LOCATE in a Sentence

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For LOCATE, below is one of 65 sentences:
This is an aluminum skull and crossbones sign with a small hole in each corner to help hang in the location of your choice.

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 Meanings and Examples of LOCATE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
locate
 v.  discover the exact place or position of
Classic Sentence:
1  And now the tiresome chirping of a cricket that no human ingenuity could locate, began.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  After making a careful examination of the place, it seemed to be just the location that we wanted in order to make our work effective and permanent.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VIII.
3  Nearly all the work of getting the new location ready for school purposes was done by the students after school was over in the afternoon.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VIII.
4  Nowhere, I think, could a more delightful location have been chosen for this unique educational experiment, which has attracted the attention and won the support even of conservative philanthropists in all sections of the country.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVII.
5  The sharp gaze of Caderousse was instantly directed towards the priest's garments, as though hoping to discover the location of the treasure.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 26. The Pont du Gard Inn.
6  My dear fellow, you produce upon me the effect of being located in the moon, the realm of dreams, the province of illusions, capital, soap-bubble.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III—THE BEGINNING OF SHADOW
7  In the meantime, they remedy this defect as best they may; they manage to discover where the holes are located in the vent of a cannon, by means of a searcher.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATED
8  From the first, I resolved to make the school a real part of the community in which it was located.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter IX.
9  But the throng had surged in all ways, until he lost directions and locations, save that he knew where lay the enemy.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
10  We tried several locations before we opened up a pit that furnished brick clay.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter X.
11  They had difficulty in locating the sister, Catherine.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
12  Matter of fact, I suspect they were largely responsible for his locating here.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (53 in 4 pages)
16  Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions.
17  A bellows is a device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location.
18  This is an aluminum skull and crossbones sign with a small hole in each corner to help hang in the location of your choice.
19  Every effort will be made to accommodate sponsor's first choice in floral display location, however, selection is on a first come, first served basis.
20  He is somehow a sort of political puppet whose strings are pulled from any other location.
21  The campsite is in a beautiful location next to the beach.
22  It has taken until now to pin down its exact location.
23  For them, the house's main value lay in its quiet country location.
24  He's more concerned about the nuts and bolts of location work.
25  The first duty of a director is to recce his location.
26  The film was shot on location in France.
27  We first met location, it was named: miss.
28  I am under orders not to discuss his mission or his location with anyone.
29  The rent is reasonable, and moreover, the location is perfect.
30  They don't refer to particular cases of primary school closure in any particular location.