gave in a sentence

gave meaning:

v.) To bestow without receiving a return;to grant,

v.) to provide or donate.

v.) to convey or impart.

v.) to propose or show.

gave sentence:

gave him a book.

He gave the dog a bone.

Her words gave me hope.

The teacher gave us homework.

No one gave him a good chance.

She gave me a wonderful present.

gave the textbook back to him.

She gave him a punch on the nose.

He gave me whatever help I needed.

He gave a rather surprising answer.

She gave us some useful information.

A vacuum cleaner salesman gave us a demo today at our house, and was able to remove a bad stain from our carpet.

After the war, the diligence and the saving of the Japanese gave an impression which is strong in the American.

Jennifer gave no hint that anything was wrong, but apparently things are going quite badly between her and Ted.

We gave our grandchildren some wonderful Christmas gifts, but they haven’t even bothered to write and thank us.

The student gave his teacher an elaborate excuse about his dog eating his homework, but she didn’t believe it.

She became disillusioned when her first art teacher in university gave her failing marks for her paintings.

The teacher gave the children little stars as an incentive to clean up their desks at the end of each day.

He took a short course which gave some good tips on how to apply for a scholarship to different colleges.

Richard gave us a software program which allows us to detect when a hacker has tried to enter our system.

My grandmother always gave us huge portions of apple pie when we went to her house for supper on Sundays.

The students gave a convincing argument for doing their presentations in groups rather than individually.

My former boss actually gave me a congratulatory bouquet of flowers when he heard I had gotten a new job.

In March of 1828, classical composer Franz Schubert gave the only public concert of his life, in Vienna.

The teacher gave out a handout at the beginning of the class, so the students didn’t need to take notes.

He gave away his entire fortune to an old friend’s daughter, and expected nothing in return.

The little girl’s mother gave her a batch of brownies to take to school for her class party.

The judge noted the viciousness of the attack, and gave the defendant the maximum sentence.

Harry’s mother gave him an admiring look as he walked up to the stage to receive his award.

We gave our daughters tickets to see her favorite band in concert for her birthday present.

Harry’s mother gave him an admiring look as he walked up to the stage to receive his award.

I thought my essay was perfect, but my teacher spotted several mistakes and gave me a ‘B’.

She had a severe allergic reaction to the medication the doctor gave her, and almost died.

He gave his girlfriend a dozen red roses to celebrate the anniversary of their first date.

It made Grandfather’s day when his granddaughter gave him a picture she had drawn of him.

The witness gave an amazingly accurate description of the criminal – she even knew his eye color!

Over 100 teachers attended the seminar he gave on current methods of teaching vocabulary.



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