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Sentence count:168+45Posted:2016-07-16Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: acknowledgeanswerreactrespondretortAntonym: questionSimilar words: replacereplacementdeploytake placeapplycomplyimplysupplyMeaning: [rɪ'plaɪ]  n. 1. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation 2. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange. v. reply or respond to. 
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121. She didn't hesitate for a moment but came straight out with her reply.
122. The boy's reply to his teacher was bordering on rudeness.
123. He waited for a reply to his offer with bated breath .
124. Do you have any of the larger ones? However, some is used in questions that expect a positive reply:Would you like some?
125. I knocked on the door but nobody answered. Reply is often used with the actual words spoken:'I won't let you down,' he replied.
126. She didn't reply - she merely smiled that insinuating smile.
127. From his angry reply it was obvious that I had touched a sensitive spot.
128. We should be grateful if you would reply at your earliest convenience.
129. Whenever Daniel's little sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply.
130. We received an avalanche of letters in reply to our advertisement.
131. Her reply was quoted out of context and seemed to mean something quite different from what she had intended.
132. 'Yes,' he muttered, his voice so muted I hardly heard his reply.
133. The author whom you criticized in your review has written a letter in reply.
134. She soon regretted what she'd done. In the comparative or superlative or in expressions such as as soon as possible, soon emphasizes that something is done without delay:Please reply as soon as possible.
135. "How can that be?" asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply.
136. She refused to give a straight reply, deciding rather to defer the question.
137. I am writing in reply to your letter of 16 March.
138. His persistentquestions finally goaded me into an angry reply / into replying angrily.
139. In reply to his question, most of them answered yes.
140. She may be offended if you don't reply to her invitation.
141. He did not reply, but got into the car glumly, with a martyred expression.
142. They waited patiently for a reply but none seemed to be forthcoming.
143. I wrote her several letters , but she didn't reply.
144. As usual she gave a reply which was wordy and didn't answer the question.
145. He was angry but managed, with great self-restraint, to reply calmly.
146. Despite wanting to see him again, she refused to reply to his letters.
147. Her reply showed that she was very sensitive to criticism.
147. Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
148. The majority of people, when asked whether or not they are creative, will reply in the negative .
149. Major's reply came as a complete surprise to the House of Commons.
150. He didn't reply. Instead, he turned on his heel and left the room.
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