Great Gatsby sentences

Inclined

"I’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me…"

Levity

"Frequently I have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile levity when I realized an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon…"

Prominent

"My family have been prominent, well-to-do people in this Middle Western city for three generations."

Conviction

"There was so much conviction in Tom’s voice that it seemed to carry authority."

Epigram

"This isn’t just an epigram—life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all."

Domesticated

"They had domesticated themselves in East Egg, and their house was even more elaborate than I expected."

Elaborate

"Their house was even more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion…"

Arrogant

"Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward."

Paternal

"There was a touch of paternal contempt in his voice, even when he addressed me."

Pungent

"The pungent blossoms filled the air as the lawn drifted up the side in bright vines."

Surname

"Her surname was Baker, and she carried herself like a young cadet."

Deft

"She had a slender, small-breasted body with a deft, athletic movement."

Accentuated

"She accentuated this by throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet."

Imperatively

"Tom Buchanan imperatively demanded to see me, cutting across Daisy’s call."

Specimen

"He was a specimen of manhood, enormous and cruel in his physicality."

Inconsequent

"It was an inconsequent remark, but it made me uneasy."

Infinitesimal

"She laughed again, as if she said something very infinitesimal and charming."

Complacency

"There was a touch of paternal complacency in his tone."

Devoid

"Her face was devoid of expression, except for a faint smile."

Subdued

"Her voice was a subdued murmur, meant to draw you in."

Coherence

"There was no coherence in her story, but it didn’t matter."

Skepticism

"Her skepticism was evident in the way she raised her eyebrows."

Temperament

"It was her temperament to be restless and questioning."

Sedative

"Her voice was a low, thrilling sedative."

Scorn

"She laughed with scorn at the idea."

Compel

"He compelled me to stay for dinner."

Contemptuous

"She looked at him with a contemptuous expression."

Peremptory

"His peremptory tone left no room for argument."

Egotism

"There was a touch of egotism in his manner."