social - use in sentences

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • do: They also meet on a Thursday for housegroup and try & do something social every week or two.

Modifies a noun

  • exclusion: Certain aspects of social exclusion of children have seen sharp rises in the last few years.
  • worker: To get direct payments, you need to have a social worker, who will assess you for the support you need.
  • inclusion: Nicole: For me, it's about social inclusion.
  • science: The ideal candidate should have a research, social science or history background.
  • enterprise: Making dreams come true is what social enterprise is all about.
  • justice: We both believe in strong economies, combined with high levels of social justice.

Modifying Another Word

  • inherently: One of the most compelling arguments for the use of computer games in education is that they are inherently social.
  • essentially: Human beings are essentially social, and throughout life we exist and are formed by the various social relationships that we build with others.
  • about: Nicole: For me, it's about social inclusion.
  • highly: I think the meals are a highly social event so eating alone is kind of sad and almost not even worth the trouble.
  • very: He was a very social guy and very pleasant to have on the boat.
  • extremely: Many birds are extremely social, congregating in large flocks or roosting in colonies.

Noun used with modifier

  • football: Having proved their worth on the pitch it was time to introduce the Freshers to the football socials!

Used with adjective complement

  • promote: In one example it highlights how the BNP opposed huge investments in local schools, arguing it would promote social mixing.
  • exist: It opens up possibilities for innovations which challenge existing social ( and natural ) categories.

Preposition: of

  • term: And the last social of the term was the Xmas meal at Dylan's ( and then onto Jive ).

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