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How to use and in a sentence

40 example sentences · conjunction, noun, verb

And means used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. Example: “I'd been walking since sunrise, and I was hungry.”

Examples of and by meaning

conjunctionUsed simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.

  • ‘The UKBA has some serious explaining to do if it is routinely carrying out such abusive and unlawful inspections.’2011 November 5, Mark Townsend, The Guardian

conjunctionSimply connecting two clauses or sentences.

  • When she saw several boys carrying a huge wooden case full of porcelain, she mumbled to Jinming that she was going to have a look, and left the room.1991, Jung Chang, Wild Swans
  • "Consensus is essential for the country," he said, adding that he was not "tied" to his post and was willing to step aside.2011 November 5, Helena Smith, Tom Kington, The Guardian

conjunctionIntroducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.

  • I'd been walking since sunrise, and I was hungry.
  • Set one foot upcountry and I'll kill you.’1996, David Beasley, Chocolate for the Poor
  • One more error and all the good work she had done on Friday would be for nought.2004 August 22, Will Buckley, The Observer

conjunctionUsed to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in...

  • In Chicago these latter were receiving, for the most part, eighteen and a half cents an hour, and the unions wished to make this the general wage for the next year.1905 April–October, Upton Sinclair, chapter XXVI, in The Jungle, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 26 February 1906...
  • The One Hundred and One Dalmatians.1956, Dodie Smith, (title)

conjunctionUsed to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.

  • Lions, and tigers, and bears!1939, Langley, Ryerson & Woolf, The Wizard of Oz (screenplay)

conjunctionConnecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.

  • It rang and rang, but there was no answer.’2011 March 18, Jonathan Watts, The Guardian

conjunctionIntroducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.

  • Fisher's Bill, and rightly, because our mental and physical capacities are infinitely varied.1918, George W. E. Russell, Prime Ministers and Some Others
  • President Pervez Musharraf is undoubtedly sincere in his belief that he, and he alone, can save Pakistan from the twin perils of terrorism and anarchy.2008 January 29, The Guardian

conjunctionIntroducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so...

  • ‘And, Vera,’ added Mrs.1914, Saki, ‘The Lull’, Beasts and Superbeasts

More sentences with and

  • There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting.From the entry word
  • She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.From the entry book
  • The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert.From the entry pie
  • The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel.From the entry brown
  • Tomorrow's Thursday, but I have Friday and Saturday off, so really it's my Friday.From the entry Friday
  • The word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately."From the entry connotation
  • Although written the same, the words lead (the metal) and lead (the verb) have totally different etymologies.From the entry etymology
  • I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal.From the entry deal
  • Skill is the product of hours of practice. His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.From the entry product
  • The product of 2 and 3 is 6. The product of 2, 3, and 4 is 24.From the entry product
  • One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.From the entry name
  • Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.From the entry abate
  • The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.From the entry abbreviated
  • "I never could abide shoemakers," said an old servant,—and it ended in her marrying one.From the entry abide
  • The new teacher was strict and the students did not want to abide by his rules.From the entry abide
  • This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time.From the entry ability
  • Unfair discrimination between the able-bodied and the disabled is illegal in many places.From the entry able-bodied
  • The policy covers all belongings and other personal things that somebody can carry about them.From the entry about
  • The island was a mile about, and a third of a mile across.From the entry about
  • The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.From the entry abscissa
  • The blue team are on six points and the red team on five.From the entry on
  • Before we knew it, the forest was on us, and the air grew colder and damper.From the entry on
  • My cat Fluffy has odd eyes: one blue and one brown.From the entry odd
  • So let’s see. There are two evens here and three odds.From the entry odd
  • The three principal calendars are the Gregorian, Jewish, and Islamic calendars.From the entry calendar
  • There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.From the entry servant
  • The English and the ROTW have a long history of conflict, periodically interrupted for tea.From the entry english

Meaning of and

  1. conjunction Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
  2. conjunction Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
  3. conjunction Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.

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Questions about and in a sentence

How do you use and in a sentence?
And is used as a conjunction, noun and verb. For example: “I'd been walking since sunrise, and I was hungry.”
What is a short sentence with and?
“‘And, Vera,’ added Mrs.”
What does and mean?
And means used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: and (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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