English example sentences with "their"

Learn how to use their in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

That was probably what influenced their decision.

Most people write about their daily life.

After that, I left, but then I realized that I forgot my backpack at their house.

Their communication may be much more complex than we thought.

One million people lost their lives in the war.

Mathematicians are poets, except that they have to prove what their fantasy creates.

Mathematicians are like French people: whatever you tell them they translate it into their own language and turn it into something totally different.

Nowadays we want our children to make their own decisions, but we expect those decisions to please us.

The ascendancy of monarchs is what keeps their subjects from rebellion.

Most people only want to hear their own truth.

The audience acclaimed the actors for their performance.

I consider the Jehovah's witnesses who knock on my door all the time to be no different from religious zealots trying to force their beliefs on me.

As the plane was approaching turbulence, the pilot asked the passengers aboard the plane to fasten their seat belts.

Professors should explain everything in detail, not be succinct and always tell students to go home and read their books.

Prosecutors in court have to substantiate their claims in order to prove a suspect is guilty.

The people who come on the Maury Povich show often make pretentious claims about their lovers cheating on them.

Teachers must get tired of rectifying the same mistakes over and over again in their students' papers.

Shocked by the events of September 11th, politicians all over the world condemned the terrorists for their reprehensible deed.

His father would never sanction his engagement to a girl who did not share the same religious beliefs as their family.

Pop artists thrive on the adulation of their loyal fans.

Con artists take advantage of the credulity of inexperienced investors and swindle them out of their money.

Generally, who visits their parents more, sons or daughters?

On May 18, a young Japanese couple was arrested after their one-year-old baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a gutter.

She has always done her best to make their life easier.

You seem to be insensible of their good intentions.

When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.

Some people do not like to deposit their money in banks.

Banks will try to lend you an umbrella on a sunny day, but they will turn their backs on a rainy day.

Few rich men own their own property.

Before saying goodbye to their neighbors, the Smiths had to tie up some loose ends inside the house.

Young people wear their hair long these days.

Boys have their own bikes these days.

As these days most parents indulge their children, many children don't know what good manners are.

They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.

The workers complained when their working hours were extended.

The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.

It is the students' duty to clean their classrooms.

The teachers are trying to motivate their students.

Teachers shouldn't fall back on their authority.

Teachers should give their children faith that tomorrow will be brighter and happier.

Teachers should occasionally let their students blow off some steam.

Teachers should treat all their students impartially.

When the teacher is very strict, the students must mind their P's and Q's.

If people who smoke are deprived of their cigarettes, they get nervous and irritable.

Smokers are as aware as anybody else of the disadvantages of their hobby, but manage to live with that knowledge for two main reasons.

They waved good-bye to their parents as the train pulled out.

Tears of joy rained down their cheeks.

Seen close-up, things have a way of showing their defects, their innate ugliness.

Seen close-up, things have a way of showing their defects, their innate ugliness.

The nurses must see to the comfort of their patients.

The nurses were run off their feet every day.

The manager balanced the strength of his team against that of their opponent and sighed.

Patients often die simply because they yield to their diseases.

Activists are stepping up their protest drive.

Students are open to the influence of their teachers.

All the students recognized her as their representative.

Students should develop their reading skills.

Students should make the most of their free time.

The students have an excellent gym at their disposal.

Students often pursue their teacher with questions.

Students generally like a teacher who understands their problems.

Students came of their own accord to help the villagers.

The students turned in their term papers.

Schools have tried to limit their use by not allowing them to be used in math classes, although they allow them in science lessons to save time.

Some go in groups organized by their schools, but most go in twos and threes.

One cannot judge people only by their outward appearances.

Pioneer men and women had a hard life, and so did their children.

They all looked up to him as their leader.

Low-lying lands will flood. This means that people will be left homeless and their crops will be destroyed by the salt water.

The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.

It seems the navy jets had a major screw-up in navigation and they bombed their own troops by mistake.

Cross off the names of the people who have paid their dues.

In some companies, employees use paid holidays for their summer vacations.

Some companies guarantee their workers a job for life.

When the company refused to increase their wages, they walked out.

We must not give way to their demands.

We had to yield to their request.

We thought their shop was a failure, but now they've gotten out from under and even expanded.

Some members agree with us, some don't, and others haven't expressed their opinions.

Parents who beat their children really make my blood boil.

The flowers are at their best now.

Their plot to start a fire was discovered by the police.

The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical discs.

Their cattle are all fat.

The family assimilated quickly into their new environment.

They have time to spend with their families or to enjoy their hobbies.

They have time to spend with their families or to enjoy their hobbies.

They lent their house for the summer.

As the centuries went by and England became more crowded, the people found their food supply a great problem.

After all, their form of transport produces no pollution at all.

Had they known what was about to happen, they would have changed their plans.

Suppose that pigeons have something in their heads which can feel the power lines.

Talent for music runs in their blood.

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Applicants were requested to submit their resumes.

The movie got more and more exciting, until at length, people were sitting on the edge of their chairs.

We must not speak ill of others behind their backs.

The athletes trained hard every day to be at their best for the Summer Olympics.

Speak of angels and you hear their wings.

The rain damped their spirits.

The rain didn't stop them from doing their job.

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