Sentence examples
sacrifice to - yell at
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- sacrifice to: Johnny sacrificed much of his free time to do charity work.
- sail from: We’ll be sailing from this harbour to Calais next week.
- satisfy with: Anne is still not satisfied with his explanation.
- save for: Pam saved a piece of pizza for my supper.
- save from: Firemen saved the occupants of the building from being burned to death.
- say about: She wasn’t pleased when she overheard what I said about her.
- say to: What do you want to say to her now that she has left you?
- scoff at: He scoffed at my suggestion that we renovate the clubhouse.
- search for: The police searched the whole woodland for the escaped convict.
- secede from: Why did the state secede from the Union in 1816?
- see into: The accountant will see into the discrepancies in the books.
- sell for: Jack has been selling tickets for the concert at a higher price.
- separate from: Her father is separated from her mother.
- serve as: This spare room will serve as a bedroom while they are staying with us.
- serve under: He is serving under his father-in-law as an assistant manager.
- sever with: He severed ties with his family.
- shake with: At the reunion we shook hands warmly with each other.
- share in: The wife does not share in her husband’s enthusiasm for jogging.
- shield from: New import tariffs will be introduced to shield local firms from foreign competition.
- shop for: I have been shopping for a Mexican hat, but haven’t found one I like.
- shout at: Please don’t shout at the dogs; it will not stop them from barking.
- shout for: Why do you shout for help when you are not in danger?
- shudder at: I shudder at the thought of the child dying from injuries in the crash.
- sin against: I feel I’ve sinned against my religion by raising doubts and querying about it.
- sit at: He would sit at the table without eating but watch other people eat.
- slack off: Tourism business at the resort slacks off during the winter.
- slide on: The kids enjoyed themselves sliding on the ice.
- smile at: I mistakenly smiled at her, thinking I knew her, but she looked away.
- snap at: I don’t understand why she often snapped at me for no good reason.
- sneer at: They sneered at his ludicrous suggestion.
- speak about : His grandfather would speak to you about anything under the sun.
- speak of: He had his reason for never ever speaking of his ex.
- speak on: George loved to speak to women on women’s issues.
- specialize in: The store specialized in coffins for dogs and cats.
- spring at: The showman touched the head of a cobra with a stick and it sprung at him.
- spur on: His initial success spurred him on .
- stand on: She stood on tiptoe to pluck a pear.
- star in: She will star in a new movie whose title is yet to be announced.
- stare at: They just stared at each other not believing they had not seen each other for forty years.
- start for: The weather turned bad and we had no choice but to start for home.
- start with: Let’s start our training session with doing some warm-up exercises.
- stay at: His wife resents his staying late at the office almost every night.
- stay with: I prefer staying at home with my dog to going out.
- steal from: Two policemen were arrested for stealing from the police station.
- stop from: His parents tried to stop him from smoking excessively.
- strike against: The ship sank after its side struck against an iceberg.
- strike for: The workers unanimously decided to strike for higher wages.
- strip from: Some members of a tribe stripped the bark from the trees to use as medicine.
- strive after: Artists continuously strive after artistic beauty.
- strive against: Man has to constantly strive against the elements.
- strive for: We must always strive for perfection in whatever we do.
- struggle with: He had to struggle furiously with his attacker till help arrived.
- study for: She knows she has only two weeks left to study hard for her A level exam.
- submit to: Both parties agreed to submit their dispute to arbitration.
- subsist on: They subsisted on canned food during the winter.
- subtract from: He thought he could subtract his personal expenses from his gross profit.
- succeed in: The escaped prisoner succeeded in evading capture for several months.
- sue for: The minister threatened to sue the opposition member for slander.
- suffer from: Millions of children in the world today suffer from malnutrition.
- suggest to: She suggested to me that I should buy her more fresh flowers.
- suit to: I think you did not suit your dress to the occasion.
- supplement by: Jack supplemented his income by driving a taxi.
- supply with: Only two companies supply the hospital with medical equipment.
- surpass in: Mary surpasses her sister in beauty.
- surround by: He emerged from the conference centre and was surrounded by noisy reporters.
- swerve off: Driving quickly on a wet road caused his car to swerve off the road into a ravine.
- sympathize with: I sympathize deeply with the bereaved family.
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- talk about: Will you stop talking about me behind my back?
- talk with: I talked with her on the telephone, but she suggested we talk in person.
- tally with: The two witnesses’ accounts of the accident don’t tally with each other.
- tantamount to: His statement is tantamount to a confession.
- taste like: The new sauce tasted exactly like sour milk.
- taste of: The soup tasted strongly of water.
- tease about: We teased her about her many childhood fights with boys.
- tell about: She never told me about the big money she won in a lottery.
- tend toward: Joe tends towards obesity.
- thank for: I thanked her warmly for not grumbling the whole day.
- think about: Money is what I think about all the time.
- threaten with: Many fish species are threatened with extinction due to over fishing.
- thrive on: Many marine creatures still thrive on coastal mangrove swamps.
- throw at: Tom threw a rotten egg at the speaker’s face.
- throw to: You are supposed to throw the ball to me, not him.
- traffic in: John was arrested by the police for trafficking in stolen goods.
- trample on/upon: Despite the “keep off the grass” sign, the visitors trampled on the grass.
- transfer to: We can only transfer a skill from one person to another through training.
- transform into: The once sleepy fishing village has been transformed into a tourist centre.
- translate into: Ideas remain ideas unless they are translated into action.
- trespass on: As it’s late now, let’s leave and not trespass on their hospitality
- trick into: They were tricked into investing in a dishonest scheme for making money.
- trip over: He nearly tripped over the toys.
- triumph over: With perseverance she would ultimately triumph over adversity.
- trust in: I trust in God.
- trust with: Not all the banks can be trusted with people’s money.
- tuck in: I forgot to tuck in my shirt when I took that photo.
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- undertake to: The new government undertook to reduce personal income tax.
- unite behind: The leader called upon the people to unite behind him to deter foreign aggression.
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- value at: His wealthy uncle bought paintings valued at over $300,000.
- vary from: As a street vendor, his takings vary from day to day.
- veer off: The car veered off the road into a ravine.
- vie in: John and Johnny have been vying in the same contest for the past four years.
- vie for: Only three contestants vied for the top prize.
- vote on: As the men couldn’t agree on the most beautiful lady, they decided to vote on it.
- vow to: She vowed to devote the rest of her life to caring for the poor.
- vaccinate against: Nowadays children are vaccinated against a variety of diseases.
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- wager on: Bob wagered one hundred dollars on the white horse.
- warn about: I warned the kids about the danger of playing with fire.
- whisk away: The police arrested the suspect and whisked him away in the police car.
- withdraw from: She withdrew from the beauty contest due to death threats made against her.
- work for: She was told that she had been working for a crook.
- work with: I find it utterly impossible to work with her unless she changes her attitude.
- worry about: She worries more about me than I worry about her.
- worry over: I habitually worry over the slightest thing.
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- yank on: The kid kept yanking on the dog’s tail and before long got bitten.
- yearn for: Joan yearns for Mr. Right to appear.
- yearn to: He couldn’t get used to life in a boarding school and every day he yearned to go home.
- yell at: They yelled at him not to get into the bullring.