its

[US]/ɪts/
[UK]/ɪts/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

pron. belonging to it
n. a personal name; Iz (Russian)

Phrases & Collocations

its color

its size

its shape

its purpose

its origin

Example Sentences

the pole and its antipode.

The excitement was at its maximum.

The storm is at its worst.

a nation in its youth.

The tide was at its height.

a bar and its denizens.

life can dazzle with its sensuality, its colour.

It grasps its victim in its forelegs and pierce it with its rostrum.

Downtown Chicago and its penumbra

found the lost shoe and its fellow.

The dart found its mark.

A cicada throws its slough.

A sparrow is very alert in its movements.

a photograph that flatters its subject.

the government had its own agenda.

they were agreeable to its publication.

the room was spartan in its appointments.

the sea and its attendant attractions.

Real-world Examples

A horse, its mouth agape in death agony, is spilling its guts.

Source: The Power of Art - Pablo Picasso

The snake hissed. Harry could see its tongue fluttering.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It bores clear through it with its roots.

Source: The Little Prince

I mean It brings the civilization alive, and its people and its beliefs.

Source: Guge: The Disappeared Tibetan Dynasty

Theater is by its very nature ephemeral.

Source: BoJack Horseman Season 3

Australia had to change its bottles to save its beetles.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

One of these days is Yesterday with its mistakes and cares, its aches and pains.

Source: 100 Beautiful Articles for Morning Reading in English Level Four

He chewed it and noted its quality and its good taste.

Source: The Old Man and the Sea

Being technically specialized has its strengths as well as its weaknesses.

Source: Rich Dad Poor Dad

Its thick atmosphere, not its distance from the sun, is the reason.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2016 Collection

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