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Examples of preface in a Sentence
The book's preface was written by the author.
a noted critic has written a short preface to her story to explain some of the historical background
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In the preface, Langlands tells the story of how his strimmer—a motored tool to trim grass—broke.
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Shakespeare's preface framing the shrew-taming comedy as a play within a play is reconceived by Freed.
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This preface consists of a letter written by a recurring character namedJonas Dryasdust, who recounts a conversation with the character known as the Author of Waverley, Scott’s curmudgeonly alter-ego.
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Acting as her mentor, Mailer suggested she focus on writing and bolstered her ego as a preface to the bedroom.
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In the preface to the policy, Mattis appeared to confirm that sentiment.
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Offertory gifts were presented, the offertory prayer was said, as was the preface, thanksgiving at the table, the Lord's Prayer, communion, the blessing and dismissal.
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Get our daily newsletter Her preface is a diatribe against the poverty of intellectual debate in America, and anyone wedded unquestioningly to a creed—whether Marxism, capitalism, Freudianism or Christianity—will read this book with discomfort.
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Scott addressed concerns about his historical inaccuracy in the preface to his 1822 novel Peveril of the Peak, and his arguments are relevant to Noonan’s column.
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preface Synonyms
Near Antonyms
cessation, close, closing, conclusion, end, finale, finish, termination;
Related Words
beginning, commencement, initiation, opening, origin, origination, outset, start;
Other Printing Terms
epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow
- a note prefaced to the manuscript
- a porch prefaces the entrance
prefacer
nounRecent Examples of preface from the Web
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The devastating crash prefaced the financial demise of one of the country’s low-cost carriers.
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Inside Scoop will preface these details by saying Hotel San Francisco is not a hotel, an understandable assumption to make based on what the place is called.
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Their words prefaced a video that seemed more on point for last year, when #OscarsSoWhite was the sub-theme of the ceremony.
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Morefield prefaced his presentation of the bill in the House by praising a colleague who has helped him build support across the aisle — Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg).
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Kiper prefaced his mock draft by explaining a lot can and will change before April 26.
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Ward prefaced her remarks by alluding to the scandal that's embroiled her boss, VA Secretary David Shulkin.
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Pretty much everybody else is more interested in the return of Toyota’s venerable Supra, a car prefaced by Toyota’s FT-1 concept (pictured above).
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Before introducing the singer's powerful number, Monáe prefaced by stating that women in the music industry stand united in the fight for equality and change in the treatment of women.
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First Known Use of preface
1619
PREFACE Defined for English Language Learners
preface
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: to introduce (a piece of writing, a speech, a remark, etc.) by writing or saying something
PREFACE Defined for Kids
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