Sentence examples for was gain from inspiring English sources
verb
To acquire possession of what one did not have before.
- Looks like you've gained a new friend.
As far as I was concerned, whatever happened, everything was gain.
"They have suffered some losses in players and coaches, but, really, it looks like what they really did was gain.
Loss was gain: his aim in thinking was to take "away from the sum and burden of what you have to consider".
"What I really wanted the team to do was gain the respect of the New Zealanders in their own back yard by playing good rugby and being very good ambassadors for England on and off the field," says Walshe, who won two senior caps at scrum-half for England in Australia in 2006.
All that many people did on low-fat and fat-free products was gain more weight because they figured that fat-free gave them license to eat as much as they wanted, without regard to serving size and calories per serving.
Maximum efficiency was gain in pH value of 8 and after that increased pH resulted in decreasing efficiency.
She was gaining encouragement.
Murder was gaining in respectability.
The campaign was gaining momentum".
