What is a Prepositional Phrase?
A prepositional phrase is a combination of a preposition followed by a Noun or Pronoun, It does not include the Verb.
List of Prepositional Phrases with...
At a discount
Example: You will get the knife at a discount.
At a distance
Example: I don’t think it can only be provided at a distance.
At a fraction of
Example: Providing internet connection at a fraction of the cost.
At a glance
Example: At a glance, all the items that are necessary to plan your production
At a guess
Example: “I’m far from sure. At a guess, and for the moment, probably nothing…”
At a loose
Example: The analysis was at a loose end.
At a loss
Example: I think we’re at a loss.
At a low ebb
Example: France was at a low ebb.
At a price
Example: I can deliver those pants at a price.
At a rate of
Example: The moon is retreating from the Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches or 4 cm.
At a speed of
Example: The Space Shuttle, which maxed out at a speed of 28’300 kilometers per hour.
At a standstill
Example: We don’t want to be at a standstill again.
At all costs
Example: Debt is something to avoid at all costs.
At all events
Example: At all events, it is still in good working order.
At high speed
Example: Technology is fast replacing human connection at high speed.
At issue
Example: A large one at issue is the state and local tax deduction.
At large
Example: That is a huge problem for our country at large.
At least
Example: You should read at least one book a week.
At length
Example: He spoke at length of what his intent was for making the saxophone.
At liberty
Example: She is not at liberty to tell you the facts.
At the most
Example: It should cost around $50, or $70 at the most.
At night
Example: I was sitting there, reading, before I went to sleep at night.
At noon
Example: The polls closed at noon on Monday, May 15.
At one time
Example: Only 20 boats are on the canal at one time.
At one’s leisure
Example: You can read at your leisure another time.
At one’s request
Example: We can either send it out at your request.
At one’s side
Example: We will always be at your side.
At peace
Example: He’s at peace.
At risk
Example: Kids at risk for violence.
At sight
Example: The authorized bank will pay the exporter at sight.
At the double
Example: Are you at the double doors with me?
At the end
Example: He passed away at the end of 2018.
At the outset
Example: I also wanna thank, at the outset.
At war
Example: They‘re basically at war with people.
Out of breath
Example: I’m out of breath.
Out of context
Example: Please don’t take that out of context.
Out of control
Example: They can basically go out of control.
Out of curiosity
Example: Just out of curiosity, how many of you have read the book?
Out of date
Example: It was already old and out of date.
Out of doors
Example: He paints almost always out of doors.
Out of duty
Example: We might do an act out of duty.
Out of fashion
Example: Is it going to go out of fashion 50 years from now?
Out of hand
Example: It got totally out of hand.
Out of ideas
Example: They’re going to run out of ideas.
Out of jealousy
Example: I just almost punched him out of jealousy.
Out of one’s mind
Example: I’m scared out of my mind.
Out of order
Example: Everything was out of order.
Out of pity
Example: We ask companies to hire our youth not out of pity.
Out of place
Example: I felt out of place among my mostly male colleagues.
Out of practice
Example: I‘m a little out of practice.
Out of print
Example: These books that are out of print.
Out of reach
Example: Owning a home seem out of reach.
Out of respect for
Example: I wouldn’t have done that out of respect for you.
Out of sight
Example: They’re out of sight. Where are they?
Out of spite
Example: They don’t do that out of spite.
Out of step
Example: Chinese youth dressed in ways out of step with the youth in the rest of the world.
Out of stock
Example: This product is currently out of stock.
Out of the ordinary
Example: I knew this was out of the ordinary for her.
Out of the question
Example: I don’t think it’s at all out of the question.
Out of work
Example: Millions of more people out of work.
In an uproar
Example: Why are the nations in an uproar.
In answer to
Example: In answer to the question: Why is there something rather than nothing?
In anticipation of
Example: Climate gentrification happens in anticipation of sea-level rise.
In arrears
Example: Everything you owe is being paid in arrears.
In danger
Example: They were in danger of starving.
In debt
Example: The country remains in debt over $90 billion dollars.
In decline
Example: Today they are 99% in decline.
In defense of
Example: In defense of the country against a common enemy.
In demand
Example: They have to account for peaks in demand.
In detail
Example: He described them in detail.
In disgrace
Example: He had to resign in disgrace.
In disguise
Example: They are actually skinheads in disguise.
In fact
Example: If it were in fact easy, everybody would do it.
In fairness to
Example: In fairness to him, I read his statement.
In favor of
Example: I’m in favor of his decision.
In fear of
Example: People were in fear of their lives.
In flames
Example: They all went down in flames.
In flower
Example: If you look at, catch it when it’s in flower.
In full
Example: I should say in full disclosure I’m a graduate of the University of Michigan.
In future
Example: I’d like to see us going forward in future sessions
In gear
Example: They put it in gear.
In general
Example: This has happened in general in the economy.
In good condition
Example: The painting was in good condition.
In good faith
Example: Who is not acting in good faith?
In hand
Example: Thousands of labs literally have this in hand today.
In harmony (with)
Example: People have lived in harmony with their surroundings.
In haste
Example: They did this in haste.
In hiding
Example: I’m here and I don’t have to live in hiding.
In high spirits
Example: He was in high spirits and very drunk.
In honor of
Example: The dinner is in honor of a colleague who is leaving.
In horror
Example: They cried out in horror as the car burst into flames.
In ink
Example: Please write in ink, not in pencil.
In of focus
Example: Please write in ink, not in pencil.
In time
Example: I got home just in time – it’s starting to rain.
By accident
Example: She deleted the file by accident.
By air
Example: He doesn’t travel much by air.
By all accounts
Example: By all accounts, he’s a very good dad.
By all means
Example: Let’s by all means shrink the size of government.
By any standard
Example: By any standard this is wrong.
By appointment
Example: She’ll be happy to see you by appointment.
By birth
Example: Not by birth, but by choice.
By chance
Example: He got this job completely by chance.
By coincidence
Example: Just by coincidence, I met my old schoolmate again 40 years later.
By courtesy of
Example: A picture of the Milky Way by courtesy of the Hubble telescope.
By definition
Example: Psychology is by definition an inexact science.
By degrees
Example: The economy seems to be improving by degrees.
By design
Example: This was by design because we wanted to be so clever.
By dint of
Example: He achieved his success by dint of hard work.
By far
Example: They are by far the best students in the school.
By force
Example: By force of habit, I always hung the house keys on a hook next to the front door.
By hand
Example: All his toys are made by hand.
By heart
Example: She learned by heart at school.
By land
Example: An ocean almost completely surrounded by land.
By law
Example: They have to provide a contract by law.
By luck
Example: I found this website by luck.
By mistake
Example: He has paid this bill twice by mistake.
By mistake
Example: He has paid this bill twice by mistake.
On a diet
Example: She is going on a diet next week.
On a journey
Example: We’ve been on a journey.
On a large scale
Example: Crop failure on a large scale might make an individual farm vulnerable to the short or long-term.
On a pension
Example: You don’t count on a pension.
On a regular basis
Example: I have adopted this practice on a regular basis.
On a small scale
Example: He has used them on a small scale.
On a spree
Example: He went on a spree.
On a trip
Example: They’re going on a trip to Tokyo this summer.
On account of
Example: He doesn’t drink alcohol on account of his poor health.
On an expedition
Example: I met him first in 1998 on an expedition.
On an island
Example: They live on an island off the coast of Norway.
On approval
Example: You can have the goods on approval for 15 days.
On average
Example: Interest rates rose on average to 9.8% in September.
On bail
Example: She’s begging the judge, “Release him on bail”.
On balance
Example: It goes up, it goes down, on balance, goes up quite a bit.
On behalf of
Example: On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work.
On board
Example: As soon as She was on board, She began to have second thoughts about leaving.
On business
Example: He began to mentor me on business.
On oath
Example: The judge reminded the witness that she on oath.
On order
Example: The new bike has been on order for several weeks.
On pain of
Example: You’re not allowed to touch those on pain of death without a pair of gloves on.
On remand
Example: He was held on remand in prison for 9 months.
On schedule
Example: Boats in Venice are going on schedule.
On schedule
Example: Boats in Venice are going on schedule.
