WHO in a Sentence

Learn WHO from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

404 example sentences for WHO, such as:

1. At need one sees who his friend is.
2. They assume most who know the least.
3. None so blind as those who won't see.
4. I despise anyone who is cruel to animals.
5. Vulnerable to the attack,who are incurable.

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 Meanings and Examples of WHO
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who
 pron.  what or which person or persons, used as an interrogative
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  The robin, who had flown to his treetop, was still as all the rest.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  You remind me of some one else who loved the earth and things that grow.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  She is the one who is asleep in the other room.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
4  She was walking by the White Rabbit, who was peeping anxiously into her face.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
5  Any one is selfish who doesn't do what they want.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
6  She felt somehow that everybody who knew the moor must know Dickon.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
7  Captain curled up near Dickon, who sat on the hearth-rug from preference.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  "It was the robin who showed me the way," she protested obstinately.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
9  said the Dormouse, who was sitting next to her.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
10  Tom had no handkerchief, and he looked upon boys who had as snobs.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
11  Mary knew the fair young man who looked like a boy.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
12  She wondered also who would take care of her now her Ayah was dead.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
13  A neat, thin old man stood near the manservant who opened the door for them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
14  Wonder who he's a-gwyne to chaw up this time.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI.
15  Close by stood a boy who dashed his stick into a wet ditch.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  I despise anyone who is cruel to animals.
17  I trust the people who teach me not to trust anyone.
18  I've never seen anyone who could hold forth so long.
19  She snarled abuse at anyone who happened to walk past.
20  Don't speak to anyone who never speaks to you.
21  One who never made a mistake, never made anything.
22  Priority will be given to those who apply early.
23  It depends who will be the first to arrive there.
24  None so blind as those who won't see.
25  There's none so deaf as those who will not hear.
26  None are so deaf as those who will not hear.
27  They assume most who know the least.
28  At need one sees who his friend is.
29  Vulnerable to the attack,who are incurable.
30  Only those who struggle on can achieve success.