How to use "both" in a sentence

The boulders are both good and bad news

I try to push against the boulder with both hands

I've done it! I've broken both bones in my arm.

"Don't worry! The ocean isn't big enough for both the sea monster and me

"I think you're both wrong

The President asked me a lot of questions about Vietnam and the army, but I just said, 'Yes, it's OK' or shook my head to say no, and after several minutes of this we were both silent.

A minute later, I had my arms round her and we were both crying

And while I do not choose now to specify particular acts of Congress as proper to be enforced, I do suggest that it will be much safer for all, both in official and private stations, to conform to and abide by all those acts which stand un repealed, than to violate any of them, trusting to find impunity in having them held to be unconstitutional.

The great body of the people abide by the dry legal obligation in both cases, and a few break over in each

This, I think, cannot be perfectly cured; and it would be worse in both cases AFTER the separation of the sections than BEFORE.

Is it possible, then, to make that intercourse more advantageous or more satisfactory after separation than before? Can aliens make treaties easier than friends can make laws? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends? Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you.

The prayers of both could not be answered; that of neither has been answered fully.

He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offence came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope - fervently do we pray - that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away

Finally, to those nations who would make them-selves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.

But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our present course - both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind's final war.

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof

Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.

Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms - and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations.

Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors

Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah - to "undo the heavy burdens..

And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.

He's just been telling me what pleasure you both give him

Valjean hugged Cosette tightly with relief, knowing that at last they were both safe.

When the smoke cleared, there were many dead bodies on both sides

But now we're both going to die, it doesn't matter, does it? I can't be jealous any more

Then, moving to the gate, he shook it fiercely with both hands, trying to bend the bars with the last of his strength

Marius and Cosette both did their best to raise Valjean's spirits, to show him how much they loved and needed him, to fill him with the strength and the desire to live again

Then, taking Cosette's sleeve and pressing it to his lips, he said, 'Come close to me, both of you

High and hot, and looking down on the crowds of people which wait on both sides of the empty road.

They both look similar: messy blond hair under hats that are the same colour as their khaki shorts and shirts

And they are both dirty: their skin, boots and clothes all covered in red sand.

That's saltie territory now." And both of the brothers smile.

"Well, nice to meet you both, but I need to get up to the farm before dark."

They both stand up, but before Nick moves into the crowds, Jake stops him

She is a quiet young thing, and beautiful too, and Carolina likes to have beautiful things around her, so she is more than happy to talk for both of them.

Eleanor smiles, and they both stand up

And in the low, romantic light of the ballroom they both think they see something strange on her back and neck

Both times she had the scissors with her, and both times witnesses testified that she said 'I will kill him.'

"And what about the students?" Smith asks them both.

"They give you both while you're in there

Then she and Cham both began talking at once.

They both stopped, and laughed.

"If we were both in a pod, how would we be together?"

So at least if we were both doing the same thing, it would almost feel like we were together."

"Do you want to put us both in danger?"

"Let's get Gran, then you can tell both of us."

The whole family was there - Cham's parents and both his sisters

"We both believe that

We are both alone in the world

'Yes, we are both well, thank you, Frith

We both went down to the water's edge and threw more stones

'If you are happy, then we are both happy.'

My dress and the wig had arrived and they both looked perfect

'You will both have the surprise of your lives.'

I held on to the window ledge with both hands.

Maxim held both my hands and looked into my face.

'I feel very sorry for both of you.'

Goodbye, both of you

Recently she'd been under a lot of pressure, both personally and professionally

She managed to be both a fine dancer and a good mother, although that was not always easy; she loved Danny, and she enjoyed her work and she thrived on double duty.

Ramparts of pale pink stone stretched hundreds of feet on both sides of the entrance; those walls were windowless and garishly decorated with giant stone coins, a gushing torrent of coins flooding from a stone cornucopia

No one was near them, yet suddenly two photos began to rattle violently against the wall, and then both flew off their mountings and clattered to the floor behind the beige, brushed-corduroy sofa.

Vivienne looked both ways, then moved to the right, toward the closed door at the end of the hall

At the insistence of the happy, boisterous, VIP audience, both Joel Bandiri and Tina were spotlighted in their booths and were rewarded with their own thunderous round of applause.

"Don't get mad at me, okay? We both want the same thing - a home life, a good family life

It could tell her each man's preferred brand of liquor, each wife's favorite flower and perfume, the make of car they drove, the names and ages of their children, the nature of any illnesses or other medical conditions they might have, their favorite foods, their favorite colors, their tastes in music, their political affiliations, and scores of other facts both important and trivial

But how could any stranger so easily gain entrance to both her house and the hotel computer? Didn't he, after all, have to be someone she knew?

She jerked on them and pulled both plugs.

She was forced to hold her brandy snifter in both hands to keep it steady.

It isn't likely Angela and I both just imagined it."

They were both being driven by natural forces

They both realized that they were in need of each other, physically and mentally and emotionally, and that whatever happened between them would be good.

For a long, long time, they forgot that death existed, and they explored the delicious, silken surfaces of love, and it seemed to them, in those shining hours, that they would both live forever.

Besides, though they both struck him as slightly wacky, they didn't seem to be merely hoaxers or borderline psychopaths who got their kicks by scaring defenseless women

That's what both the authorities and the mortician had told her

They both said "Have a nice day," and she locked the door after he left.

In the foyer, Elliot jerked open the front door, pushed her through ahead of him, and they both plunged into the golden late-afternoon sunshine.

Tina glanced both ways along the street as Elliot swung the car out of the driveway

A hungry darkness lay on both sides of the road

Something both more and less than human

She said, "Are we both cracking under the strain?"

"We're both overwrought," he suggested.

Arms on the table, both hands clasped around her glass of beer, Tina leaned toward Elliot

She would have gone straight to the police, the newspapers - or both.

In which case, both he and you might be dead

They were both silent, thinking

We might both be killed before we even get close to him."

Four airtight rubber seals - one around the both faces of each pane

Because it was important for the men who worked in the large room to have an unobstructed view of the smaller inner chamber at all times, four angled ceiling vents in both rooms bathed the glass in a continuous flow of warm, dry air to prevent condensation and clouding

Elliot stood, extending the pistol in both hands, and snapped off three quick rounds

We're both wiped out, operating on sheer desperation

Unable to prove his identity, he was required to pay for both nights in advance, which he did, taking the money from a wad of cash he'd stuck in his pocket rather than from the wallet that supposedly had been stolen.

And George Lincoln Stanhope Alexander, who was an heir to both the fortune of the Pennsylvania Alexander's and to the enormous wealth of the Delaware Stanhopes, had absolutely no patience with people who were penurious.

They both felt as if they were on a good roll, and they didn't want to tempt fate by postponing their journey.

Plows had kept the blacktop clean, except for scattered patches of hard-packed snow that filled the potholes, and snow was piled five or six feet high on both sides.

Stopping the Explorer, he picked up the pistol from the seat between them, and he flicked off both safeties

One passageway extended fifty feet to the left of the door and fifty feet to the right; on both sides were more doors, all shut, plus a bank of four elevators on the right

With smiles, murmured assurances, and kisses planted on his frail hands, she finally managed to persuade him to tuck both of his arms close to his body.

Tina met Elliot's eyes, and she knew that the same thought was running through both their minds

Because I was never in the room with both partners, getting a thoughtful response to a story note I'd given was impossible, because neither could speak for the other and could only promise to consult when next they met at the deathbed of whatever beloved person expired that week.

I had spent more time in useless development meetings than I had required to write both of those screenplays.

Those letters were on Uncle Elias's envelope too!" We were both shaking and afraid.

She put both her hands over her open mouth

you have it with you! Give it to me!' she almost shouted, seizing my arm with both her hands.

Mrs Protheroe came to the door, and they both went inside.'

Then Miss Marple gave us both a shock as she said, 'Has Mrs Protheroe confessed to the crime now?'

And then tell Mrs Protheroe that Mr Redding is innocent - well, then they might both tell you the truth.'

'What we want is the true story from both Mrs Protheroe and Mr Redding

I like them both.'

'What are you both doing here?' A little ashamed, we explained.

But you made us both see how wrong it would be.'

We both did so

But Miss Marple just smiled and continued, 'I liked Anne and Lawrence, so when they both confessed in that silly way - well, I was happy that I had been wrong

They listened, knocked on the burnt metal with a rock and, getting no answer, they both decided that the men inside were either unconscious or dead.

The big man tripped over him, and when my brother got to his feet he found himself facing both of them

They both stopped further down the road, where the third man lay unconscious.

We both sat in complete silence, so we could hardly hear each other breathing

They had one child, but there was a yellow fever epidemic there, and both her husband and child died of it

'You have forced me, and now we must both accept the situation

George was surprised that we both liked his idea

We didn't take wine or beer, because they both make you sleep.

George and I both turned around to get a spoon

And they both burst out laughing

Because they both know it is about something.

'Of course,' say James and Connie, and for some reason they are both afraid of what is coming.

A lady called Mrs Fairlie was kind to me, but now she and her husband are both dead.'

I hope you can both forgive her.'

Tell me his secret, and we'll both get our revenge! He has used you - he, a rich man from an aristocratic family -'

Malala became famous, both in Pakistan and around the world, as a fighter for girls' education

Two examples were Members of Parliament Keir Hardie and George Lansbury, who both agreed with the suffragettes

In World War One (1914-1918), men left home to fight, and women were needed to work both in the army and in their home country.

They were both working with radioactivity

That is why the Nobel Prize was given to both Pierre and Marie.