English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "When" in Example Sentences
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270411	The people crowded round the injured man, but they made way for the doctor when he reached the scene of the accident.	CM
1989692	When I was studying to become a lawyer, my teachers told me to never ask a question that I didn't know the answer to.	CK
3002419	"Unfortunately the frankfurters split open when I was boiling them." "It doesn't matter, Tom. They still taste good."	patgfisher
266812	When I got to the office, I had tons of work waiting for me. I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.	CM
847268	When we hear of a divorce we assume that it was caused by the inability of those two people to agree upon fundamentals.	Source_Benedict_1921
1210774	"When does your sister come back from work?" "I don't know, but I think she'll arrive at home a few minutes before me."	Guybrush88
328163	The other day when I stopped by at a friend's house, it wasn't my friend that came out of the front door, but her husband.	CM
3020391	When she was finished ironing, Mary switched off the iron and unplugged it, then left it alone for a while to let it cool.	Delian
2782268	One advantage of being old is that you no longer desire all the things that you couldn't afford to buy when you were young.	CK
1552704	When I was 17, I injured myself playing football. I collided with someone and as a result of this I broke some of my teeth.	wrarshad91
325648	Why do you insist on paying for your school expenses yourself, when your parents are willing to give you financial support?	Nero
680513	The fight for civil rights in the United States started in 1954, when the government said school had to be open to everyone.	Source_VOA
3009023	When he got up to make his speech, Tom's mind went completely blank and all he could do was stand there with his mouth open.	patgfisher
1108355	I used to watch this anime a lot when I was a kid, but I can't quite remember what happened to the hero in the final episode.	CK
63198	Catherine had an ulterior motive when she urged her father to buy a new car. She hoped that she'd be able to drive it herself.	CM
70548	No matter what your profession, or how happy you may be in it, there are moments when you wish you had chosen some other career.	CK
881938	Blues singer and guitarist Robert Johnson would have been 100 years old on May 8th of 2011 if he hadn't died when he was 27 years old.	CK
277683	It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.	CM
327994	When writing a sentence, generally you start with a capital letter and finish with a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?).	CM
552247	Roger Miller's father died when he was only one year old and his mother became sick soon after, so he was sent to live with his uncle in Erick, Oklahoma.	American
2033447	When we were in school, my best friend and I made our own secret code so we could write messages to each other without other people being able to read them.	Chrikaru
1027257	Though Tom's English seems quite good at times, he doesn't seem to know his limitations and it's impossible to convince him that he's wrong when he makes a mistake.	CK
918414	You can't view Flash content on an iPad. However, you can easily email yourself the URLs of these web pages and view that content on your regular computer when you get home.	CK
1863010	"Top-down economics never works," said Obama. "The country does not succeed when just those at the very top are doing well. We succeed when the middle class gets bigger, when it feels greater security."	Source_VOA
954270	Since there are usually multiple websites on any given topic, I usually just click the back button when I arrive on any webpage that has pop-up advertising. I just go to the next page found by Google and hope for something less irritating.	CK