How to use "according" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "according" in popular movie and book plots

  • The income left to Mrs Inglethorp by her late husband would be distributed according to her will, which she changes at least once per year.  - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • The storyline takes place around stardate 471111, according to the opening sequence of the game.  - Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity
  • There are only four characters, each named according to his role in the story.  - In the Penal Colony
  • The house, according to a "no trespassing" sign, belongs to a Evans.  - Sorry, Wrong Number
  • "Cedric arranged the whole thing perfectly", according to Fanny.  - Love in a Cold Climate
  • Besides, the number 12 is of symbolic importance in the Kabbalah which, according to Lowry, represents "man's spiritual aspirations".  - Under the Volcano
  • Almost everything goes according to their plans until the body fails to surface.  - Les Diaboliques (film)
  • Gregory explains to his wife that any character that he describes into his dictation machine will appear according to his description.  - A World of His Own
  • Afterwards, Vince informs Hunk that according to his lawyer, the above-mentioned "contract" they signed in prison was worthless.  - Jailhouse Rock (film)
  • in one of the labour camps," according to Yevgraf.  - Doctor Zhivago (film)
  • Frances and Anita tell Maria that according to legend, if she throws a coin in the fountain and makes a wish to return to Rome, she will.  - Three Coins in the Fountain (film)
  • He won $50 at the fair, which, according to his girlfriend Ado Annie's father, Andrew Carnes, is the money he needs to marry Ado Annie.  - Oklahoma!
  • Things do not happen according to plan though because the fire is detected too soon and the two old people are evacuated.  - The Tie That Binds (novel)
  • Gifford was already in Walsingham's employ by the time Savage was going ahead with the plot, according to Conyers Read.  - Babington Plot
  • Several bandits are killed according to Kambei's plan.  - Seven Samurai
  • His early years were, according to a Catholic source, marked by a tendency to rely on "his sword and personal courage".  - Gunpowder Plot

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