at
in or near a particular place or position
How often you will meet it
Rank 23 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 1,365,096 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.649% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- in or near a particular place or position
- at a particular point in time
at in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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All art is at once surface and symbol.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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At the sound of her new name Christian started, and she, too, turned scarlet.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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He must get the girl and the chaperon off his hands, and be at his business.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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At Christmas time, the children's season, it is best to allow all who so desire to take part in the entertainment.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Each rose from a little log cabin clinging to the side of a little hollow at the head of a little creek.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1