Sentence examples for were to a from inspiring English sources

They were, to a man, woman, and child, British subjects".

Was it how close they were to a deal?

"We were, to a certain extent, part of his cabinet".

" We were to a point where we were not effectively operating".

They were (to a point) allowed to take risks and allowed to fail.

It's unclear how close the sides were to a deal to raise the debt ceiling temporarily.

"I did feel that they were to a large extent the public's punching bags".

Any signs of dissent were — to a backpacker's eyes — deeply buried.

His biggest successes, like Everest, were to a great degree intended to prove others wrong.

He wants Pere to recognize how close they were to a relationship when they were younger.

Yet BP's recent troubles were to a great extent self-inflicted.