INDEED in a Sentence

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The supply of adult women was running short, and polygamy without a female population on which to draw was a barren doctrine indeed.

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 Meanings and Examples of INDEED
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
indeed
 ad.  (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.
 ad.  in truth (often tends to intensify)
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The sight of a friendly face in the great wilderness of London is a pleasant thing indeed to a lonely man.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  Now the skilful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
3  We are at a loss as to how he came into the empty house; indeed, the whole affair is a puzzler.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
4  The very night of his arrival he became very much the worse for drink, and, indeed, after twelve o'clock in the day he could hardly ever be said to be sober.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
5  It was indeed Lestrade, who had ascended the stairs while we were talking, and who now entered the room.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VI. TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
6  I had the good fortune to seize upon that, and everything which has occurred since then has served to confirm my original supposition, and, indeed, was the logical sequence of it.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
7  The supply of adult women was running short, and polygamy without a female population on which to draw was a barren doctrine indeed.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
8  It was, indeed, high time that someone capable of giving advice and help should come to the aid of the sturdy old farmer and his adopted daughter.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
9  The animals listened first to Napoleon, then to Snowball, and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed, they always found themselves in agreement with the one who was speaking at the moment.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V
10  The human beings did not hate Animal Farm any less now that it was prospering; indeed, they hated it more than ever.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
11  "Yes, sir, he do indeed," said Poole.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE
12  Plainly the letter had come by the laboratory door; possibly, indeed, it had been written in the cabinet; and if that were so, it must be differently judged, and handled with the more caution.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
13  Poole had, indeed, no very pleasant news to communicate.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER REMARKABLE INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON
14  "You may say so, sir, indeed," returned the butler.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THE LAST NIGHT
15  The steps fell lightly and oddly, with a certain swing, for all they went so slowly; it was different indeed from the heavy creaking tread of Henry Jekyll.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THE LAST NIGHT
Example Sentence: (87 in 6 pages)
16  Viewed from the top of Mount Tai , the sunrise was indeed a spectacle.
17  Such a finding as this exquisite antique is rare indeed.
18  The question was a tacit admission that a mistake had indeed been made.
19  A victory for Brazil had been predicted and such indeed was the result.
20  Downing Street is taking the French opinion polls very seriously indeed.
21  The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
22  On this showing , she is becoming a very good writer indeed.
23  Horse breeding is indeed a risky enterprise.
24  He was indeed fortunate in his friends.
25  I would, indeed, turn the evidence over to the police.
26  The champion ran well enough but she would have set up another world record indeed if she had tried harder.
27  The comedian was very good indeed.
28  We have nothing against diversity; indeed, we want more of it.
29  He's going to be in a very difficult position indeed if things go badly for him.
30  I did indeed look older and more wrinkled than ever.