How to use "contained" in a sentence
Sentences
That night at home, Marius opened the package and found that it contained four letters, all addressed to different people, and smelling strongly of cheap tobacco
She bought a quart of nonfat milk and a loaf of whole-wheat bread that was cut thin for dieters, so each serving contained only half the calories of an ordinary slice of bread
This display had always contained six pictures, not just four
It contained only clothes
When she opened the carton, she saw that it contained part of Danny's collection of comic books and graphic novels
It was as heavy as the first, and she figured it contained more comic books, but she opened it to be sure.
Vince's wallet contained ninety-two dollars, no credit cards, no driver's license, no identification of any kind
The magazine contained half a dozen illustrated horror stories
Angry, frustrated, Kennebeck turned again to the bottle that contained the French frigate
The first page contained these words:
This is because the conversation around the table contained details, which affected later developments.
These contained only very inaccurate descriptions of the killing of Stent, Henderson, Ogilvy and the others
The morning papers on Saturday contained, in addition to a great deal of information about the planet Mars, one very short report.