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

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

  • Harrison tries to find a job in order to have financial stability and eligible for custody of Jenny.  - Undercover Angel (film)
  • A decade later, as Kiyoaki is finishing Gakushūin high school, the beautiful and eligible Satoko is still stuck on her childhood sweetheart.  - Spring Snow (film)
  • That way, Clementine Kemble assures her, she will meet lots of eligible young men to choose from.  - Oh My Darling Daughter
  • One of the pioneers in the wagon train is the eligible Laurie Baile (Julie Adams).  - Bend of the River
  • Meanwhile, the school dodgeball team becomes eligible for competitions, and goes on to fight the state competition in Denver.  - Conjoined Fetus Lady
  • However, Frankie tells them that if he stays there, he will be eligible for adoption whenever Mac is not around.  - House of Bloo's
  • Ambi is sentenced to psychotherapy in a mental hospital and will be eligible for release when cured.  - Anniyan
  • Katherine comes to know her students and seeks to inspire them to achieve more than marriage to eligible young men.  - Mona Lisa Smile
  • During Mia's 21st birthday party, she dances with all the eligible bachelors in hope of finding a husband.  - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
  • Cusins declares that he is a foundling, and is thus eligible to inherit the business.  - Major Barbara
  • He and the Grand Duke organize a ball in an effort to find a suitable wife for the Prince, requesting every eligible maiden attend.  - Cinderella (1950 film)
  • Although she does not love him, she toys with the idea of accepting his offer; he is, after all, the most eligible bachelor in the district.  - Far from the Madding Crowd
  • Pete decides to go to Africa to make his fortune, so he will be considered eligible to marry her, and he asks Kate if she will "wait for him".  - The Manxman
  • He refuses to marry Constance, who is then eligible to receive her jewels and become engaged to Hastings, which she does.  - She Stoops to Conquer
  • All the eligible bachelors show up, including Abe's fiercest political rival, Stephen Douglas (Gene Lockhart).  - Abe Lincoln in Illinois (film)
  • The novel opens with Mrs Bennet trying to persuade Mr Bennet to visit an eligible bachelor, Mr Bingley, who has arrived in the neighborhood.  - Pride and Prejudice

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