How to use several in a sentence. The sentences below are ordered by length from shorter and easier to longer and more complex. They use several in a sentence, providing visitors a sentence for several.
- Several people followed him. (12)
- Several dozen of the same wines. (10)
- We passed each other several times. (4)
- Yes, there were several rabbits out. (8)
- Several of the shadows are prostrate. (10)
- Several pairs of eyes were studying him. (10)
- Several pairs of eyes were studying him. (22)
- Several ladies addressed him sorrowfully. (10)
- There were several young men in this hall. (12)
- She has been observed by several gentlemen. (18)
- Several citizens wanted to prevent my action. (12)
- Dawney stood for several minutes staring at the house. (8)
- The difference in seating capacity is several hundred. (21)
- The town is several miles from the frontier of Prussia. (12)
- But I suppose two are as rightfully several as twenty are. (9)
- He passed his hands several times over his reddish blond hair. (12)
- It appeared that there were farces at several of the theatres. (10)
- For several months there was no communication between the families. (9)
- There were several kings and their kindred at Carlsbad that summer. (9)
- He has made several extremely successful tours to the United States. (3)
- I have been engaged for several years to Lieutenant Willing, of the Army. (9)
- He went out of the city on business, and did not return for several days. (13)
- Several cavaliers crushed for the honour of conducting Mrs. Mount to her home. (10)
- Mr. Murphy was there several times, I remember, and Mr. Lagrange, among others. (13)
- Hippias and Adrian then pressed their several suits as to which should have him. (10)
- There are several odd-looking men walking about here, who, I am told, are sailors. (4)
- This opera has been given in many countries, and translated into several languages. (3)
- At the close of the rites, several hours later, I resumed my movement against the bank. (7)
- Several times he recurred to the theme which he wanted, as he said, to have a talk upon. (10)
- Several offered to back Templemore at double the money they had lost, against the winner. (10)
- Several offered to back Templemore at double the money they had lost, against the winner. (22)
- Polyphony developed from melodic principles, the simultaneous sounding of several melodies. (3)
- A little after this Clemens went abroad with his family, and lived several years in Germany. (9)
- He now ceased to play for several times, when at last, he made an offering of his usual stake. (6)
- He fell on his knees and clasped her skirts all round, drawing his arms down them several times. (10)
- She finished several songs and studies during the spring and summer, and left still more unfinished. (8)
- On his way to Paris he had made a stormy voyage of several weeks from a port on the Baltic to London. (3)
- Several times that day he opened it to look at the seven soft shining stones in their velvet oval nest. (8)
- Thus several tangents struck the same string at different points, producing different degrees of pitch. (3)
- The capitol at Washington was burned and several other public buildings destroyed by way of retaliation. (19)
- At a social gathering he observed near him several young men engaged in eager but whispered conversation. (12)
- At several little tables outside the buffet persons are taking refreshment, served by a pale young waiter. (8)
- He suffered justly, but he did not suffer passively, or without several attempts to regain the higher ground. (9)
- We would work all day long at our several tasks, and then at night, before dinner, read them over to each other. (9)
- He had evaded them several weeks, so we are to fancy that his wife charged Countess Alessandra with the betrayal. (10)
- I know many persons, worth several thousands in the year, who are not so fortunate in the disposal of their lives. (2)
- For several days, Fiorsen wavered; but his collapse had come just in time, and with every hour the danger lessened. (8)
- She approached and saw the likeness of Mr. Wickham, suspended, amongst several other miniatures, over the mantelpiece. (4)
- He repeated several times before he reached his housedoor, that he wanted his wine, in a manner to be almost alarming. (10)
- Several ladies were coming across the grass toward him from the hotel, lifting their skirts and tiptoeing through the dew. (9)
- Phaon had not yet returned from a nocturnal excursion, and for several days had not reached home until just before sunrise. (5)
- Several years after its first publication he admitted authorship and it was included in the collected edition of his works. (8)
- Captain Dancy, a serious accusation has been made against you by this gentleman in the presence of several members of the Club. (8)
- The keeper of the dive, and several others in whose interest it was to have the peace kept, effected a partial reconciliation. (12)
- Once more the door opened silently in the stealthy hands of the undertaker, and this time it remained open for several seconds. (13)
- Several of them fluttered up to the desk, as the clerk had foretold, and looked for letters in the boxes bearing their initials. (9)
- He had these exquisite things and several others brought into his room, and sought to lose himself in the contemplation of them. (12)
- She stood several minutes before the picture, in earnest contemplation, and returned to it again before they quitted the gallery. (4)
- This latter was said sotto voce, and was a practice he continued to adopt in presenting me to his several friends through the room. (6)
- He fancied however, in his ignorance of literary profits, that a popular writer, selling several editions, had come to an El Dorado. (10)
- Then came Sir Humphrey Gilbert, half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, with 260 men and several ships, to plant a colony in Newfoundland. (19)
- Accordingly, all the colonies met in consultation, and by great efforts a fleet of seven vessels and several hundred men was raised in Boston. (19)
- The town stretches far inland among groves of trees, and we could see the green-topped domes of several churches and the roofs of large houses. (20)
- She finished dressing, and knowing that she must show no trace of her excitement, sat quite still for several minutes, forcing herself into languor. (8)
- The English lived in constant insecurity, and during the winter many rumours came of a projected attack by the French, and several skirmishes took place. (19)
- The great church has been distorted by successive additions and rebuildings during several centuries, and little remains of its original Byzantine dignity. (20)
- The highly ornamented style which he brought into vogue was modified in the works of several composers who also gave more consideration to truth of expression. (3)
- He muttered to himself several assuaging observations to excuse a young lady half demented, and rejected them in a lump for their nonsensical inapplicability to Clara. (10)
Also see sentences for: divers, diverse, manifold, many, numerous, sundry, various.
Definition of several:
- several, sev’r-al, adj. distinct: particular: different: various: consisting of a number: sundry. | n. a woman’s loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms. | adv. sev’erally. | n. sev’eralty, sole tenancy of property. (0)
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