MY in a Sentence

Learn MY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

404 example sentences for MY, such as:

1. Happy birthday to my wife.
2. I can't control my eating.
3. I usually sleep on my back.
4. It's time to suckle my baby.
5. I went to bed at my usual time.

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 Meanings and Examples of MY
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my
 adj.  of or relating to me or myself
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  I expressed these feelings in my answer.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 4
2  I love my cousin tenderly and sincerely.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
3  Such were the lessons of my father.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
4  Evil thenceforth became my good.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
5  I love to see you at my table, Nick.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  I'll telephone my sister Catherine.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
7  I turned again to my new acquaintance.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
8  She yawned gracefully in my face.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
9  Farewell, my dear, excellent Margaret.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 1
10  I suspected that he meant my grass.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
11  "I've got my hands full," I said.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
12  I looked at my watch and stood up.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
13  It was my folly, and thy weakness.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE INTERVIEW
14  "Not now, my child," answered Hester.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIX. THE CHILD AT THE BROOKSIDE
15  You must not confound my meaning.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  I went to bed at my usual time.
17  Don't touch the report on my desk.
18  Happy birthday to my wife.
19  I told you not to touch my things.
20  I should treat my family better.
21  The baby puked all down my shirt.
22  It's time to suckle my baby.
23  I'm going to turn in my nightshift.
24  The TV doesn't work in my room.
25  I can't control my eating.
26  I tie back my hair when I'm cooking.
27  I usually sleep on my back.
28  That person is blocking my view.
29  I lost my bag in the ensuing chaos.
30  He nipped in and took my bag back.