same
Identical; not different.
How often you will meet it
Rank 188 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 128,365 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.061% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- Identical; not different.
same 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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They usually slept in the same room.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Alas, the other inns are all the same!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The same look, of more than pain--actual fear--crossed her face.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Lady Tadminster, our Member’s wife—she was the late Lord Abbotsbury’s daughter—does the same.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1