Examples of using "であった" in a sentence and their english translations:
Was it a dream?
It was a quiet night.
His mother was a school teacher.
I found him at his books.
His answer was in the negative.
The ship was at sea.
The cherry blossoms were at their best.
John was Jane's husband.
The deceased was eighty years old.
As long as our reasons
Maria's late husband was a violinist.
He was in a mood of depression.
He was a tall man.
There was nothing but forest as far as the eye could see.
This winter has been mild.
She looked as if she had been sick for a long time.
Germany was once allied with Italy.
She cannot have been ill.
The sea was truly calm.
It was none other than the king.
The man was no better than a horse.
Her late husband was a pianist.
Her late husband was a violinist.
He looks as if he had been ill.
His deeds didn't agree with his words.
He seems to have been happy.
The weather stayed hot for two weeks.
The overall output was tons.
I ran into an old friend of mine.
The final score was two to nothing.
The result was clear at a glance.
She remained single all her life.
Moreover, because he was handsome, he was ill-suited to working as a teacher in a girls' school.
We met along the way.
The contents of the letter were secret.
Every seat was full.
Lincoln was a great statesman.
The closing of school was due to the heavy snow.
Beethoven was a great musician.
The party was, on the whole, successful.
It happened that we met at the station.
- It was chilly that day.
- It is a little cool today.
The costumes were red, pink, blue, and so forth.
He seems to have been ill.
She was at home in English.
He looked bewildered.
He remained faithful to the last.
He was a great musician.
He was a professor at Cambridge University.
His criticisms were out of place.
Tonight was also a windless night.
The closing ceremony of the Olympics was wonderful.
We met in front of the school.
Isaac was a leader of the Jewish people.
Once again she was lived in and taken care of.
Lincoln was opposed to slavery.
I chanced to meet him at the airport.
It was a chance meeting.
The evidence was in his favor.
- The boy was naked to the waist.
- The boy was shirtless.
The accident was due to the smog.
The project was a complete failure.
The gorilla was one year old at the time.
She was a Christian in life.
Their climbing of Mt. Everest was a great achievement.
He seems to have been sick last week.
He was unconscious for several days.
He was always on the people's side.
His request was as follows.
All his efforts were useless.
His life was full of ups and downs.
The ship was ready to sink any time.
It happened in Rome.