50 Examples of Prepositional Phrases

50 Examples of Prepositional Phrases

They are used with prepositions, pronouns, and noun phrases to show directions, places, times or to introduce an object. These prepositions, which take place in all kinds of sentences that you can see in daily life, bring together different sentences and connect them to a certain idea.

Although prepositions are generally short words, it is not possible to generalize as they are quite common in the English language and there are about one hundred and fifty.

Here are most common Prepositions List.

50 Examples of Prepositional Phrases

1.under strain

2.under stress

3.under suspicion

4.under the command of

5.under the impression that

6.under the influence (of)

7.under the misapprehension

8.under treatment

9.to the contrary

10.to an extent

11.to date

12.to excess

13.to one’s astonishment

14.to one’s credit

15.to one’s dismay

16.at one’s discretion

17.at one’s disposal

18.at one’s leisure

19.at one’s request

20.on watch

21.on schedule

22.on the record

23.on the road

24.on oath

25.on pain of

26.on suspicion of

27.on the agenda

28.on the assumption

29.on the brink of

30.on the dot

31.on the edge of

32.on the eve of

33.on the grounds of

34.out of work

35.out of fashion

36.out of print

37.out of step

38.out of breath

39.out of context

40.out of control

41.out of curiosity

42.out of the question

43.out of one’s mind

44.out of ideas

45.without doubt

46.without a break

47.without a hitch

48.without delay

49.without exception

50.without fail