FOLLOWING in a Sentence

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For FOLLOWING, below is one of 366 sentences:
On the following day the thirty-six patients were installed in the Bishop's palace, and the Bishop was settled in the hospital.

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 Meanings and Examples of FOLLOWING
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
following
 n.  a group of followers or enthusiasts
 a.  immediately following in time or order
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The day following they gave him only ten, and he was regarded by his comrades as a prodigy.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In II
2  The following day they rummaged among the ruins and found provisions, with which they repaired their exhausted strength.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In V
3  The day following she went through the very same ceremonies.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In VII
4  On the following day the thirty-six patients were installed in the Bishop's palace, and the Bishop was settled in the hospital.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER II—M. MYRIEL BECOMES M. WELCOME
5  Myriel settled on the disposition of this sum once for all, in the following manner.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER II—M. MYRIEL BECOMES M. WELCOME
6  On the following day, when they came to fetch the unhappy wretch, the Bishop was still there.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDS
7  Therefore, the impression was terrible and profound; on the day following the execution, and on many succeeding days, the Bishop appeared to be crushed.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDS
8  On the day following his liberation, he saw, at Grasse, in front of an orange-flower distillery, some men engaged in unloading bales.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IX—NEW TROUBLES
9  When evening arrived, as he was forced to set out again on the following day, he presented himself to the owner of the distillery and requested to be paid.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IX—NEW TROUBLES
10  The Liberal, Pelicier, published an edition of Voltaire, with the following title: Works of Voltaire, of the French Academy.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I—THE YEAR 1817
11  The result of these shades was a dazzling pleasure party which took place on the following Sunday, the four young men inviting the four young girls.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—A DOUBLE QUARTETTE
12  On the following month they were again in need of money.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER III—THE LARK
13  On the following day Father Madeleine refused.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER II—MADELEINE
14  It was on the following occasion.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—VAGUE FLASHES ON THE HORIZON
15  One day she received from the Thenardiers a letter couched in the following terms: "Cosette is ill with a malady which is going the rounds of the neighborhood."
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER X—RESULT OF THE SUCCESS
Example Sentence: (156 in 11 pages)
16  It's often difficult to establish who the guilty party is following a road accident.
17  He was sick in the evening, but the following day he was better.
18  She had an uneasy feeling that they were still following her.
19  In the following sections and chapters the singularity and global structure of particular solutions will be analysed in more detail.
20  Guess which number of the following sequence is the odd one out.
21  I looked back, half expecting to see someone following me.
22  The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.
23  Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals.
24  The method of helping such patients is explained in the following chapters.
25  I'm following up a few things that might dovetail.
26  The nation is in disarray following rioting led by the military.
27  The Republicans have quite a large following in the North.
28  She handed in her resignation following the dispute over company policy.
29  The following examples illustrate how this operates in practice.
30  Top of the range Scotches attract a fanatical following among whisky buffs.