UNTIL in a Sentence

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For UNTIL, below is one of 324 sentences:
His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control.

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 Meanings and Examples of UNTIL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
until
 prep.  up to point in time mentioned
 prep.  as far as
Classic Sentence: (122 in 9 pages)
1  We may not part until you have promised to comply with my requisition.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
2  But until then, I conjure you, do not mention or allude to it.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
3  It was lonely for a day or so until one morning some man, more recently arrived than I, stopped me on the road.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
4  They were so engrossed in each other that she didn't see me until I was five feet away.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
5  It wasn't until then that I connected this Gatsby with the officer in her white car.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
6  His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
7  And he stayed three weeks, until Daddy told him he had to get out.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
8  He couldn't possibly leave Daisy until he knew what she was going to do.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
9  After that he stayed there alone with Wilson until dawn.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
10  He must have been tired and walking slowly for he didn't reach Gad's Hill until noon.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
11  It said only that the sender was leaving immediately and to postpone the funeral until he came.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
12  Thus she will be a living sermon against sin, until the ignominious letter be engraved upon her tombstone.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In III. THE RECOGNITION
13  Those are as fixed as fate, and my voyage is only now delayed until the weather shall permit my embarkation.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 2
14  His hearers could not rest until they had told one another of what each knew better than he could tell or hear.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
15  We accordingly rested on a seat until they should return.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late.
17  We must assume him to be innocent until he is proved guilty.
18  The visitors beat at the door until he answered.
19  Beat it until the dough is slightly elastic.
20  Some violent men beat up their sons, until the boys are strong enough to hit back.
21  Beat the mixture until it has a light , puffy texture.
22  We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves.
23  The airport did not become operational until May.
24  Heat the bread until it is warm to the touch.
25  Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
26  The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends.
27  The child remained under the table in a temper until his father came home.
28  The fowler's pipe sounds sweet until the bird is caught.
29  Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
30  The education of a man never completed until he dies.