Sentence examples for used as a preposition from inspiring English sources

"Like" is properly used as a preposition.

As in many dialects along the Eastern Seaboard, down can be used as a preposition indicating movement from the inland toward the shoreline.

In the following example, from Michoacán Nahual, the postposition -ka meaning "with" appears used as a preposition, with no preceding object: :ti-ya ti-k-wika ka tel :you-go you-it-carry with you :"are you going to carry it with you?" (Michoacán Nahual) And, in this example from Mexicanero Nahuat, of Durango, the original postposition/relational noun -pin "in/on" is used as a preposition.

Stressing here doesn't add emphasis or information because "to" is simply being used as a preposition.

For those parsing at home, this is a dangling gerund; the participle form, "suspending," is used as a noun, the object of the preposition "by".

In grammatical terms, "coaching" is a gerund — a verb form used as a noun — and is the object of the preposition "of".

Besides, the word like is being used as verb, preposition and interjection ad nauseam: expressing affection (I like you), comparison (like father, like daughter) and as a delaying crutch or nervous hesitation (like, I forgot, like, what I was saying).

If your sentence uses "for" as a preposition to join a dependent clause, do not use a comma: "I'm saving money for a Hawaiian vacation".

Using like as a preposition ("ride like the wind") is uncontroversial.

"Cum," despite its use as a preposition meaning "with" in the Latin phrase summa cum laude ― "with the highest distinction" ― was rendered profane.

"Awhile" should not be used as the object of a preposition, so constructions like "for awhile" or "in awhile" are wrong.