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Her repentance was not proof against Uncle Whittier when she stopped in at his grocery for salt and a package of safety matches.

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 Meanings and Examples of PACKAGE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
package
 n.  a wrapped container
 v.  put into a box
Classic Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
1  He was about to pursue his way, when his eye lighted on a little grayish package lying on the ground at his feet.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER II—TREASURE TROVE
2  He retraced his steps, he called, he did not find them; he reflected that they must already be far away, put the package in his pocket, and went off to dine.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER II—TREASURE TROVE
3  Mademoiselle," said he, with his cool gravity, "I have here a package which belongs to you, I think.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—A ROSE IN MISERY
4  Nothing in the aspect of the family was altered, except that the wife and daughters had levied on the package and put on woollen stockings and jackets.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XII—THE USE MADE OF M. LEBLANC'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE
5  A mason returning from his day's work, left behind him a little package on a bench near the bridge of Austerlitz.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—FACTS WHENCE HISTORY SPRINGS AND WHICH HISTORY ...
6  This package was taken to the police station.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—FACTS WHENCE HISTORY SPRINGS AND WHICH HISTORY ...
7  The detachment picked up in the barricade a red flag, a package of cartridges, and three hundred pistol-balls.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER IV—THE EBULLITIONS OF FORMER DAYS
8  The cannon vomited forth its package of buck-shot with a roar.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IX—EMPLOYMENT OF THE OLD TALENTS OF A POACHER AND...
9  He had under his arm, a package which bore considerable resemblance to an octavo volume enveloped in paper.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—MADEMOISELLE GILLENORMAND ENDS BY NO LONGER TH...
10  And he laid on the table the package which Mademoiselle Gillenormand had mistaken for a book.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—MADEMOISELLE GILLENORMAND ENDS BY NO LONGER TH...
11  Jean Valjean himself opened the package; it was a bundle of bank-notes.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—MADEMOISELLE GILLENORMAND ENDS BY NO LONGER TH...
12  And each time he came, a little package in his hand and a compliment for her charm and beauty on his lips, she wilted.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
13  A little shy, now that the time had come to give it to him, she unrolled the package.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
14  Her repentance was not proof against Uncle Whittier when she stopped in at his grocery for salt and a package of safety matches.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
15  That night, while grandmother was getting supper, we opened the package Mrs. Shimerda had given her.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: X
Example Sentence: (30 in 3 pages)
1  There's a package here for a Miami Lakes address.
2  Investors can apply for a package of shares at a set price.
3  Check the list of ingredients on the side of the package.
4  The President vetoed the economic package passed by Congress.
5  The bomb squad also was summoned to examine one other package that proved to be harmless.
6  The union accepted a package deal including higher pension and longer holiday allowance.
7  The postman brought me a large package.
8  I want to report the loss of a package.
9  Police destroyed the suspect package in a controlled explosion.
10  The Senate and the Assembly put aside political differences to pass the aid package.
11  The largest portion would go into the players' pockets, but the package included payments into a players' pension account and a donation to selected charities.
12  The largest portion would go into the players' pockets, but the package included payments into a players' pension account, better promotional activities, and a bonus for players who compete in all four Grand Slams and a donation to selected charities.
13  She has to compress the package under her arm.
14  When applying for this job, please include your latest transcript in package.
15  The company offered to give one package gratis to every purchaser of one of their products.