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Example sentences for "plenty"

Lexicographically close words:
plentiful; plentifull; plentifully; plentifulness; plentitude; plenum; plenus; pleonasm; pleonastic; pleraque
  1. There was one thing very teasing: He had a small shieling, which some former herd had built, and plenty of sticks to burn for the gathering or cutting.

  2. It consisted of lean beef, and venison as black as soot, with plenty of milk; but as for bread we had none of any description.

  3. S'pose there's plenty of girls and their fathers, ain't there?

  4. There seems to be plenty of room for us out here, so we needn't get in each other's way.

  5. Mlissy Mazaline glive me that; it all plenty me," he said.

  6. He determined to show, meanwhile, that he had plenty of fire for to-night, and therefore heaped it up so high, that there was some danger that the lower branches of the ash under which he sat would shrivel up with the heat.

  7. Plenty of such things swept past before, and nobody had thought of wanting them.

  8. He found plenty of pretty things hanging on the bushes, and did not wait for their being quite dry to dress himself as he had never been dressed before.

  9. Here were plenty of trees, and they must be full of birds; for, though they were silent to-day (he did wish the place was not quite so silent!

  10. He would have plenty to eat there, and might do as he pleased, and be out of our way and the cow's.

  11. There were plenty of water-fowl in the marsh; and there was something else which Mildred did not seem to like.

  12. And there is plenty of supper for everybody.

  13. We have plenty of stones, the saints be praised!

  14. There'll be plenty for Florrie to do, and I make no doubt she'll be happy, and what my aunt calls work off her bouncing.

  15. Mrs Warren was a welcome guest, and there was plenty of politeness to her young friend.

  16. There's plenty of examples nowadays if one wanted them, which I don't.

  17. There'll be plenty of anemones there in the spring.

  18. There's plenty of ways for girls to trouble their families.

  19. Well, we have to keep good fires, but, you see, there's plenty of fuel close by.

  20. Plenty of money, and perhaps too much, is spent on those fine clothes.

  21. And some such would tell us that there is intellect in plenty in the modern Nausicaa: but not of the quality which they desire for their country's future good.

  22. One cannot walk the streets of any of our great commercial cities without seeing plenty of men, young and middle- aged, whose whole bearing and stature shows that the manly vigour of our middle class is anything but exhausted.

  23. We can find plenty of amusement now, beside the old one of sitting round the table and talking over wine.

  24. Of course Elizabeth replied "Yes," for the Bible has plenty to say of the Church of Christ, though it never identifies it with the Church of Rome.

  25. And though Nicholas did not say even to himself that it was better to have plenty of money than to go to Heaven when he died, yet he lived exactly as if he thought so.

  26. It is important that we should have true ideas about this, because there are just now plenty of foolish people who will try to persuade us to believe that that poor, powerless piece of bread is God Himself.

  27. Of course we have plenty of firebugs and pyromaniacs in a small way, but the big conspiracy has never come to my personal attention before.

  28. But the chance doesn't often come - an empty house and plenty of time.

  29. Kennedy and I were busy about the engine, and there was plenty for us to do.

  30. There were plenty of witnesses to it, and it was point number two for the great Mose Kimmel.

  31. If any one had known, and there were plenty of eyes watching, the whole thing would have fallen through.

  32. On the contrary, visits had been arranged, by request, even before Lizarann had been thought plenty well enough for school, only not to fret herself.

  33. Only they would have plenty of time to talk about that to-morrow.

  34. For he had suddenly become aware that he was adducing reasons in plenty why he should not marry Judith at all.

  35. There is plenty of humor as well as of peril and suspense, and it works up to a climax, the most exciting chapter being the last.

  36. He rejoiced to feel that there was still plenty of vital heat in her rudiment of a carcass, as he wrapped it in the first thing that came to hand, a stray relic of a blanket of days gone by.

  37. But accept as much of the description as leaves an image of a comely woman with dark hair--plenty of it--in a plait, and rather embonpoint for thirty.

  38. I tell you what, Tite: you must have a regular good strong hot toddy to-night, with plenty of lemon.

  39. These two men had plenty to talk about in the top stratum--enough to fill the day out had they chosen.

  40. There's plenty of places for them to go to .

  41. It is the greatest of luxuries, as we all know, after a journey, and Challis had made up his mind to have one the moment he detected a flavour of roasting, because that implied plenty of hot water in the bath-room.

  42. Girls with half her attractions could find plenty of admirers.

  43. If he wanted to lose or win money, there were plenty of other houses where he could indulge his fancy.

  44. Plenty of other things came on to attract their attention.

  45. They found plenty of material for identification.

  46. Owing to the absence of the caretaker, they had plenty of time.

  47. Mrs Spencer had plenty of money in her pocket.

  48. There were plenty of men he could bring to their house, and perhaps a few decent women who were perfectly respectable, but not too strait-laced.

  49. I have universally told the cook to give her plenty to eat.

  50. He knows the hog eats grain, so he feeds it corn, or some other suitable cereal, with plenty of water and good bedding.

  51. Well, Jim Conklin says we'll get a plenty of fighting this time.

  52. Plenty of company here," said Pats, reading her expression.

  53. My uncle supplies me with plenty of money, but just the same I'd hate to lose that roll.

  54. There's plenty of time for that," answered Matt, smiling at Ferral's impatience.

  55. You will find plenty of hoofs in the stables, and a groom to show you the way.

  56. But there are plenty at the house," replied Isabella, eagerly.

  57. He must be back in time for that, and I dare say he will come on Saturday night, so there will be plenty of time.

  58. There were plenty who remembered the stranger who had spent a part of the previous evening in the barroom of the tavern, and his evident curiosity as to the wealth of the hermit was also remembered.

  59. The characters are lifelike, there is plenty of stirring incident, the interest is sustained throughout, and every boy will enjoy following the fortunes of the hero.

  60. Julian was rich now and had plenty of friends.

  61. You'll feel ever so much better, and there's plenty of it.

  62. He only meant to go out a short distance and there was plenty of time before noon.

  63. Why, plenty of people would have given me only ten cents.

  64. I guess I'll take a pound," said Robert with the air of one who had plenty of money.

  65. Because a real, tiptop rich man generally has plenty of plate," answered the man after a pause.

  66. I have money in plenty and it does not bring me happiness.

  67. This will give you plenty of room for your aunt and the young couple, who will be company for her.

  68. No, no," replied Mother Chattox; "there is plenty of time.

  69. There are plenty of guesses about another world, but no knowledge.

  70. When a man has plenty of faith he is ready to believe anything.

  71. The poem contains plenty of "fine writing" and some good lines.

  72. There was a fierce struggle, with plenty of fighting and intrigue, and the fittest survived.

  73. The ignorant and thoughtless multitude want plenty of supernaturalism.

  74. The fact is there was plenty of Christianity during the preceding thousand years, but the sceptical and humanitarian work of the eighteenth century was necessary before there could be any general revolt against injustice and oppression.

  75. Troops may be ever so brave, generals ever so skilful, but they will be beaten unless they have good rifles and artillery, plenty of ammunition, and an ample commissariat.

  76. She had plenty of money, she was fond of racing and Society and fun of all kinds.

  77. One would have imagined that in that office he would come across plenty of material for his fictions.

  78. This I always took leave to doubt, because, although Fiske put plenty of brains and labour into his new purchase, it gave none of the customary signs of any considerable outlay of money.

  79. The poem has plenty of other attractions for the most untechnical reader.

  80. Though sympathetic enough to the miners, he has plenty of hard words to say of their Trade Unions.

  81. Dowagers as plenty as flounders inhabit all around, and Pope's ghost is just now skimming under my window by a most poetical moonlight.

  82. There are plenty of illustrations--mostly process reproductions of old photographs and examples of Phil May's work.

  83. Enthusiastic bibliographers will find plenty of interest in the study of Southcottian literature; first editions are satisfactorily scarce.

  84. Falstaff went with plenty of activity and comic business, if with nothing else.

  85. There are plenty of sound reasons for this apparent obstinacy.

  86. Be sure you take good care of this little girl, and see that she has plenty of pleasant partners," said the young gentleman, on seeing Gray behind.

  87. But if the people were inclined to feed their envy, they found plenty of food for that appetite.

  88. I shall have a plenty for you to do, so you must be at my house as usual at six o'clock in the morning," he said.

  89. She and her husband have gone to Californy; where, they do tell me, that lumps of pure gold lay about the ground as plenty as stones do around here!

  90. And though these orphan sisters could not hunt or fish, they could buy cheaply a plenty of game from the negroes who did.

  91. Here I must absolutely close, though I have plenty more to say.

  92. Of his diligence there is always plenty to tell, and you will not be surprised when I tell you that he has made very gratifying progress.

  93. There's plenty o' bad people in the world--beside me.

  94. Landlords must be "took down"; and there was plenty of work going on the railway just now for those that were turned off.

  95. And there'd be plenty of fault to be found with 'im, if onybody was to try.

  96. I watched until I knew that the Captain had had plenty of time to have reached the woods; but, for some reason, he had not made his appearance.

  97. I would advise you to say nothing, and if I get into the guard-house, you see that I get plenty to eat, and I'll wriggle out some way.

  98. He told me that he was going round on to the lower Tupelo road in a day or two, and that I had better run with them till that time, and he would put me on to a road where I would find clever people and plenty to eat.

  99. There's plenty of fellows that are, though," returned Gretry.

  100. Oh, there are plenty of shorts," urged Gretry.

  101. Somehow there was bound to be plenty of wheat.


  102. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "plenty" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    abundance; abundant; accumulation; acres; adequate; affluence; affluent; ample; amplitude; aplenty; avalanche; backlog; barrel; beaucoup; bonanza; bottomless; bountiful; budget; collection; comfort; commensurate; commissary; competent; considerably; copious; cornucopia; cumulation; decent; deluge; diffuse; due; dump; ease; effuse; enough; epidemic; extravagance; extravagant; exuberance; exuberant; fat; fertile; fertility; fill; fit; flood; flow; flush; full; fullness; galore; generosity; generous; good; greatly; gush; heap; highly; hoard; inexhaustible; inundation; inventory; landslide; larder; largely; lavish; lavishness; liberal; liberality; load; lot; luxuriant; many; mass; material; materiel; maximal; maximum; minimal; minimum; mountain; much; multiplicity; multitude; munitions; myriad; numerous; ocean; opulence; opulent; outpouring; overabundance; overdose; overflow; overflowing; overpopulation; oversupply; peck; pile; plenitude; plenteous; plentiful; plenty; plethora; prevailing; prevalence; prevalent; prodigal; prodigality; productive; productiveness; profuse; profusion; proportionate; prosperity; provision; quantity; rampant; rations; redundancy; repertory; replete; repletion; rich; riches; rick; rife; riot; riotous; satisfactory; scads; sea; shower; spate; stack; stock; stockpile; stream; substantial; substantiality; sufficient; suitable; superabundance; superabundant; superfluity; supplies; teeming; tons; treasure; treasury; volume; wealth; wealthy; wholesale; world