Use of sought in Sentences. 26 Examples

The examples include sought at the start of sentence, sought at the end of sentence and sought in the middle of sentence

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sought in the middle of sentence


  1. She sought relief in drink.
  2. He sought renewal of the grant.
  3. He sought vainly for the answer.
  4. They sought cover from the wind.
  5. He sought shelter from the rain.
  6. They sought comfort in each other.
  7. He sought out his friend in the crowd.
  8. Adam sought guidance from the Almighty.
  9. I think it's time we sought legal advice.
  10. He sought oblivion in a bottle of whisky.
  11. She claims she never sought the limelight.
  12. Albeit fair, the girl was not sought after.
  13. They sought refuge in the mountain villages.
  14. We sought long and hard but found no answer.
  15. They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.
  16. He sought to purge the Democrat party of conservatives.
  17. He sought reconciliation with those he had stolen from.
  18. We sought an answer to the question, but couldn't find one.
  19. The dictator sought to aggrandize himself by new conquests.
  20. The dictator sought to aggrandise himself by new conquests.
  21. The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
  22. Illegal immigrants found/sought/took sanctuary in a local church.
  23. The Marshall Plan sought to regenerate the shattered Europe of 1947.
  24. Thousands of refugees have sought sanctuary in neighbouring countries.
  25. Six journalists sought to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.
  26. Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio.

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شراب سے پرہیز کرنے والا,نشوں سے پرہیز کرنے والا
A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages.