Definition: 1. Used with verbs to express movement on or to a particular place or position. 2. Used to show that something faces in a particular direction.
Use 'onto' in a sentence:
1. The briefcase flopped onto the desk.
2. They had superposed a picture of his head onto someone else's body.
3. The dye is adsorbed onto the fibre.
4. He flipped the keys onto the desk.
5. The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road.
6. She drew me onto the balcony.
7. She pinned the badge onto her jacket.
8. A number of staircases ascend from the cobbled streets onto the ramparts.
9. It's his problem, not something he should unload onto you.
10. He managed to wangle his way onto the course.
11. She stepped down from the train onto the platform.
12. I ran out onto the landing.
13. The line of houses fronted straight onto the road.
14. The boat was thrown onto the rocks.
15. The dancers came out onto the ice.
16. He hoisted himself onto a high stool.
17. It's nice to have someone you can offload your problems onto.
18. Luke shed his clothes onto the floor.
19. He snuggled his head onto her shoulder.
20. An apology was tagged onto the end of the letter.
21. Hail was hammering down onto the roof.
22. They managed to shoehorn the material onto just one CD.
23. The players jogged onto the field.
24. She was co-opted onto the board.
25. The audience threw flowers onto the stage.
26. She stepped gracefully onto the stage.
27. This door gives onto the hall.
28. The ship was blown onto the rocks.
29. He managed to bribe his way onto the ship.
30. Kids soon glom onto the latest trend.
31. She glued the label onto the box.
32. He rolled onto his back.
33. The new wing was built onto the hospital last year.
34. Several of the books had fallen onto the floor.
35. Water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor.
36. Our house backs onto the river.
37. He held onto the back of the chair to stop himself from falling.
38. He tipped the contents of the bag onto the table.
39. He hitched himself onto the bar stool.
40. We watched the waves rolling onto the beach.
41. She turned over onto her front.
42. Jenny threw herself onto the bed.
43. She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
44. His land abuts onto a road.
45. We bundled out onto the street.
46. She slopped some beans onto a plate.
47. He piled as much food as he could onto his plate.
48. If any of the spray goes onto the lawn it will scorch the grass.
49. She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table.
50. Scientists believe they are onto something big.
51. Water splashed onto the floor.
52. She flung herself onto the bed.
53. Contemporary dance is coming onto the arts scene again after a long fallow period.
54. How did we get onto the subject of marriage?
55. Images are projected onto the retina of the eye.
56. Grammar information enables students to map the structure of a foreign language onto their own.
57. Old values are being grafted onto a new social class.
58. You need three A levels to get onto this university course.
59. Everything in the computer's memory can be copied onto disks.
