Want to see samples of good sentences with a dash?Describing falling in love with a place (in this case, Arizona)More rarely—perhaps only once, perhaps two or three times—one experiences something more like love at first sight. - Joseph Wood Krutch, The Desert Year Describing the Utah desert in the heat of a summer afternoonIn this static period, even the domestic livestock—horses, sheep, goats, cattle—have sense enough to take it easy, rest in the shade. - Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire More on the Utah desert in the heat of a summer afternoonEven the red ants keep to the inside of their evil nests at noon, though they will come out eager to fight if riled with a stick—I've tried it, naturally. - Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire |