EXPIRATION in a Sentence

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At the expiration of a quarter of an hour she left her sewing and went to read the Thenardiers' letter once more on the staircase.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXPIRATION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
expiration
 n.  act of coming to a close; termination; act of breathing out; exhalation
Classic Sentence: (65 in 5 pages)
1  Children become acquainted quickly at that age, and at the expiration of a minute the little Thenardiers were playing with the new-comer at making holes in the ground, which was an immense pleasure.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
2  At the expiration of the first six months the mother sent seven francs for the seventh month, and continued her remittances with tolerable regularity from month to month.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER III—THE LARK
3  At the expiration of two or three months she shook off her shame, and began to go about as though there were nothing the matter.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IX—MADAME VICTURNIEN'S SUCCESS
4  At the expiration of a quarter of an hour she left her sewing and went to read the Thenardiers' letter once more on the staircase.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER X—RESULT OF THE SUCCESS
5  It is only with extreme regret that he was released at the expiration of his term.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER X—THE SYSTEM OF DENIALS
6  However, it was only after the expiration of seven or eight minutes that the idea of following that "person" had occurred to him.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—IN WHICH THE READER WILL PERUSE TWO VERSES, WH...
7  After the expiration of a rather long interval, he turned round, as he heard nothing more, and, as he raised his eyes towards the door of his chamber, he saw a light through the keyhole.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER V—A FIVE-FRANC PIECE FALLS ON THE GROUND AND PROD...
8  At the expiration of a quarter of an hour it seemed as though that species of stormy roar were becoming more distant.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE BEGINNING OF AN ENIGMA
9  At the expiration of a very short time you discovered that you could see nothing.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER I—NUMBER 62 RUE PETIT-PICPUS
10  At the expiration of a quarter of an hour, he rose, as though he were on the point of again beginning his march towards that bench which was surrounded by an aureole.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER IV—BEGINNING OF A GREAT MALADY
11  The pawnshop had sold the plates of his Flora after the expiration of thirteen months.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER III—M. MABEUF
12  After the expiration of a few minutes, five were unanimously selected and stepped out of the ranks.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—MINUS FIVE, PLUS ONE
13  As Athos and Porthos had foreseen, at the expiration of a half hour, d'Artagnan returned.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 9 D'ARTAGNAN SHOWS HIMSELF
14  At the expiration of ten minutes Felton came.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 56 CAPTIVITY: THE FIFTH DAY
15  At the expiration of an hour, Felton tapped again.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 58 ESCAPE
Example Sentence:
1  Several prominent Republicans have already made it clear that they will call the expiration of this tax cut a tax increase.
2  This ticket has passed its expiration date, and so it is now invalid.
3  Doctors said two people who were wounded seriously in accident would expire in the way to hospital.
4  My season ticket will expire this week.