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8 Preposition Examples

Use these examples to study structure, specificity, tone, and variation. They are demonstrations—not claims about a real person or organization unless the example itself makes that explicit.

Before you copy

What to notice in the examples

Clear preposition choice matches ordinary English usage and the exact relationship intended, especially in fixed combinations where near-synonyms such as in, on, at, to, and for are not interchangeable.

  • Identify the relationship being expressed.
  • Choose the conventional preposition for that meaning.
  • Keep the prepositional phrase close to the word it modifies when ambiguity is possible.
1

The keys are under the notebook.

2

We will meet at noon.

3

She walked toward the gate.

4

The report was sent by email.

5

He applied for the fellowship.

6

The article focuses on urban heat.

7

They arrived in Delhi on Monday.

8

The change resulted from a billing error.

Turn an example into your own writing

Keep the underlying decision or pattern, then replace the subject, evidence, relationship, constraints, and tone with details that belong to your situation. If your final line still works after swapping only one noun, it may be too close to the example.