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Example sentences for "does not"

  • He does not profess to have built the castle, but he pretends he has traced the lines of the foundation.

  • Does not he who spares the wolf kill the sheep?

  • This is a direction not of the kindest sort to the fraternity, but 'tis certainly a key to the clue of a pickpocket's motions, and whoever can follow it will as certainly catch the thief as he will be sure to miss if he does not.

  • And there must be many others whom the king (to adhere to the formula) does not like.

  • He does not aim at popularity; but drives and braves his subjects, with a simplicity of domination which it is impossible not to admire, hard not to sympathise with.

  • He does not need to be abashed who so well knew the answer to his plea before the plea were made," she replied, rising and placing her dear hands upon my shoulders, and so I took her in my arms and kissed her.

  • Yes," she replied, "but he does not know me for what I am, nor does he know who betrayed my mother to Tal Hajus.

  • It does not require of us to underrate ourselves.

  • The woed, though common in Old English, does not occur in Chaucer.

  • Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person; the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery.

  • He does not think of claiming the relaxation earned by a lifetime of labor, or, if he ever does, the thought of the sword of John Ring restores instantly his fervid earnestness.

  • He makes little of his sufferings, and when he slowly makes his way, bent and twisted, downstairs, he does not want to be noticed.

  • It is not that he does not feel, and feel intensely, the interest of what he is visiting, but that his tremendous earnestness keeps him always concerned about his work at home.

  • But as a matter of fact there is very little that he does not see.

  • But it does not signify if they do," said Catherine, very innocently.

  • But it does not signify, the nights are moonlight, and we shall do delightfully.

  • Does not he want Captain Tilney to go away?

  • It does not, however, give such a beautiful color to the impression as when it is newly prepared.

  • Light is white and colorless, as long as it does not come in contact with matter.

  • But it does not appear he was at all expected to give with a good grace.

  • In answer, Knappe had "the honour to inform your Excellency that since the declaration of the state of war, British subjects are liable to martial law, and Mr. Fletcher will be arrested if he does not appear.

  • He refused them with an indignation which he does not seem to have been able to keep to himself; and, whether or not by his fault, some of these unfortunate documents became public.

  • No one can repeat a message he has not heard, or interpret what he does not understand.

  • That may be true; but if so it does not apply to story-telling as it does to reading.

  • It does not so greatly trouble the teacher who uses the nature story as a story, rather than as a text-book, for she will not be so keenly attracted toward the books prepared with a didactic purpose.

  • The attitude was very effective at home, but it does not seem to excite awe in the District of Columbia.

  • The recipient of the blow cringes, cowers and howls like a beaten hound, but he does not resent.

  • He doesn't lecture, he does not preach, he never laughs, never scolds, is never surprised.

  • There is not a square foot of New York City that it does not know.

  • The automaton or self-acting machine-tool has within itself an almost creative power; in fact, so great are its powers of adaptation, that there is no operation of the human hand that it does not imitate.

  • It does not appear to be customary for superintendents of orphan asylums to bring with them personal maids and Chinese chows.

  • Mrs. Gruby, our best milliner, does not believe in slavishly following Paris Fashions; she originates her own styles.

  • He says he does not wish to be regarded as an enemy.

  • He does not purpose to buy any daughter sight unseen.

  • It does not seem as if that lady could be very popular with inferiors, does it?

  • It does not seem as if this could be a large society, although those old Dutch pashas had an unconscionable number of children.

  • But perhaps I should tell you that the church does not approve of the place where we are going.

  • He does not appear to have thought to inquire whether they had dyspepsia, and how it affected them, being engrossed in that more important question, viz.

  • He does not wake at dawn to see Dread figures throng his room, The shivering Chaplain robed in white, The Sheriff stern with gloom, And the Governor all in shiny black, With the yellow face of Doom.

  • He does not die a death of shame On a day of dark disgrace, Nor have a noose about his neck, Nor a cloth upon his face, Nor drop feet foremost through the floor Into an empty space.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "does not" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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