PLACE in a Sentence

Learn PLACE 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.

420 example sentences for PLACE, such as:

1. That was why the place was so quiet.
2. This is the place where the storm hit.
3. The visit took place amidst tight security.
4. Life is a test and this world a place of trial.
5. The trial took place amid a blaze of publicity.

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 Meanings and Examples of PLACE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
place
 n.  an area, a building, or a city, town, or village
 n.  a job, or a position in an organization
 v.  put someone in a situation
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  There's a place in th park woods here where there's snowdrops by thousands.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  "This is such a big lonely place," she said slowly, as if she were turning matters over in her mind.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  While she was looking at the place where it had been, it suddenly appeared again.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI. Pig and Pepper
5  "I never thought I'd see this place," he said at last, in a whisper.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
6  It's a big place and you may go where you like and amuse yourself as you like.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
7  She ran to them, looking all round the place, but there was no Dickon to be seen.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  If I were to live, this place would sometime belong to me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
9  "You won't lose your place," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
10  "It's the most beautiful place," protested Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
11  In the first place the boy creature did not come into the garden on his legs.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
12  He had not been courageous; he had never tried to put any other thoughts in the place of the dark ones.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
13  He felt as if he were being drawn back to the place he had so long forsaken, and he did not know why.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
14  Arrived at the dreadful place, he wormed his small body through the crowd and saw the dismal spectacle.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
15  That was why the place was so quiet.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  To travel, will have a place, there is no memory, not you.
17  Life is a test and this world a place of trial.
18  The trial took place amid a blaze of publicity.
19  A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
20  From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live.
21  Use your peripheral vision widely when moving from place to place.
22  The visit took place amidst tight security.
23  We shall always save a place for ourselves, only for ourselves.
24  They had only a vague idea where the place was.
25  This is the place where the storm hit.
26  The historic feeling of the town makes it a pleasant place to base oneself for summer vacations.
27  Today's award ceremony took place at the British Embassy in Tokyo.
28  Someone had furnished the place on a tight budget.
29  Come and help me select a good place for our camp.
30  Capital punishment has no place in a modern society.