FAVORITE in a Sentence

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For FAVORITE, below is one of 101 sentences:
But Mrs. Tarleton was, as usual, deaf to all other ideas when pursuing her favorite topic, breeding, whether it be horses or humans.

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 Meanings and Examples of FAVORITE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
favorite
 a.  preferred above all others and treated with partiality
 n.  a special loved one
Classic Sentence: (80 in 6 pages)
1  They had known her for years, and, since their childhood, she had been a favorite playmate, for she could ride horses and climb trees almost as well as they.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
2  Pork brought forth his favorite ruffled shirt, so inexpertly mended by the chambermaid as to be unwearable by anyone except his valet.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
3  The green plaid taffeta, frothing with flounces and each flounce edged in green velvet ribbon, was most becoming, in fact her favorite dress, for it darkened her eyes to emerald.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
4  But Mrs. Tarleton was, as usual, deaf to all other ideas when pursuing her favorite topic, breeding, whether it be horses or humans.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
5  Far across the long room before the hearth, the seven-foot sofa, Ashley's favorite seat, reared its high back, like some huge sleeping animal.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  It had been Scarlett's favorite seat at parties.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
7  Melanie had been a favorite even as a child and the town flocked to welcome her home again.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
8  It was hard to see her favorite child quieting in Rhett's arms when she had screamed so pitifully in her own.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
9  Kennicott's land-deals were both financial advancement and favorite game.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
10  They climbed the iron ladders on the sides of the box-cars; built fires behind piles of old ties; waved to favorite brakemen.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
11  It's one of our favorite American myths that broad plains necessarily make broad minds, and high mountains make high purpose.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
12  She resolutely took him to her favorite white and green cottages and Georgian houses.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
13  Mr. Pontellier was a great favorite, and ladies, men, children, even nurses, were always on hand to say goodby to him.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In III
14  If Mrs. Pontellier should call upon you, play for her that Impromptu of Chopin's, my favorite.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXI
15  Of late, also, the hotel had become a favorite stopping place for Western cattlemen.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 30
Example Sentence: (21 in 2 pages)
1  My favorite seat was a smooth and broad stone, rising white and dry from the very middle of the beck, and only to be got at by wading through the water; a feat I accomplished barefoot.
2  You can highlight, underline, bookmark, or otherwise notate your favorite sections.
3  My favorite illustration is in chapter 13, when Peter eats stew at Leo's house.
4  The excited fan blushed and stammered, her words becoming almost incoherent in the thrill of meeting her favorite rock star face to face.
5  Actually, her being a quitter is my favorite thing about her.
6  I began ballroom dance lessons three years ago and the tango is my favorite, especially the Argentine.
7  A favorite bay vista is from the point of Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill.
8  They presently separated to meet at a lonely spot on the river-bank two miles above the village at the favorite hour -- which was midnight.
9  This rain scene is one of my all time favorite movie views.
10  Spain is our favorite holiday spot.
11  To the beginning harmonica player it seems painfully obvious that the artists on his favorite records are playing an entirely different instrument than he is.
12  Hubby and I, now do our Christmas shopping on the square in Oxford and my favorite haunt is SB!
13  Mark Twain is my favorite author.
14  His favorite toy is a rubber ball.
15  This is your favorite announcer signing off for tonight.