Sentences with Pound, Sentences about Pound in English
1. Mary wise and pound foolish.
2. They’ve gained a few pounds.
3. Penny-wise and pound-foolish.
4. In for a penny, in for a pound.
5. An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning.
6. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
7. Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
8. It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
9. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.
10. State District Forty is about to get hella canvassed, and I am so here for it.” He pounds a fist in the air.
11. To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.
12. The United States dollar took another pounding on German, French and British exchanges this morning, hitting the lowest point ever known in West Germany.
13. There is little premium in poetry in a world that thinks of Pound and Whitman as a weight and a sampler, not an Ezra, a Walt, a thing of beauty, a joy forever.
14. I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn’t touch a leper for a thousand pounds yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.
15. My mom cooked pot roast with noodles and frozen vegetables. Or she’d make spaghetti or hot dogs, or heat up TV dinners. Before I started modeling at age 19, I was 5’8\” and weighed 165 pounds.
16. When I found out I was going to be on CBS every morning, my first phone call was to Jenny Craig. Ten days later, I’d lost nine pounds. Now I even take the plan’s popcorn with me to the movies.
17. In romance, we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner’s foibles in intimate detail; in friendship, we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.
18. I would also like to act, once in a while, but not get up every morning at 5:30 or six o’clock and pound into the studio and get home at 7:30 or eight o’clock at night, or act over and over and over every night on Broadway, either.
19. A few years ago I lost 30 pounds, and people still wanted to criticize. And honestly, I’m happy with myself if I’m a little heavier. I realized: ‘Why am I trying to conform to someone else’s idea of beauty?’ I think I’m beautiful either way.
20. I am much more open to plural marriage than I was before, and I now support it in certain situations. I do believe it is right for some people. But our example in America today is gross abuse – I can’t support it in fundamentalist compounds.
21. My mother, she had a very good attitude toward money. I’m very grateful for the fact that we had to learn to save. I used to get like 50 pence a week, and I’d save it for like five months. And then I’d spend it on Christmas presents. I’d save up like eight pounds. It’s nothing, but we did that.
