verb
Example Sentences
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Mr. Drout analyzes with clarity and humor Tolkien’s fascination with Finnish grammar, the distinctive ways he uses pronouns and the particular verb tenses he favors.
Science experiments were performed, Latin verbs conjugated, multiplication tables recited, and spelling bees held.
From Literature
“Would anyone like to be quizzed on Latin verbs?” she asked halfheartedly.
From Literature
“The object or the predicate comes first, the verb is in the middle and then the subject comes at the end,” says Watkins.
From Los Angeles Times
How many words does Ellie have now, not counting like the past tense of a verb or something?
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
