simple sentence

noun

1. a sentence having only one clause, as I saw her the day before yesterday.

simple sentence

noun

1. See complex sentence, compound sentence
   a sentence consisting of a single main clause Compare compound sentence complex sentence

simple sentence

1. A sentence containing only one independent clause and no dependent clauses : “He went home after class.” ( Compare complex sentence , compound sentence , and compound-complex sentence .)

Example Sentences

Three days after, she retweeted a tellingly simple sentence: “Family is hard.”

From The Daily Beast

In my case, the simple sentence is “I want to be safe, and I want to be heard.”

From The Daily Beast

Which simple sentence contains more wisdom than all the pessimism of the King of kings.

From Project Gutenberg

In the talk of a child every thought phrases itself as a simple sentence.

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One simple sentence at length solved all these unpleasant doubts, and pressed the unwelcome truth home to my heart.

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Let us begin with a simple sentence that involves various kinds of concepts—the farmer kills the duckling.

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Even such a simple sentence as "And Julia Duane faced the most sacred duties of a woman's life alone" was barred.

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