Sentence examples: prepositions after verbs (gladden by – muster up)

  • Gladden by: His efforts to make us laugh were gladden by everyone at the party.
  • Guide to: She will guide you to your destination.
  • Grasp at: He tried to grasp at the rope but it was too high.
  • Grow into: The little puppy will eventually grow into a large dog.
  • Hanker after: I have always hankered after a life of adventure.
  • Hate for: He expressed his hate for injustice.
  • Head for: We need to head for the exit before it's too late.
  • Heal from: It took a long time for her to heal from her injuries.
  • Hear about: Did you hear about the robbery on the news?
  • Hinder from: The heavy rain hindered us from getting to the concert on time.
  • Hint at: She hinted at her interest in the job.
  • Hobble with: The old man hobbled with a cane.
  • Hope for: We are still hoping for a positive response.
  • Hover over: All the parents would hover over their children during the play date.
  • Hunger for: He has a great hunger for knowledge.
  • Identify with: Many young people can identify with her movie character.
  • Imply by: What are you implying by that statement?
  • Irritate at: I was irritated at his lack of respect.
  • Jest about: It's not very respectful to jest about someone's misfortune.
  • Join to: Can you join this string to the one in your hand?
  • Judge from: Judging from his expression, he is not very happy.
  • Jump at: She jumped at the chance to take the promotion.
  • Justify with: He justified his actions with a bunch of excuses.
  • Kick at: He kicked at the ball but missed.
  • Knock at: There’s someone knocking at the door.
  • Labor for: She has labored tirelessly for women's rights
  • Lack in: His design lacks in innovation and creativity.
  • Laugh at: We all laughed at the joke he told.
  • Lean against: She leaned against the wall to catch her breath.
  • Learn from: There are many things we can learn from our mistakes.
  • Limit to: There's a limit to how much I can tolerate.
  • Long for: I long for the days when life was simpler.
  • Look at: Could you look at this report for me?
  • Marvel at: I marveled at the beautiful sunset.
  • Meditate on: He is meditating on his life choices.
  • Mingle with: At the party, she mingled with famous celebrities.
  • Mope about: Stop moping about the past and look to the future.
  • Muster up: She managed to muster up enough courage to confront him.