SUPPLEMENT in a Sentence

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For SUPPLEMENT, below is one of 27 sentences:
Its successes were the result of hard work, supplemented by the aid of philanthropists and the eager striving of black men.

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 Meanings and Examples of SUPPLEMENT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
supplement
 v.  add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
Classic Sentence:
1  She was not, however, without purveyors of information ready to supplement her deficiencies.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 11
2  At the other side of the chimney stood the settle, which is the necessary supplement to a fire so open that nothing less than a strong breeze will carry up the smoke.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 6 The Two Stand Face to Face
3  It seemed to her natural that Lily should spend all her money on dress, and she supplemented the girl's scanty income by occasional "handsome presents" meant to be applied to the same purpose.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 3
4  He gave money for the erection of temples and supplemented as far as he could the collection of alms, in regard to which the majority of members were stingy and irregular.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER VII
5  Its successes were the result of hard work, supplemented by the aid of philanthropists and the eager striving of black men.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In II
Example Sentence: (22 in 2 pages)
1  She's just had an article published in their weekend supplement.
2  You can avoid the single supplement by agreeing to share a twin room.
3  Some people may be entitled to a housing benefit supplement.
4  They had to get a job to supplement the family income.
5  Industrial sponsorship is a supplement to government funding.
6  The money I get from teaching the piano is a useful supplement to my ordinary income.
7  Our special supplement is packed with inspirational ideas for healthy and glamorous hair.
8  Taxicab is often an important supplement or link for people who carpool or use public transportation.
9  This was a meal bonus to supplement our meagre rations and kept our spirits up.
10  A food supplement is a preparation intended to supply nutrients, which are missing or not consumed in sufficient quantity in a person's diet.
11  At the same time, most studies agree that we don't get enough vitamins from our diets, so a good multivitamin supplement is advised.
12  He supplemented his income with occasional comedy gigs.
13  Chromium supplements were used successfully in the treatment of diabetes.
14  The doctor said she should be taking vitamin supplements.
15  He supplements his ordinary income by writing books.