English example sentences with "what"

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

I just don't know what to say.

So what?

That was probably what influenced their decision.

I've always wondered what it'd be like to have siblings.

This is what I would have said.

If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.

I don't know what you mean.

If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.

What did you answer?

You never have class or what?!

I don't know what to do anymore.

You can probably guess what happens though.

What other options do I have?

What do you think I've been doing?

What keeps you up so late?

You'd be surprised what you can learn in a week.

"This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.

What do you want?

You opened up my eyes to what it's like when everything is right.

What do you mean you don't know?!

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

You know the phrase, we reap what we sow. I have sown the wind and this is my storm.

What would the world be without women?

What if you gave a speech and nobody came?

I don't know what to say to make you feel better.

And what are we going to do?

What does it involve?

What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?

Don't ask what they think. Ask what they do.

Don't ask what they think. Ask what they do.

What changes the world is communication, not information.

The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose.

The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose.

What does it mean to have an educated mind in the 21st century?

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

When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.

When you can't do what you want, you do what you can.

When you can't do what you want, you do what you can.

What made you change your mind?

If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."

What is your greatest source of inspiration?

It's presumptuous for humans to assume that our task is to do what only God can do.

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

It depends what you mean by "believe" in God.

What criterion did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?

It caught me off guard; I didn't know what to do.

What happened? There's water all over the apartment.

Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it.

What you don't have is better than what you do have.

What you don't have is better than what you do have.

What are you talking about?

Do you have any idea what my life is like?

So what if I am gay? Is it a crime?

Can you imagine what our lives would be like without electricity?

What famous songs do you wish you had composed, and why?

I don't know what is worse.

What... you still don't know how to drive?

What?! You ate my chocolate bear?!

What is the advantage of this technology?

The seven questions that an engineer has to ask himself are: who, what, when, where, why, how and how much.

You are still asking yourself what the meaning of life is?

That sounds interesting. What did you tell her?

Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have.

If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?

That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

If you think education is expensive, wait till you see what ignorance costs you.

More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.

Tell me what happened.

What have you been doing all this time!

Are you angry at what I said?

You asked after her? What did she say?

You should pay more attention to what he says.

What subject do you think he is interested in?

What do you usually do on Sundays?

What do you have for breakfast?

What do you want to be when you grow up?

What do you want to do in the future?

What account can you give of your misbehavior?

You are responsible for what you do.

You are responsible for what you have done.

What on earth did you take me for?

What are you about now?

What do you base your theory on?

What subjects are you taking at school?

What grade are you in?

What time are you going on duty?

What time will you get to the station?

What are you looking for?

What are you looking at?

What do you learn?

What do you intend to do?

What are you going to be?

What do you want to be?

What will you have?

What are you going to have?

What woke you up?

What did you come here so early for?

Please let me know what you want.

What do you like?

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