positive contribution to the overall success of the project.
23  He made a major contribution to peace in the region.
24  Indeed, because of the insurance contribution condition, the opposite is the case, particularly in relation to the unskilled.
25  It is on the fringes of higher education, through its contribution to research, which provides an educational resource for students.
26  Marie Curie is famous for her contribution to science.
27  This is a significant contribution to knowledge.
28  He is seen as having made a significant contribution towards the eradication of corruption.
29  I can make a great contribution to society.
30  Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum Theory.