SENATOR in a Sentence

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He hardened his heart against the senator who was introducing this set and narrow attitude into the deliberations of the nobility.

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 Meanings and Examples of SENATOR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
senator
 n.  a member of a senate; a member of the king's council
Classic Sentence: (70 in 5 pages)
1  When the news had been told and their enthusiasm had slackened she looked about and was proud to be able to point out a senator, to explain the cleverness of the canopied garden.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
2  When I was little, her massive head had always seemed to me like a Roman senator's.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4. The Pioneer Woman's Story: III
3  In truth, the sight of the senator almost brought the tears into Jurgis's eyes.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 27
4  To the senator this unique arrangement had somehow become identified with the higher verities of the universe.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 27
5  The "pitchfork senator" stood their fusillade of questions for about an hour, and then went home in disgust, and the balance of the meeting was a strictly party affair.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 30
6  And the senator smiled, as if he rather liked the idea of considering himself a sacrifice to his country.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  Be that as it may, if our good senator was a political sinner, he was in a fair way to expiate it by his night's penance.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
8  It cost some effort of our senator to induce him to comprehend the case fully; and while he is doing his best at that, we shall give him a little introduction to our readers.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
9  "I thought so," said the senator.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
10  "Why, this is an uncommon handsome un," he said to the senator.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
11  The senator, in a few words, briefly explained Eliza's history.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
12  John equipped himself, and, with a lantern in hand, was soon seen guiding the senator's carriage towards a road that ran down in a hollow, back of his dwelling.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
13  When they parted, the senator put into his hand a ten-dollar bill.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
14  He hardened his heart against the senator who was introducing this set and narrow attitude into the deliberations of the nobility.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER XXII
15  Many persons withdrew from the circle, noticing the senator's sarcastic smile and the freedom of Pierre's remarks.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER XXII
Example Sentence: (35 in 3 pages)
16  The senator asked for a roll call to determine whether a quorum was present.
17  If the senator or representative is not doing a good job, then don't re-elect them.
18  Graham was self-deprecating, joking about having gone to law school ("nobody's perfect"), his pay as a senator ("I'm not saying I'm worth it, but it's what I make"), and the reality, in his view, that any of the Republican presidential contenders are a better option than Hillary Clinton.
19  The student senate voted to remove Fuller from office.
20  The senate committees have exclusive jurisdiction over the FBI.
21  The senate adjourned for the summer.
22  Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
23  The senate is the opposition's counterweight to the new president.
24  The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate.
25  The committee concluded that the senators had engaged in improper conduct.
26  A dozen senators met over lunch with the Chinese ambassador.
27  A group of senators plans to filibuster a measure that would permit drilling in Alaska.
28  Republican strategists are taking particular aim at Democratic senators.
29  Two retiring Republican senators warned their fellow lawmakers Tuesday that they need to fix the Social Security system before it goes broke.
30  The strength of the argument for splitting the bill is evident in the reaction of the two Republican senators from Texas.