Due to scarcity of food in her territory, the mother lioness had to roam far from safe ground to find a meal for her child.

When John saw his report card, he was excited because he had all A's and A- in Biology; but when his fastidious mother saw his report card, she shook her head in disappointment.

When Jana noticed her daughter Kylie starring at herself and posing in every reflection they passed, Jana worried that Kylie was growing a bit conceited.

After weeks of avoiding him, Annie finally found the courage to tell David that she wasn't interested in him; and even though David heartbroken, he appreciated her candor.

The children in the orphanage might have starved had it not been for the benevolence of the nuns, who sacrificed their own small salaries to provide food for the children.

Jayden wanted to play football with the other kids but with his horrible deficiencies in coordination, he couldn't catch or throw the ball.

Even though peace between the two formerly warring nations had been established for years now, the soldier still woke cold from dreams of battle.

I wanted to set the table and be done with it, but my mother scrupulously arranged each napkin, dish, and utensil until they were in perfect arrangement.

Emery tried to determine the meaning of the vocabulary word, but there were so few clues in the sentence all he could do was hopelessly conjecture as to what the word might mean.