WELCOME in a Sentence

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For WELCOME, below is one of 270 sentences:
The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.

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 Meanings and Examples of WELCOME
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
welcome
 n.  the state of being welcome
 n.  a greeting or reception
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He had come forward to welcome her when she came into the back garden, but Melanie had been on his arm then, Melanie who hardly came up to his shoulder.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  But the County with its memories was impossible now, and any change was welcome.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
3  Visitors added excitement and variety to the slow-moving Southern life and they were always welcome.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
4  After this afternoon, there won't be a decent home in town that he'll be welcome in.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  With that kiss, everything she had intended to say in welcome took wings.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
6  Warm happiness, happiness that almost brought tears, flooded her when the three Fontaine women came out of the house to welcome her with kisses and cries of joy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
7  All three wore home-dyed mourning, all were worn, sad, worried, all bitter with a bitterness that did not sulk or complain but, nevertheless, peered out from behind their smiles and their words of welcome.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
8  He set up a wail at leaving her arms and a welcome thought came to her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
9  They sighed with relief at the welcome news and laughed, slapping their thighs when Scarlett told them of Sally's wild ride and how neatly she had cleared their hedge.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
10  They had all made her welcome at Mimosa and had insisted on giving, not selling, her the seed corn.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
11  But Suellen and Carreen begged and Melanie said it would be unneighborly not to call and welcome Mr. Tarleton back from the war, so one Sunday they went.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
12  Scarlett thought despairingly that a plague of locusts would be more welcome.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
13  In spite of her pleasure at the welcome, Scarlett felt a slight uneasiness which she tried to conceal, an uneasiness about the appearance of her velvet dress.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
14  Atlanta was again the center of activities for a wide region, as it had been before its destruction, and the town was receiving a great influx of new citizens, both welcome and unwelcome.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
15  Whatever his reason might be, she found his company most welcome.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
Example Sentence: (60 in 5 pages)
16  We welcome this development very much.
17  I welcome the report as a herald of more freedom, not less.
18  The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
19  We're always sure of a friendly welcome at this hotel.
20  As welcome as these changes were, they none the less produced strains within the institution.
21  The new skin balm was welcome by middle - aged women.
22  Money makes a man welcome everywhere.
23  Locals welcome any efforts to beautify the neighborhood.
24  A constant guest is never welcome.
25  We welcome readers' letters for possible inclusion on this page.
26  There's a big press launch today and you're most welcome to come along.
27  She saw death as a welcome release from pain.
28  School officials say they welcome parental involvement.
29  Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or sex.
30  The Mayor recited to the Queen a long and tedious speech of welcome.