Prepositional Phrase Examples

When a phrase begins and ends with a Preposition (of, at. by. with, from, over etc.) it is called a Prepositional Phrase.

In this post, we present you the top 50+ important Prepositional Phrase examples.

10 Examples of Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrase Examples

  1. As to,
  2. By way of,
  3. In quest of,
  4. By dint of,
  5. On the eve of,
  6. In consequence of,
  7. In the place of,
  8. In company with,
  9. At enmity with,
  10. In keeping with,
  11. In prospect of,
  12. Because of,
  13. By force of,
  14. In pursuit of,
  15. With an eye to,
  16. By the side of,
  17. By means of,
  18. In search of,
  19. In the face of,
  20. In the hope of,
  21. In defiance of,
  22. In honour of,
  23. In opposition to,
  24. In unison with,
  25. At variance with,
  26. To the surprise of,
  27. In exchange of,
  28. At home in,
  29. In course of,
  30. In the name of,
  31. At par with,
  32. At the cost of,
  33. In respect of,
  34. In sight of,
  35. In the wake of,
  36. In the middle (midst ) of,
  37. As a token of,
  38. On behalf of/on the part of,
  39. For fear of (life), In fear of (danger),
  40. In connection with / with reference to,
  41. At the instance of, In deference to,
  42. In view of / in consideration of,
  43. On account of/on the ground of

Prepositional Phrase Examples in Sentences

  1. He was absent because of his illness.
  2. On the ground of safety concerns, the event was cancelled.
  3. On the pretence of going to the store, she secretly met her lover.
  4. By dint of hard work, he was able to achieve his goals.
  5. He left the room in the middle of the discussion.
  6. In comparison with her previous job, her new position had better benefits.
  7. He always worked in the interest of the entire family.
  8. In order to succeed you have to work hard.
  9. In the course of the meeting, several issues were discussed.
  10. In keeping with his beliefs, he refused to eat meat.
  11. On account of the bad weather, the flight was delayed.
  12. On the verge of tears, she told him the heartbreaking news.
  13. You will get books in lieu of the medal.
  14. On default of payment, the company will take legal action.
  15. Instead of going to the party, she decided to stay home and read a book.
  16. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event had to be rescheduled.
  17. In response to the complaints, the company issued a formal apology.
  18. With respect to your question, I believe that further research is needed.
  19. For the sake of his health, he quit smoking and started exercising regularly.
  20. In spite of the obstacles, she never gave up on her dreams.

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