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Example sentences for "according"

Lexicographically close words:
accorded; accordeon; accorder; accordeth; accordin; accordinge; accordinglie; accordingly; accordion; accords
  1. The terms of the surrender were very humiliating and reflected severely on Washington's honor, but according to Van Braam's translation the terms, though hard, were acceptable.

  2. According to this definition of patriotism, the meaning is not limited to a political area of square miles or boundary lines.

  3. He could not open an attack on them according to orders, but if he could induce them to attack him, it would give him a chance for a fight.

  4. Only partisans attack the motives of persons who are trying to advance human liberty and peace according to the duties and rights of civilization.

  5. The Southern leaders were unanimous for Washington, and, with the efficiency of shrewd politicians, supported measures largely according to the pressure they brought to bear in the cause of having Washington for the commander-in-chief.

  6. There was no such thing as patriotism at the time of Washington, according to the usual definition of patriotism, because there was no geographical territory holding a united people, for whom or for which to feel a national patriotism.

  7. It will be healthy or diseased morally, according to the quality of the material supplied for its use.

  8. A mature woman, brought up to the strictest Sabbath observance, came to believe that "the Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath," and therefore essayed to act on that day according to her reason and judgment.

  9. The development of this period will therefore be considered according to this classification.

  10. According to their pasture so were they filled.

  11. Life is not merely "plastic clay" to be moulded, or a "block of marble" to be hewn according to the will of the sculptor.

  12. The lesson must always be interesting, but it must also gain entrance according to the laws of the mind to be instructive.

  13. But whatever the motive, experiences helpful or harmful, according to the sort of activity, result, and they enter character at par value.

  14. From constructing houses out of blocks, the soul will begin to construct ideals out of its experiences and visions, according to a pattern shown on some mount.

  15. Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife," and "wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?

  16. It must suffice for him to be ordinarily honest according to the ordinary honesty of the world's ways, and to let men's tongues wag as they would.

  17. He did not say that his covers should not be drawn, or his earths stopped, for that would have been illegal according to the by-laws prevailing among country gentlemen.

  18. The Arabins after their marriage went abroad for a couple of months, according to the custom in such matters now duly established, and then commenced their deanery life under good auspices.

  19. Every woman is charming according to Lotte," she said; "I never knew an eye with so little true appreciation.

  20. It was not, according to his showing, on account of any weak complaisance on the part of his family towards their Norman neighbours.

  21. He had always been accustomed to a goodly board of decent length, comfortably elongating itself according to the number of the guests, nearly black with perpetual rubbing, and as bright as a mirror.

  22. He did not kill his foxes, for that according to his light would have been murder.

  23. Mr George Burton, who took after his Irish father in several respects, according to his sister's account, made a re-appearance before the visitors left.

  24. According to her own account, the respectable "villadom" of the sleepy old town had not called upon her, on account of the absence of convincing credentials.

  25. In the course of the year, according to his own account, he made a considerable sum out of racing.

  26. Footnote 2-1: Here (according to Fenn) follows the account as stated more at large in the subjoined Bill.

  27. Footnote 68-2: Here (according to Fenn) follows an account of bills and receipts, etc.

  28. Footnote 136-3: Here (according to Fenn) follows an order for making out an account and receiving some rents, etc.

  29. The Corsican climate has three distinct zones of temperature, graduated according to the elevation of the soil.

  30. The daughter set the viands on the table, but, according to the Corsican custom, neither she nor the mother took a share in the meal; the man alone helped me, and ate beside me.

  31. According to the old statute, all those are banditti on whom sentence of banishment from the island has been passed, because justice has not been able to lay hands on them.

  32. L] The same man had now, according to the philosopher, been a witness of all that had happened to Claudius on occasion of his ascension.

  33. The citizens who, according to French law, are entitled to vote, are also voters for the Legislative Assembly.

  34. Guilty of capital crime, according to the law that had been proclaimed, they were to suffer the penalty, although they denied the deed.

  35. Each commune had to furnish one or more companies, according to its population, and chose its own officers.

  36. Then they assemble according to their villages, their towns, and their communities, walking one by one in a long line--first the men and then the women.

  37. According to Roman Catholic doctrine, dough is changed to Deity by the mumbling of a few Latin words over it by a priest.

  38. He further said that Jesus "treated each with whom he came in contact according to the spirit that was in him.

  39. Men and women are bad according to the standard of one age; good according to that of another.

  40. Let us not forget that men speak according to the measure of their knowledge and light, and that a superior enlightenment is a higher authority.

  41. No class in the land are paid so poorly, according to the service they perform, as our school teachers, while no class should be paid so well.

  42. One or two of the garments were threaded with white ribbon, after a more modern fashion, but most of them were made according to the quaint old patterns.

  43. Until luncheon time, he was with Ruth and, usually, out of doors, according to prescription.

  44. It appeared, however, that the change must be made if the advantages of the new agreement with France, according to which the French troops were to evacuate Rome in two years, were to be obtained.

  45. According to this story Alfieri was presented to the Countess in one of the galleries of Florence, and noticed at the time that the lady was much interested in a portrait on the walls of Charles XII.

  46. In the year 1869 Victor Emmanuel, who had been seized with a severe fever in his villa near Pisa, married the Countess Mirafiore, according to the rites of the Church.

  47. At The Hague he also fell deeply in love, and, quite according to the fashionable custom of the time, with a young married woman.

  48. His earliest youth was spent among the hills of Galbiate, according to the custom of wealthy Lombard families, to send their children to the mountains in order to give them rugged health.

  49. Among this new generation was Daniel Manin, son of a Jew who had embraced Christianity and who had adopted the surname of his noble patron the last Doge, according to Venetian custom.

  50. One, to three hundred dollars, according to price of material and labor, will build this piggery, besides fitting it up with furnace and boilers.

  51. The distance of these posts apart may be according to the size of the building, and to give it strength enough to resist the action of the wind.

  52. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852.

  53. The size is not arbitrary, but may be either contracted or extended, according to the requirements of the builder.

  54. It may be built for fifty to a hundred dollars, according to the cost of material and labor, and the degree of finish given to it.

  55. I, according to the finish, and may be sufficiently well done and painted complete for $300; which may be reduced or increased, according to the style of finish and the taste of the builder.

  56. The cost of a bee-house, on the plan given, may be from ten to fifty dollars, according to the price of material, and the amount of labor expended upon it.

  57. Different sections of the United States have their own several local notions, or preferences as to the mode of finish to their houses and out-buildings, according to climate, education, or other circumstances.

  58. It is on this island, according to more than one, that gold is found, and that powerful and warlike people live.

  59. The tip, according to the rules of the Tuna Club, must not be less than 6ft.

  60. The water is usually clear, varying in breadth and in swiftness of current according to the nature of the country it flows through.

  61. Consequently the action of the iodine differs according to the extent of the erasure.

  62. One pair will be classified according to the number of little ridges between the delta, or point where all bifurcate, and the outer ring.

  63. According to Tarry, it is necessary to have recourse to alcohol to discover whether the paper has been scratched in any of the parts and then covered with a resinous matter to prevent the ink from blotting.

  64. In forgeries perpetrated by the aid of tracing, the internal evidence is more or less conclusive according to the skill of the forger.

  65. Few things would be easier for a dishonest person than to swear he was a competent expert, and then to swear that a document was, in his opinion, forged or genuine, according to the requirements of his hirer.

  66. The intensity of the coloration naturally varied according to the length of time for which the paper was exposed to the iodine.

  67. These methods differ widely in details, according to the circumstances of each case.

  68. The evidence adduced from comparison is more or less certain according to the skill of the expert and the circumstances of the case.

  69. Once the impression is secured, the fingers are classified according to a regular plan.

  70. This alteration may appear to be somewhat complicated, but a trial of it according to direction will show how nicely it may be done.

  71. Her mother thought her too young for these gaieties, as indeed she was according to our notions; but queen Anne would listen to nothing, and of course the princess herself enjoyed it all heartily.

  72. According to etiquette he lay in state for the people to visit, in the splendid dress which had been made for him to wear when he met the new queen.

  73. Neither, according to the rest of lady Bryan's letter to the king's minister, Thomas Cromwell, does she seem to have been provided with proper food.

  74. On the road, according to the old chroniclers, she more than once tried her favourite trick of gaining time by delaying her arrival.

  75. Everything was to be done according to the old rules, and a branch of the flowering thorn at Glastonbury was brought up by relays of horsemen for presentation to the king on Christmas Eve.

  76. We've graded all the signers of the roll according to their numbers.

  77. Cooper passed between them, serving tall, black bottles from which men poured their potions according to impulse; they did not drink in unison.

  78. In recent vessels from the antipodes have come numerous men from Australia who, according to rumor, are deported English criminals, known as 'Sydney Ducks.

  79. I take my chance with men and win or lose according to the Fates.

  80. Ruef, according to these confessions, had been the arch-plotter.

  81. According to Leland, however, he was educated at Oxford, proceeding thence to France and the Netherlands, to finish his studies; but there remains no certain evidence of his having belonged to either University.

  82. According to the old mysteries, Noah's wife refused to come into the ark, and bade her husband row forth and get him a new wife, because he was leaving her gossips in the town to drown.

  83. He manifested a deep interest in the prosperity of our religious Society, and according to his measure, especially in the latter part of his life, willingly devoted himself to its service.

  84. It was an event of prime importance, according to his mind, when seven real scouts came and took the farmhouse of the Trotters by storm.

  85. Why, according to Lil Artha, and he ought to know as well as the next one, the table fairly groaned under the weight of good things which the farmer's wife kept placing upon it.

  86. That stranger is the nigger in the woodpile, according to my mind, suh.

  87. When the two boats had been brought to the shore, packs were distributed in the same, according to the directions of the leader.

  88. Worse than pickerel, according to my mind, and that's saying a lot.

  89. Flamininus' proclamation at the Isthmian games, according liberty to Greece,-- A gift of that which is not to be given By all the blended powers of Earth and Heaven!

  90. I was very irresolute and difficult in my Choice.

  91. How then in the name of Wonder came he by it?

  92. But the happy life seems to be according to virtue; and this is serious, and does not consist in amusement.

  93. If happiness be an energy according to virtue, it is reasonable to suppose that it is according to the best virtue; and this must be the virtue of the best part of man.

  94. This he asked because he thought himself the happiest of mortals; but Solon answered him without flattery, according to his true sentiments, "Tellus of Athens, sire.

  95. Let our differences be determined by arbitration, according to the treaty.

  96. And you need not make professions; for if you take no thought for yourselves, and walk not according to the precepts which I have given you, not now for the first time, the warmth of your professions will be of no avail.

  97. But to every man that energy is most eligible which is according to his proper habit; and, therefore, to the good man, that is most eligible which is according to virtue.

  98. If the result of cicatrix, of a burn, or of disease of bone, the treatment must be varied according to circumstances, and in many cases, skin must be transplanted to fill the gap.

  99. It may be retained for forty-eight or seventy-two hours, according to circumstances.

  100. The results of excision of the hip have as yet been very discouraging, the mortality of the whole series of published cases being, according to Dr.

  101. The form and number of the incisions vary considerably, and ought to vary according to the nature of the case and the amount of disease or injury.

  102. The nature of the operation varies according to the nature of the case for which it is performed.

  103. The bowel should then be drawn down a little, the constricted point carefully examined, and then returned or not, according to its condition.

  104. The operation described was performed according to Mr. Teale's method, as far as the external incisions were concerned, but the long flap was made from the back instead of from the front of the limb (Plate IV.

  105. Its depth from the surface varies, gradually increasing as the trachea descends, and varying very much according to the fatness, muscularity, and length of the neck.

  106. This very likely inaugurates a war of tariffs; fares and freights go down slowly or quickly according as the quarrel is open or secret, until one or other of the parties gives in to avoid complete ruin.

  107. We looked at each other, and being men, were half ashamed that another should know we had acted rightly according to our code, and had won a victory over ourselves.

  108. As for me, had I not ridden desperate miles after him: had I not interviewed outraged owners of other bulls and broken fences: had I not played the diplomat or the bully according to the treatment which seemed indicated?

  109. The Karroo and the veldt do not change except according to the seasons; they pour their influences for ever upon those who ride across them as the Drakensberg Mountains send their waters down upon Natal beneath their mighty wall.

  110. That may be so according to the deeper ethics of the sport, but I am inclined to think many men would have no desire to fish at all after going through the preliminary task of filling a small tin can with those lively insects.

  111. In short, the same divisions and movements of these icy fields present themselves to us at a glance that occur during the summer of our own arctic regions, according to the descriptions of explorers.

  112. According to their desire or aptitudes, the spirits are sent away when Martianized to the different parts of Mars, and many stay here with us in the workshops and laboratories.

  113. By and by to supper, and so to bed, and slept but ill all night, my mind running like a fool on my prize business, which according to my reason ought not to trouble me at all.


  114. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "according" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    akin; assonant; attuned; blended; chiming; concordant; consonant; harmonic; harmonious; synchronized; synchronous; tuned


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    according unto thy word; accordingly took; accordingly went