FULFILL in a Sentence

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Barclay de Tolly tried to command the army in the best way, because he wished to fulfill his duty and earn fame as a great commander.

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 Meanings and Examples of FULFILL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
fulfill
 v.  put in effect, fill or meet a want or need
Classic Sentence: (113 in 8 pages)
1  I consider it a sacred duty to fulfill that person's wishes.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III
2  Boris promised to fulfill her wish and was about to begin a conversation with her, when Anna Pavlovna called him away on the pretext that her aunt wished to hear him.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI
3  'Grant leave to retire to his country seat to an old man who is already in any case dishonored by being unable to fulfill the great and glorious task for which he was chosen.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IX
4  Anisya Fedorovna, with her light step, willingly went to fulfill her errand and brought back the guitar.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VII
5  That same evening Pierre went to the Rostovs' to fulfill the commission entrusted to him.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XXII
6  Barclay de Tolly tried to command the army in the best way, because he wished to fulfill his duty and earn fame as a great commander.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER I
7  Her first glance at Nicholas' face told her that he had only come to fulfill the demands of politeness, and she firmly resolved to maintain the tone in which he addressed her.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 16: CHAPTER VI
8  He had only to express a wish and Natasha would jump up and run to fulfill it.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 16: CHAPTER X
9  They can be used and can circulate and fulfill their purpose without harm to anyone and even advantageously, as long as no one asks what is the security behind them.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 17: CHAPTER III
10  They say that historical personages have power only because they fulfill the will of the people which has been delegated to them.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 17: CHAPTER IV
11  The former left them soon after tea to fulfill her evening engagements; and Elinor was obliged to assist in making a whist table for the others.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 26
12  Afterwards he had, to fulfill the prearranged cipher, to fill in any two words in each space.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. The Adventure of The "Gloria Scott"
13  "Well, but then you will not be able to fulfill your commission," said d'Artagnan.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 48 A FAMILY AFFAIR
14  When, struck with a sudden poverty, the United States refused to fulfill its promises of land to the freedmen, a brigadier-general went down to the Sea Islands to carry the news.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In XIV
15  I shall do my duty as conscientiously as I can, and fulfil my promise to the dying man.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 26. The Pont du Gard Inn.
Example Sentence: (26 in 2 pages)
1  We raced against the clock so as to fulfill our production plan according to schedule.
2  Only they who fulfill their duty in everday matters will fulfill them on great occasions.
3  Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
4  We ask you to govern fairly and justly, fight corruption and fulfill human rights.
5  A Fed chair has to fulfill two, often conflicting, statutory expectations, and be ready for his or her every word to be minced by the market.
6  She was convinced that sooner or later she would fulfil her destiny.
7  The contemporary hero is one who stands out against the crowd to fulfil a personal destiny.
8  They have to quicken up their rate of work to fulfil the production quota.
9  The success of her business made it difficult for her to fulfil her role as wife and mother.
10  If the builders don't fulfil their side of the contract, we'll sue.
11  We're looking for a very specific sort of person and this woman seems to fulfil all of our criteria.
12  In spite of all the difficulties, we try to fulfil our task ahead of schedule.
13  Adult education helps people achieve more fulfilled lives.
14  He amply fulfilled the weight of expectation that they had placed on him.
15  When Stephen grew up,he fulfilled his hopes and became a doctor.