Get to know Were better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Were in a sentence
Related words
Were meaning
- second-person singular simple past indicative of be
- plural simple past indicative of be
- simple subjunctive of be
Using Were
- The main meaning on this page is: second-person singular simple past indicative of be | plural simple past indicative of be | simple subjunctive of be
- In the example corpus, were often appears in combinations such as: they were, we were, who were.
Context around Were
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34 words
- Position in the sentence: 19 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Were
- In this selection, "were" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, others, houses, roads, given, slow and mainly stand out and add context to how "were" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include per cent were staying for and 12 houses were fully damaged. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "were" sits close to words such as or, also and one, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with were
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Of this, four were Gold, 11 were Silver, 16 were Bronze and four were Merit. (15 words)
Doctors and community clinics were testing, but the logistics were less than clear; some people were being charged and the results were slow. (23 words)
Students were given more or less milk, some were given vitamin C tablets (and others were not), some were given vitamin-enriched flour, and others were not. (27 words)
According to Friday’s epidemiology report, 28 of the new cases were found in Peel Region, 15 were found in York Region, 39 were found in Toronto, and 27 were found in Windsor-Essex, a region that has grappled with outbreaks among migrant workers. (44 words)
All those affected were young males of between the ages of 13 and 30. Though some of them were newly-weds, some with very young families; others were mostly school-age boys who were hired to harvest on the farm for some fee. (43 words)
The results also found 56 per cent of respondents were attending multiple race days, 33 per cent were attending one day, 9 per cent were staying for less than a week and 2 per cent were staying for more than a week. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
The roads were cleaned, the animals were removed from the centre, roads were fixed, trees were planted and docks were constructed for the loading and unloading of those ships that were anchored off-shore.
The police said that 30 persons were arrested in the case, of which three persons were the organisers, three were the card shufflers and seven persons were being used for the security and others were the players.
Students were given more or less milk, some were given vitamin C tablets (and others were not), some were given vitamin-enriched flour, and others were not.
Until recently, most of its roads were unpaved; business activities were slow; employment opportunities were lacking; the schools were mainly public schools with limited infrastructure, police stations and other social amenities were non-existent.
The troops that were stationed in India were mainly reserves and Territorials, who were awaiting demobilisation and keen to return to Britain, whilst the few regular regiments that were available were tired and depleted from five years of fighting.
Concerns were dismissed, people were made to feel they were being over critical, tenants were gaslighted and made to feel it was their fault their home was mouldy, or cold, or in bad condition.
Of this, four were Gold, 11 were Silver, 16 were Bronze and four were Merit.
Our wires were cut, our belongings were stolen in broad daylight, our families were also threatened and the police were acting as a party to all this.
The results also found 56 per cent of respondents were attending multiple race days, 33 per cent were attending one day, 9 per cent were staying for less than a week and 2 per cent were staying for more than a week.
Years of great memories, when we were cooking with gas and we were delivering something that people were really invested in, really enjoying, and were really connected to.
Another 24 soldiers were injured in the attack, including a soldier and non-commissioned reserve officer who were seriously injured, another soldier who were moderately injured, and 21 soldiers who were lightly injured.
Hanging out with the people who were there, camaraderie with the people who were there - they were your colleagues, they were your friends and there was such a great feeling between everybody.
It said residents of the area were concerned about the goings on in Magħtab and wanted to be sure that proper studies were made before decisions were taken, and that such decisions were not detrimental to them.
There were some people who came up to us later who were sophisticated cinematography people, and they were like, “Was your colorist on acid?” as if they were trying to offend us.
The State Emergency Operation Center informed that 12 houses were fully damaged and 176 houses were partly damaged at Kailashahar, while another 49 houses were partly damaged and four houses were severely damaged at Kumarghat in Unakoti district.
According to Friday’s epidemiology report, 28 of the new cases were found in Peel Region, 15 were found in York Region, 39 were found in Toronto, and 27 were found in Windsor-Essex, a region that has grappled with outbreaks among migrant workers.
All those affected were young males of between the ages of 13 and 30. Though some of them were newly-weds, some with very young families; others were mostly school-age boys who were hired to harvest on the farm for some fee.
Doctors and community clinics were testing, but the logistics were less than clear; some people were being charged and the results were slow.
In the case of sugar, massive pay hikes were promised to the workers; they and their families were assured that their livelihoods would be maintained, and they were told that they were important pieces of the nation’s economic cogwheel.
I understand the folks coming in here, and there were a few of them — well, just a few, and they were very vocal, and we all know who they were — but they were loudly screaming for the abolition of the ETJ.
Common combinations with were
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- they were 109×
- we were 43×
- who were 42×
- there were 35×
- were not 30×
- that were 20×
- and were 20×
- people were 17×
- were in 15×
- some were 10×