Sentences with HETERONYM
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"The word "tear" can be a heteronym as it can mean to produce liquid from the eyes or to rip."
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"The words "lead" and "lead" are heteronyms as one refers to the metal and the other is the present tense of the verb "to guide"."
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"The heteronym pair "photograph" and "photograph" have different pronunciations, one as a noun and one as a verb."
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"In the sentence, "I object to that object.", the word "object" functions as a heteronym."
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"He searched the web for examples of heteronyms."
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"She likes to read books about heteronyms."
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"The English language has an interesting variety of heteronyms."
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"The word "wind" can be a heteronym as it can mean moving air or twisting."
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"The words "bass" and "bass" are heteronyms as one refers to a type of fish and the other to low-pitched sounds."
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"The heteronym pair "minute" and "minute" have different pronunciations, one as a unit of time and one as an adjective."
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"In the sentence, "He wound the bandage around the wound.", the word "wound" functions as a heteronym."
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"He studied the different categories of heteronyms for his linguistics class."
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"The word "bass" can be a heteronym as it can mean a type of fish or a low voice."
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"The words "row" and "row" are heteronyms as one refers to a line and the other to paddling a boat."
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"The heteronym pair "read" and "read" have different pronunciations, one as the past tense of the verb "to read" and one as the present tense."
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"In the sentence, "The dove dove into the bushes.", the word "dove" functions as a heteronym."
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"She enjoys finding and learning about new heteronyms."
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"The word "bass" can be a heteronym as it can mean a type of fish or a part of a musical composition."
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"The words "rime" and "rime" are heteronyms as one refers to frost and the other to a type of poetry."
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"The words "tear" (to rip) and "tear" (a drop of liquid) are heteronyms."
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"The words "lead" (to guide) and "lead" (a heavy metal) are heteronyms."
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"English is rich in heteronyms, such as "bow" (to bend forward) and "bow" (a weapon)."
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"The words "wind" (to twist) and "wind" (a current of air) are examples of heteronyms."
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"The term "heteronym" is derived from the Greek words "heteros" (different) and "onoma" (name)."
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"The words "close" (nearby) and "close" (shut) are a pair of heteronyms."
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"The sentence "I read the novel yesterday" is an example of a sentence with a heteronym."
