How do you use Lest in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Lest in a sentence
Related words
Lest meaning
- For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
- that (without the negative particle; introduces the reason for an emotion.)
Using Lest
- The main meaning on this page is: For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case. | that (without the negative particle; introduces the reason for an emotion.)
- In the example corpus, lest often appears in combinations such as: lest we, lest you, lest they.
Context around Lest
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lest
- In this selection, "lest" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, forget, fuss, caution, anyone, readers and two stand out and add context to how "lest" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fuss lest you cause and and lest we blame. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lest" sits close to words such as appreciates, bu and climates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lest
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lest we forget—lest we forget! (6 words)
At lest 17 people have died. (6 words)
But lest anyone think she might be tooting her own horn, Coolidge quickly clarifies. (14 words)
Lest there be any doubt, Baku’s well-oiled propaganda machine flooded social media with pictures of Azerbaijani forces handing chocolates to the very same children it left deprived of the most basic foodstuffs as they crossed into Armenia. (39 words)
And lest we blame technology, even before the proliferation of cell phones and other digital gadgets, showed that we recall only 10% of conversations with others as soon as they are done, dropping to 4% a month later. (38 words)
Having been cooped up during the pandemic, The City’s culturally minded citizens snap up tickets for events as soon as they go on sale lest they read “Sold Out” and have to stay at home. (36 words)
Is she supposed to dress in such a way that everyone at her office, including her boss, thinks is inappropriate, lest she lose her “integrity”? (25 words)
Lest we forget—lest we forget! (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
And lest we blame technology, even before the proliferation of cell phones and other digital gadgets, showed that we recall only 10% of conversations with others as soon as they are done, dropping to 4% a month later.
Another behaviour myth says that you should ignore your dog before leaving the house, instead of petting and making a fuss, lest you cause separation anxiety.
At lest 17 people have died.
But lest anyone think she might be tooting her own horn, Coolidge quickly clarifies.
But some words of caution lest that idea crosses your mind coming back into Montana after that trip to Canada.
Copies of the updated edition of 'Lest We Forget: The Servicemen & Women of Dunedoo' are available for purchase at Dunedoo stock and station needs store Milling Stuart and the Dunedoo Museum.
Having been cooped up during the pandemic, The City’s culturally minded citizens snap up tickets for events as soon as they go on sale lest they read “Sold Out” and have to stay at home.
Her stature as an actress puts pressure on the creators to give her a role that viewers will see as worthy of her talents, lest they be accused of wasting the popular star.
Is she supposed to dress in such a way that everyone at her office, including her boss, thinks is inappropriate, lest she lose her “integrity”?
It’s not the moment to be hyper-managing one’s own social media presence, lest anyone think you’re insular or a conservative or a dork.
Lest anyone say that the position in England is worse, that is not so.
Lest our response be swift but shallow, consider the nature of the question, because others put it to us as well.
Lest readers forget, a broad collection of high-end Democrats promoted the flawed voting machine theory to further explain Clinton's loss in 2016.
Lest there be any doubt, Baku’s well-oiled propaganda machine flooded social media with pictures of Azerbaijani forces handing chocolates to the very same children it left deprived of the most basic foodstuffs as they crossed into Armenia.
Lest we be tempted to worry about the optics, because it has the appearance of impropriety, let us remind ourselves of the words of the Be’er Yosef.
Lest you think I am exaggerating, the proposal is extremely explicit about the goal of downplaying medical knowledge in favor of deconstructing Western society, which it is claimed is rooted in systemic violence.
NBC Bay Area's Mike Inouye reported that the fire was blocking at lest two righthand lanes on the westbound side of the eastern span.
Now that Aiyedatiwa’s head has paved the way for him, the onus is on him to wield it responsibly, lest his traducers pee on him.
She’d previously avoided buying herself very expensive items—a nice coat, yes, but not a diamond bracelet—lest she seem greedy.
Common combinations with lest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lest we 39×
- lest you 27×
- lest they 24×
- lest he 15×
- lest the 15×
- and lest 10×
- lest it 10×
- lest anyone 9×
- at lest 7×
- lest she 6×