How to Use "Corner" with Example Sentences

corner (n): a spot where two sides meet; a place where two roads meet; a location

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Used with adjectives:

"The crack is on the bottom corner of the door."
(bottom, top, left, right, left-hand, right-hand, back, front, lower, upper)

"The boys waited on the street corner."
(street)

"Be careful driving around the blind corner."
(blind, sharp)

"The table has sharp corners."
(sharp, rounded, smooth)

"We found an empty corner to study in."
(empty, quiet)

"We hid the present in a secret corner of the basement."
(secret, private)

Used with verbs:

"The car rounded the corner."
(rounded, took, turned)

"We are approaching the corner of Main and Broadway."
(be + approaching)

Used with nouns:

"The boss has the corner office."
(office)

"I asked for a corner booth."
(booth, table, seat)

"Let's meet at the corner shop."
(shop, store, bar)

Used with prepositions:

"The boy sat in the corner."
(in)

"Make a turn at the next corner."
(at)

"It's on the corner of Main and Broadway."
(on)

"A car came speeding around the corner."
(around)