Sentence examples of "was" in English

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It was a strange night. Es war eine seltsame Nacht.
There was an earthquake yesterday. Gestern gab es ein Erdbeben.
It was a stormy affair Es ging heiß her
The house was in flames. Das Haus stand in Flammen.
He was in critical condition. Er befand sich in einem kritischen Zustand.
Jane insisted that she was right. Jane bestand darauf, dass sie Recht hätte.
The joke was at my expense. Der Witz ging auf meine Kosten.
He was put in prison. Er wurde ins Gefängnis gesteckt.
I was suddenly awakened by a loud noise. Ich wurde plötzlich von einem lauten Geräusch geweckt.
The speedometer was indicating 95 mph. Der Tacho zeigte 95 Meilen pro Stunde an.
I was led to the conclusion that we made a fatal mistake. Ich kam zu dem Schluss, dass wir einen verhängnisvollen Fehler gemacht hatten.
He confirmed that it was the wreck of the Titanic. Er bestätigte, dass es sich um das Wrack der Titanic handelte.
I was searching for something that didn't exist. Ich suchte nach etwas, das nicht existierte.
Although his exam scores weren't very high, he was still successful after graduation. Auch wenn seine Prüfungsresultate nicht gut ausfielen, hatte er doch Erfolg nach seinem Abschluß.
But how difficult that was! Das war aber schwierig!
There also was another reason. Es gab auch einen anderen Grund.
She was eager to go home. Sie wollte unbedingt nach Hause gehen.
The city was all aflame. Die ganze Stadt stand in Flammen.
He was found guilty of murder. Er wurde des Mordes für schuldig befunden.
He passed the test as was expected. Er hat den Test wie erwartet bestanden.
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