WHENEVER in a Sentence

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For WHENEVER, below is one of 181 sentences:
Walter argues that the Convention guarantees compensation whenever a citizen is deprived of property.

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 Meanings and Examples of WHENEVER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
whenever
 conj.  at whatever time;
 ad.  used for emphasis instead of when in questions
Classic Sentence: (161 in 11 pages)
1  If Ellen had ever regretted her sudden decision to marry him, no one ever knew it, certainly not Gerald, who almost burst with pride whenever he looked at her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
2  If they fell a little short of this, it was not their fault, for no one could take out of her heart the ache that throbbed whenever Ashley's name was mentioned.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
3  During the months that followed the bazaar, Rhett called whenever he was in town, taking Scarlett riding in his carriage, escorting her to danceables and bazaars and waiting outside the hospital to drive her home.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
4  Aunt Pitty was in a state whenever he was in town.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  Sweat broke out on Scarlett with clammy dampness, whenever this thought entered her mind.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
6  The dream returned again and again, whenever she went to sleep with an empty stomach.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
7  And whenever she found Carreen on her knees when she should have been taking an afternoon nap or doing the mending, she felt that Carreen was shirking her share of the burdens.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
8  In the end what will happen will be what has happened whenever a civilization breaks up.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
9  His eyes were less vague than usual as they followed her swishing figure about the room and he patted her approvingly whenever she was within reach.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
10  Mammy used to hold her over my head whenever I was naughty.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
11  And whenever she did not need him, she was gracious enough to spare him for the use of other ladies.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
12  The negro sluts seemed to try themselves whenever she drove by.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIV
13  Her appetite never dulled, for whenever she remembered the everlasting goobers and dried peas and sweet potatoes at Tara, she felt an urge to gorge herself anew of Creole dishes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
14  This annoyed her a little, whenever she thought of it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
15  She knew, by now, that Rhett loved to take her down a peg, and would spoil her fun whenever he could, if she lent an attentive ear to his jibes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
Example Sentence: (20 in 2 pages)
1  Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult; he is afraid of his own shadow.
2  She always called at the vicarage whenever she was in the area.
3  You trot out that argument whenever I try to discuss this matter with you.
4  Maddie's a real expert on art, so I feel completely inadequate whenever I talk to her about it.
5  Do it in a spare moment at the weekend or whenever - it really doesn't matter.
6  Everything happens for the best, my mother said whenever I faced disappointment.
7  He went to Paris whenever the chance came along.
8  Walter argues that the Convention guarantees compensation whenever a citizen is deprived of property.
9  She can come whenever she likes, as far as I'm concerned.
10  I'll discuss it with you whenever you like.
11  I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane.
12  She clammed up whenever I mentioned her husband.
13  Doctors are short of time to listen and are therefore keen to dish out drugs whenever they can.
14  Plant out the spring cabbage whenever opportunities arise.
15  I use a sunscreen whenever there is even a remote possibility that I will be in the sun.