Prepositional Phrases: List of Prepositional Phrase Examples in English

Prepositional Phrases! Following are important prepositional phrases in English you should learn to broaden your vocabulary

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Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrase List – IN

in time (prepositions of time AT/IN/ON)
in demand
in of focus
in an uproar
in answer to
in anticipation of
in arrears
in danger
in debt
in decline
in defense of
in detail
in disgrace
in disguise
in fact
in fairness to
in favor of
in fear of
in flames
in flower
in full
in future
in gear
in general
in good condition
in good faith
in hand
in harmony (with)
in haste
in hiding
in high spirits
in honor of
in horror
in ink

Prepositional Phrase List – ON

on watch
on schedule
on the record
on the road
on oath
on pain of
on the air
on balance
on a diet
on a journey
on a trip
on a large scale
on a small scale
on a pension
on a regular basis
on a spree
on account of
on an expedition
on an island
on approval
on average
on bail
on behalf of
on board
on business
on order
on remand
on show
on strike
on suspicion of
on the agenda
on the brink of
on the dot
on the edge of

Prepositional Phrase List – AT

at high speed
at risk
at one’s side
at a fraction of
at the outset
at the end
at sight
at the double
at one time
at a discount
at a distance
at a glance
at a guess
at a loose and
at a loss
at a low ebb
at a price
at a rate of
at a speed of
at a standstill
at all costs
at all events
at issue
at large
at least
at length
at liberty
at most
at night
at noon
at one’s leisure
at one’s request
at peace
at war

Prepositional Phrase List – BY

by law
by nature
by far
by design
by chance
by the name of
by luck
by accident
by air
by sea
by land
by all accounts
by all means
by any standard
by appointment
by birth
by check
by coincidence
by courtesy of
by definition
by degrees
by design
by dint of
by far
by force
by hand
by heart
by law
by marriage
by means of
by mistake
by my watch
by nature
by no means
by request
by rights
by sight

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Melissa

4 years ago

What is the meaning of in of focus?
And some examples.please?

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Rodolfo Jofre

Hi Melissa:

According to Merriam-Webster Thesaurus ( https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/of ) “of” means “having to do with”

“Of focus” in an example: “Having to do with focus”

Christopher

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popo

1 year ago

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Selah

I really like this list. I’m Hispanic and some of the terms we used DIDNT mean anything. It was us and how we are or maybe were. The funniest one is (think Hispanic sound but born and raised in US) so one is Let’s get down from the car! Never thought about for years until some friends were laughing so much. They mocked me Let’s get down from the car, what is that? Still not realizing I say to them what do you mean? We’re getting down from the car. Laughing at me and it’s not getting down from the… Read more »

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Miriam Mungaila

3 years ago

This is really helpful staff. Thanks

Pascar Mavundla

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khandaker saidul Hoque.

Thanks a lot ,may god bless you….

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