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

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

  • He builds an ostentatious mansion and soon regrets it, as maintaining the new house proves to be a considerable drain on his time and money.  - Buddenbrooks
  • Lawrence Cavendish would also come into a considerable sum of money.  - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • It turns out Anne is a compulsive eater, and that she has now gained considerable weight in her new body.  - The Man with Two Brains
  • A club member, the multi-millionaire businessman Sir Hugo Drax, is winning considerable money playing bridge, seemingly against the odds.  - Moonraker (novel)
  • At one time Fred had been bequeathed a considerable fortune by Mr Featherstone, but Featherstone later rescinded this will.  - Middlemarch
  • It's suspected that Cassetti used his considerable resources to rig the trial.  - Murder on the Orient Express
  • Eventually, the plotters gained control over the La Paz garrisons, although not without considerable bloodshed.  - Hugo Banzer
  • Vronsky has been paying her considerable attention, and she expects to dance with him at a ball that evening.  - Anna Karenina
  • They bet and win on five other races and leave with a considerable load of cash.  - A Most Unusual Camera
  • Brown takes considerable liberties with court protocol, especially by addressing Her Majesty as "woman".  - Mrs Brown
  • Bertrand identifies several scenes that suggest considerable film making sophistication on the part of the Taits.  - The Story of the Kelly Gang
  • Joe decides not to write the story, despite the considerable amount of money riding on it.  - Roman Holiday
  • She had become his platonic friend and steady companion and he used his considerable fame, influence, and connections to advance her career.  - Laura (1944 film)
  • With the assistance of a kind friend, "a considerable person at court", he escapes to Blefuscu.  - Gulliver's Travels
  • Phil has considerable difficulty getting started on his assignment.  - Gentleman's Agreement
  • Britt dies after shooting at a considerable number of bandits but exposing himself from cover.  - The Magnificent Seven

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