summer - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • discontent: However, there is more than one way to challenge bad decisions so I predict a summer of discontent.

Converse of object

  • retire: Our current housemaster of Coke House, Mr Gordon Cardew, also retires this summer.
  • enjoy: Whatever happens, enjoy this summer and drink a toast to Sam, Lennie and our squad.
  • begin: Backstreet Boys begin a summer headlining tour in mid-July.
  • launch: The new generation of 65-nanometer desktop and laptop chips under the brand name Core 2 Duo will launch this summer, the company says.

Adjective modifier

  • hot: The recent hot summers have been good for breeding with the largest ever number of burrows recorded in 1996.
  • last: Last summer, he became the first swimmer to achieve six gold medals at the world swimming championships in Japan.
  • dry: With dry summers, exposure of the litter can stop decomposition completely.
  • late: Some of the drier meadows are cut for hay in late summer.
  • mid: The main period of interest will be from mid summer, when the lofty Verbena bursts into color.
  • warm: Climate change and warmer summers encourage them to breed.

Modifies a noun

  • vacation: They can study at their own pace over the summer vacation.
  • holiday: Summer Holidays Some of you will no doubt be planning summer holidays.
  • month: Q: What will the weather be like during the summer months?
  • camp: We reckon that a great way to put your summer to use is to go on a summer camp or a short-term mission.
  • recess: WELCOME The Chairman welcomed Members back to the Meeting following the summer recess.
  • season: Trading hours: Monday to Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm with Sunday opening during the summer season.

Noun used with modifier

  • drier: Water shortages and droughts will also become more common as global climatic changes leave us with wetter winters and drier summers.
  • eight-week: Phase one was completed by contractors and shopfitters Roe over the eight-week summer holiday in 2003, and it has revitalized the Union building.
  • childhood: In this manner, I squeezed in three cigarettes and a few photos of the Texas I remember from my childhood summers.

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