9th Grade Sentences
Hannah Montana exposed her true identity after her wig fell off.
To reveal, uncover
The submarine went under the water to sneak up on the enemy.
A ship that goes under the sea.
Sorry I’m not ready to go yet, you caught me unawares.Sorry I’m not ready to go yet, you caught me unawares.
By surprise; unexpectedly
The boy looked incongruous at the party. Everyone was dressed in black and he was dressed in white.
Not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in
The author received several impressive awards for her body of work; unfortunately, they were all posthumous.
Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the person.
The team had a postseason party to celebrate their accomplishments from the past 3 months.
After the season is over
Firm, tight, strong
Women didn’t have suffrage until 1920
The right to vote; franchise
The girl acted aloof because she thought she was better than the other kids.
Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved
Extro: The girl was very extroverted; she loved to talk to everyone she could.
Outgoing, social
The lengthy preamble put the audience to sleep before the speaker even came out.
Introduction
The man thought he was superior to his friend just because he made more money than him.
Higher up
Welcome to my cloister, which is a small island I live on so no one can bother me.
A tranquil, secluded place
The thought of a nuclear bomb killing a whole city of people is harrowing.
Traumatic, distressing, disturbing or frightening
Sub: Living conditions where the girl resided were very substandard. They had mold, poor air quality, and it was overcrowded.
Below standards, inferior, low quality.
The semiannual gathering took place in January and August.
Twice a year
Once the man was diagnosed with cancer, his prognosis was not good.
The outcome of a disease
After being trained, the docile dog listened to its owner and did everything he said.
Obedient, yielding to supervision, easily taught
The boy had chronic bronchitis. He was always sick.
Continuing for a long time
Mal: We were supposed to type our essays on the computer, but the system was malfunctioning, so we had to write everything by hand instead.
Fail to function normally, crash, go wrong, breakdown
The man was very retrospective; he was always thinking about his childhood.
Looking back at the past
My friend started talking to me during hte movie, so I had to rewind it to hear what hte character said
After I went trick or treating, I had a surfeit of candy. I even tried to give some away because I couldn’t eat it all.
An excessive amount
The girl accentuated how rich she was by wearing very expensive jewelry all over her body.
To stress, to emphasize
Helio: Galileo proposed the heliocentric theory that the Earth goes around the sun.
Belief that the sun is the center of the universe; planets revolve around the sun.