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per [pur; unstressed per] Example Sentences

Main Entry:	per [pur; unstressed per] Show IPA/pɜr; unstressed pər/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	preposition
Definition:	for each
Synonyms:	according to, by, by means of, contained in each, for each one, for every, in accordance with, through, to each

Main Entry:	apiece
Part of Speech:	adverb
Definition:	each
Synonyms:	a pop, all, aside, for each, from each, individually, one by one, per, respectively, separately, severally, singly, successively, to each

Main Entry:	each
Part of Speech:	adverb
Definition:	apiece; for one
Synonyms:	a pop, a shot, a throw, all, aside, by the, every, individually, per, per capita, per head, per person, per unit, proportionately, respectively, separately, singly, without exception

Example Sentences

As gas prices rose earlier this year, consumers started paying a lot more attention to their cars' miles per gallon.

Selling past copies of examination papers-a few cents per student per exam.

American output per person nearly doubled over that time.

As gas prices rose earlier this year, consumers started paying a lot more attention to their cars' miles per gallon.

Selling past copies of examination papers-a few cents per student per exam.

American output per person nearly doubled over that time.

Oxygen costs and requirements vary per climb and per climber.

Newly described dinosaur had only one finger per stubby forelimb.

Water levels are falling at an average rate of three feet per year.

From that plot, it seems that price per piece is fairly consistent.

Gambling per se isn't really a stupidity tax, but state lotteries.

In many of these cases, individual beaches may be losing only a few inches per year, but in some cases the problem is much worse.

Density--the number of knots per inch--is less important to the quality of a wool-on-wool carpet.

And the number of posts per day fluctuates, but doesn't seem to have been rising on average over the last couple of weeks.

It has the potential to produce far more fuel per acre than any other source.

Borneo's forest has more tree species per hectare than anywhere else.

The bottom of the sea is cold, dark and under pressures of tons per square inch.

We do not accept more than one contestant per e-mail address.

Intel's cofounder, noted that the number of transistors per chip would double every year.

Limit one entry per envelope and limit one entry per person/per day regardless of method of entry.

Shoulder-to-shoulder planting in double-dug soil delivers more food per square foot than any system we've ever used.

The unit gives a constant read of the amount you are spending per kilowatt-hour, as well as your estimated electric bill.

TT faculty would go from teaching two semesters per year, to three.

Limit one entry per envelope and limit one entry per person/ per day regardless of method of entry.

That's how much you are getting per student this semester.

However, yields per acre remain low by international standards.

So precious was the commodity that a medieval burgher could only afford to consume one teaspoon of the sweet granules per year.

At some universities, endowment per athlete exceeds over-all endowment per student.

The successful candidate will also teach multiple sections of college writing per year.

The machines sometimes clanked and rumbled, belching smoke and cinders as they moved along at two or three miles per hour.

The teaching requirement is two courses per semester.

Much of the country's electricity comes from burning coal, which releases millions of tons per year.

For one thing, many high-school counselors and admissions officers here said they didn't oppose the use of agents per se:.

These intensely colored diamonds may sell for the highest price per carat of any gem material.

But the prototype topped out at three miles per hour, and investors kept their hands in their pockets.

The change doesn't affect the car's performance or how many miles it gets per gallon.

Main Entry:	through
Part of Speech:	preposition
Definition:	by way of
Synonyms:	as a consequence, as a result, at the hand of, because of, by, by dint of, by means of, by reason, by the agency of, by virtue of, for, in consequence of, in virtue of, per, through the medium of, using, via, with, with the help of
Notes:	through is used in reference to a movement or passage that proceeds linearly; throughout to a movement or passage that proceeds spatially through is quite common, while thru is nonstandard and should be avoided

Main Entry:	via
Part of Speech:	preposition
Definition:	by way of
Synonyms:	along, as a means, by, by dint of, by means of, by this route, by virtue of, on the way, over, per, through, through the medium of, through this medium, with

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