Periodic Sentence Examples

Examples of periodic sentences include:

• In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued.
• With low taxes, beautiful views and a mild climate, this city is a great place to live.
• Positive thinking, by helping us stay focused and maintaining a good attitude, is important for a happy life.
• Because of adding a pool, spa and restaurant, the hotel is experiencing an increase in guests.
• Presenting, the winner of seven Academy Awards and two Tony Awards, I present the star of tonight's play, Herbert Smith.
• After shopping at the mall, walking the dogs and washing the car, I finally got to stay in and relax.
• If the price was good and the quality excellent, I might consider buying a designer dress.
• Renewable energy resources, like wind, solar, and geothermal, will be the answers to Earth's energy problems.
• With a blood-curdling scream and claws outstretched, the eagle went after the rabbit.
• The beach, with white sand, crystal clear water, and palm trees, is a favorite hangout for the locals.
• Now, after years of research and many modifications, here is the latest model of out hybrid.
• The gazelle, peacefully drinking and unaware of any danger, was soon the target of the lioness.
• With a beautiful set and a pyrotechnic display, the act was sure to please.
• Proper maintenance, like checking tire pressure, changing the oil and getting tune-ups, will ensure the best gas mileage for your car.
• Considering the attentiveness, friendliness and speed of service, this waiter will definitely be getting a good tip.
• Spring, with new buds popping out, flowers blooming, and mild temperatures, is my favorite season.
• Whether it was peer pressure or her own idea, Mary tried out for the glee club and made it.
• In spite of losing one ship and weathering a storm, Columbus made it back to Spain.
• By the smell of barbequing and the fireworks in the sky, I knew it was Independence Day.
• After combing through the ad for jobs and sending out hundreds of resumes, Steve finally got his dream job.
• Severe weather systems and the melting of the polar ice caps are both signs of climate change.
• Because they are independent, take care of themselves, and purr, I prefer cats over dogs.

Here are examples of periodic sentences from literature:

• "To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, that is genius." - Ralph Waldo Emerson in Self-Reliance

• "In the week before their departure to Arrakis, when all the final scurrying about had reached a nearly unbearable frenzy, an old crone came to visit the mother of the boy, Paul." - Frank Herbert in Dune

"Out of the bosom of the Air,

Out of the cloud-folds of her garment shaken,

Over the woodlands brown and bare,

Over the harvest-fields forsaken,

Silent and soft, and slow,

Descends the snow." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Snowflakes

• "Halfway between West Egg and New York City sprawls a desolate plain, a gray valley where New York's ashes are dumped" - Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby

• "Unprovided with original learning, uninformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved -- to write a book." - Edward Gibbon in Memoirs of My Life

The complex periodic sentence is typically used in more formal sentence construction; so, its usage is not as common today in verbal or written communication. Today this climatic style is most often seen in literature.