PAR in a Sentence

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For PAR, below is one of 10 sentences:
He felt that it was a traffic in human bodies on a par with prostitution, a sin that would be on his soul if he permitted her to do it.

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 Meanings and Examples of PAR
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par
 n.  amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
Classic Sentence:
1  He felt that it was a traffic in human bodies on a par with prostitution, a sin that would be on his soul if he permitted her to do it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
2  The cabin of Uncle Tom was a small log building, close adjoining to "the house," as the negro par excellence designates his master's dwelling.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
3  My friend Reldresal, principal secretary for private affairs, is, in my opinion, if I am not partial, the second after the treasurer; the rest of the great officers are much upon a par.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER III.
4  L'amour avait passe par la, as somebody puts it.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
Example Sentence:
1  He has been a meticulous manager, a manager par excellence.
2  The regeneration of the city's downtown dock front will put it on a par with Nice or Cannes.
3  The wages of clerks were on a par with those of manual workers.
4  The equality between her and me was real; not the mere result of condescension on her par.
5  As a writer she was on a par with the great novelists.
6  For a Vogue cover girl, this pricey ensemble is pretty much par for the course; most people, however, wouldn't choose to go sledding in full-on evening wear.