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

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

  • That night, Holly goes out onto the fire escape to elude an over-eager date (Mel Blanc).  - Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)
  • Qui-Gon quits the duel and escapes by leaping onto the open boarding ramp of the departing starship.  - Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
  • They discuss the meaning of this character, and over several conversations Amélie begins projecting her loneliness onto the image.  - Amélie
  • Almásy retrieves Katharine's body from the Cave and, while flying back, the decrepit plane leaks oil onto him and both of them catch fire.  - The English Patient
  • Sofia responds by using her fist to knock the mayor, her assailant, onto the ground.  - The Color Purple
  • Matt rolls over onto his back and pulls a band-aid from a finger he injured hauling traps.  - In the Bedroom
  • She then walks onto a field near the school to plant Léon's houseplant, as she had told Léon he should, to "give it roots".  - Léon: The Professional
  • Blondie severs the rope with a rifle shot, dropping Tuco, alive but tied up, onto his share of the gold.  - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Simon throws the book onto the floor in contempt, not believing in magic, only for a portal to open above it as a result.  - Simon the Sorcerer
  • Mireau, enraged, orders his artillery to open fire on them to force them onto the battlefield.  - Paths of Glory
  • Fleeing from the scene through the desert, they stray onto a field of rattlesnakes and are both bitten.  - Natural Born Killers
  • Niggle ends up discarding all his other artworks, or tacks them onto the main canvas, which becomes a single vast embodiment of his vision.  - Leaf by Niggle
  • The Duke pursues the group onto the heavily mined 69th street bridge, setting off mines as he tries to catch up.  - Escape from New York
  • He hid with a sword and waited until a large black creature crawled onto his niece's bed and to her neck.  - Carmilla
  • The two struggle, with Joker eventually gaining the upper hand, leaving Batman and Vicki clinging onto an outcropping.  - Batman (1989 film)
  • Roy makes the jump with ease, and as Deckard's grip loosens, Roy hoists him onto the roof, saving him.  - Blade Runner

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