Sentence Examples

1. He had to make a conscious effort to focus on Burl rather than allow his eyes to dart around what he could see of the enclave, searching for Cianne.
2. How could my mother, your father, and the Elders allow that to happen?
3. His needs were modest, but his lower rent coupled with the slight increase in his wages would allow him to live more comfortably, and it was difficult to quibble with that.
4. Maintaining his independence would also allow him to pursue the leads he wanted to pursue.
5. I tried to think that somewhere inside him, deep down, there was something that would allow me to feel compassion for him, but at the moment, it alluded me.
6. Taking care not to allow the door to creak, she opened it wide enough for her to slip through it and pulled it shut behind her without making any noise.
7. Her freedom of movement was more restricted in such clothing, and she had to take care not to allow her overlarge sleeves to catch on something, but she would have to make do.
8. I suddenly want to put as much space between myself and the looming lunch as the island will allow.
9. He held his breath for several long beats but refused to allow himself to relax when nothing more happened.
10. I drive at a steady pace, slowing to allow oncoming traffic to round a cluster of cyclists.