Podcast #81 The Adverb JUST

Published in the category Grammar and Usage, Word Study

I just received a letter from my friend.

We just saw a terrible car accident.

The guests just arrived.

They just announced that the war is over.

 

The airplane has just landed.

They had just finished their meal when the phone rang.

The company has just issued a press release.

 

He just lost his job last week.

I just got here an hour ago.

She just started her new job this month.

 

Mario is just someone I know from work.

The food in this restaurant is just average.

Today was just another day.

She is far from being just an ordinary girl.

 

I have just five minutes left on my lunch break.

In just two hours we will land in Rio de Janeiro.

He became sales manager after working there just six months.

 

Pierre is just finishing his meal.

I was just getting out of bed when the phone rang.

My mother is just feeding the chickens

 

I don’t like him.

I just don’t like him.

 

She’s a wonderful person.

She’s just a wonderful person.

 

The view of the mountains was marvelous.

The view of the mountains was just marvelous.

 

I kicked the ball as hard as I could.

I kicked the ball just as hard as I could.

 

He says whatever comes into his head.

He just says whatever come into his head.

 

This is the worst tour I have even taken.

This is just the worst tour I have ever taken.

 

He is just the kind of person I want on my team.

She added just the right amount of salt to the soup.

You’re right, that’s just what I mean.

That’s just the kind of movie I hate.

 

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