Sentence examples: prepositions after verbs (sacrifice to – yell at)

  • Sacrifice to: The ancient people used to sacrifice animals to the gods.
  • Scramble for: People often scramble for good seats at a concert.
  • Search for: I have been searching for my keys all morning.
  • See to: I will see to the necessary arrangements.
  • Seem to: You seem to be upset, is everything alright?
  • Sell to: He sold his old camera to his friend.
  • Send to: He sent his application to the university.
  • Separate from: The blue marbles were separated from the red ones.
  • Show off to: He likes to show off his new car to his friends.
  • Shout at: It is not polite to shout at people.
  • Shovel into: He shoveled the snow into the corner of the yard.
  • Side with: In the argument, she sided with her best friend.
  • Sing to: She likes to sing to her baby to make him sleep.
  • Sink into: She sunk into her bed after a long day.
  • Sit on: You can sit on the bench while I get us some drinks.
  • Smile at: She smiled at the waiter as he handed her the bill.
  • Smuggle into: The thief was caught trying to smuggle goods into the country.
  • Sneak into: The cat sneaked into the kitchen to steal some food.
  • Sneeze at: He sneezed at the dusk.
  • Snow on: It started to snow on the mountains.
  • Soak in: Let the sponge soak in the water.
  • Splash on: She splashed some water on her face to wake up.
  • Stare at: It's rude to stare at people.
  • Start with: Let's start with the basics.
  • Stick with: They decided to stick with their initial plan.
  • Stomp on: He stomped on the bug to kill it.
  • Stop by: I will stop by your house on my way home.
  • Struggle with: She struggled with the heavy suitcase.
  • Study for: I have to study for my English test.
  • Submit to: You need to submit your application to the office.
  • Succeed in: He succeeded in breaking the record.
  • Suffer from: He suffers from a chronic illness.
  • Suggest to: I suggest to go early to avoid the crowd.
  • Tackle with: We need to tackle with this problem immediately.
  • Talk to: She talked to her friend about her problems.
  • Tamper with: Do not tamper with the electrical wires.
  • Teach to: My father taught me to play chess.
  • Tear from: She tore a page from the book.
  • Tell to: Did you tell the truth to your parents?
  • Think about: What are you thinking about?
  • Throw at: He threw his shoe at the dog.
  • Train for: He is training for the marathon.
  • Translate into: He translated the book into English.
  • Trip over: She tripped over the step and fell.
  • Turn into: The frog turned into a prince.
  • Vote for: I will vote for the candidate who supports environmental issues.
  • Wait for: She is waiting for her friend at the park.
  • Warn about: He warned her about the dangers of smoking.
  • Worry about: Don't worry about the test, you will do fine.
  • Yell at: He yelled at the children for messing up his room.