A -I PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES (IN) - FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES
A
absorbed in meditation
affable in manner [affable = gentle and gracious]
atone in measure
B
barren in intellect
basking in sunshine
buried in solitude
C
call in question
clothed in truth
cloying in sweetness [cloying = too filling, rich, or sweet]
confident in opinion
confute in argument
contemplative in aspect
cumbrous in style [cumbrous = cumbersome; difficult to use]
D
deficient in insight
delight in learning
deterioration in quality
difference in detail
diligent in application
diminish in respect
dwarfed in numbers
E
end in smoke
enumerate in detail
experienced in duplicity
F
feeble in influence
fertile in consequence
flourish in luxuriance
founded in truth
G
gaze in astonishment
go in pursuit
graceful in proportion
grievously in error
H
hold in bondage
I
immersed in thought
indulge in reverie
inferior in character
influential in society
ingenuity in planning
instance in point
involved in obscurity
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| Definition: | (adjective) Able to provide for or support oneself without the help of others. |
| Synonyms: | self-sustaining |
| Usage: | A strong and self-reliant man, he had all his life ignored companionship, had been well content to live without friends, self-contained and self-sufficient. |
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