EXTRA in a Sentence

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For EXTRA, below is one of 110 sentences:
After all, a poor husband was better than no husband at all, and the Yankee ladies decided they'd be extra nice to Scarlett.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXTRA
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
extra
 a.  something additional of the same kind
Classic Sentence: (48 in 4 pages)
1  Fact is, I was going to ask you to give me a little extra time on that payment.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  But the old horse was there alone, mumbling his crib with toothless jaws, and Ethan whistled cheerfully while he bedded down the grays and shook an extra measure of oats into their mangers.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  Her head was wrapped in her shawl, and she was reading a book called "Kidney Troubles and Their Cure" on which he had had to pay extra postage only a few days before.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
4  Visitors presented no problem, for houses were large, servants numerous and the feeding of several extra mouths a minor matter in that land of plenty.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
5  Laces and silks and braid and ribbons, all blockade run, all the more precious and more proudly worn because of it, finery flaunted with an added pride as an extra affront to the Yankees.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
6  The extra tax assessment and the danger of losing Tara were matters Scarlett had to know about--and right away.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
7  And if they want to come down on you for extra taxes a dozen times, they can do it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
8  Will's letter hammered into her mind the fact she knew only too well--that time was getting shorter and shorter before the extra taxes must be paid.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
9  After all, a poor husband was better than no husband at all, and the Yankee ladies decided they'd be extra nice to Scarlett.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
10  The sight of his face, old, haggard with remorse, added to her load, and the fact that his mill lost money every week was an extra irritant which she could not voice.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVI
11  Ashley gave her enough to run the house on, but when it came to extra expenses they were often pinched.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVII
12  She looked at the extra cup and plate.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
13  Mr. Pontellier had prepared for bed, but he slipped on an extra garment.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XI
14  She hurried away to tell Celestine to set an extra place.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXXIII
15  This would leave him four dollars extra each week, an unthinkable sum for him.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
Example Sentence: (62 in 5 pages)
16  Breakfast is provided at no extra charge.
17  It is perfectly legal to charge extra for these services.
18  The conference is going to be a lot of extra work.
19  Your wedding ring can be engraved with a personal inscription at no extra cost.
20  The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
21  A little extra care makes a big difference.
22  The extra money will make a lot of difference to us.
23  There are extra trains to the seaside during the summer.
24  There are extra flights to Colorado during the winter.
25  This extra special "Bon Voyage" comes to you to say hope you sill enjoy your trip in every kind of way.
26  The extra money will give us the scope to improve our facilities.
27  I know we need some extra help but it's a matter of finding the right person for the job.
28  We are able to identify absentees immediately and use the extra time to tackle the problem with academic counselling.
29  All our holiday chalets include a microwave and food processor for extra convenience.
30  The extra income has meant Phillippa can tuck away the rent.