WITHIN in a Sentence

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John Ferrier's heart was sore within him when he thought of the young man's return, and of the impending loss of his adopted child.

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 Meanings and Examples of WITHIN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
within
 ad.  inside; indoors
 prep.  in the course or period of, as in time
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Yet his zeal for certain studies was remarkable, and within eccentric limits his knowledge was so extraordinarily ample and minute that his observations have fairly astounded me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2  I had this fellow's stride both on the clay outside and on the dust within.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
3  Her rosy lips were parted, showing the regular line of snow-white teeth within, and a playful smile played over her infantile features.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
4  Lucy Ferrier grew up within the log-house, and assisted her adopted father in all his undertakings.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
5  John Ferrier's heart was sore within him when he thought of the young man's return, and of the impending loss of his adopted child.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
6  Once within the house the man sprang to his feet, closed the door, and revealed to the astonished farmer the fierce face and resolute expression of Jefferson Hope.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
7  He and his friends had hardly crouched down before the melancholy hooting of a mountain owl was heard within a few yards of them, which was immediately answered by another hoot at a small distance.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
8  Yet in spite of all dangers and difficulties, the hearts of the fugitives were light within them, for every step increased the distance between them and the terrible despotism from which they were flying.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
9  They soon had a proof, however, that they were still within the jurisdiction of the Saints.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
10  Once a bullet whistled through Stangerson's window and flattened itself upon the wall within a foot of him.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
11  I whipped up my horse and kept within sight of them, feeling very ill at ease, for I feared that they were going to shift their quarters.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
12  I had my enemies within my power.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
13  I followed it so close that the nose of my horse was within a yard of his driver the whole way.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
14  If any of you gentlemen have ever pined for a thing, and longed for it during twenty long years, and then suddenly found it within your reach, you would understand my feelings.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
15  There has been no better case within my recollection.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION
Example Sentence: (206 in 14 pages)
16  Where there is no good within, no good comes out.
17  My parents, whom I'm sure you remember, passed away within a week of one another.
18  More of our worries come from within than from without.
19  Live within your means and save for a rainy day.
20  When the fight begins within himself a man's worth something.
21  Discussions are held on an informal basis within the department.
22  The researchers must keep within the parameters of the experiment.
23  Prison officers continued to patrol the grounds within the jail.
24  It is within earshot of a main road.
25  Make sure you keep within the new lower speed limit.
26  York was within an hour's drive.
27  A new management hierarchy was created within the company.
28  There is an unconscious heeling process within the mind which mends up in spite of our desperate determination never to forget.
29  Everyone within earshot soon knew her opinion of Reggie.
30  There is disagreement within the government over the exact timing of the referendum.