Definition: 1. To show what is right, appropriate, etc., especially when criticizing somebody's actions. 2. For giving or asking for advice. 3. To say that you expect sth is true or will happen.
Use 'should' in a sentence:
1. The pills should be swallowed whole.
2. You should have seen it!
3. You should not go out in the heat of the day.
4. We should be there by noon.
5. Maybe you should socialize more.
6. You should look out for pickpockets.
7. Should euthanasia be made legal?
8. No income should remain undeclared.
9. This should settle your stomach.
10. To whom should I write?
11. This quaint custom should be revived.
12. It's very important to me that you should be there.
13. Whither should they go?
14. Somebody should have told me.
15. Maybe you should tell her.
16. They should use uppercase.
17. I feel I should resign.
18. Many people feel that the law should be changed.
19. In theory, these machines should last for ten years or more.
20. Should police officers carry guns ?
21. She of all people should know the answer to that.
22. In case you should need any help, here's my number.
23. This tax should be abolished.
24. Why should I apologize?
25. Why should I disbelieve her story?
26. I told you we should have done it my way!
27. The cloth should be laid flat.
28. It was decided the school should purchase new software.
29. The treatment should be repeated every two to three hours.
30. He should have been more careful.
31. My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become.
32. A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich.
33. You should look out for yourself from now on.
34. It is important that he should attend every day.
35. When should you prune apple trees?
36. Look, I think we should go now.
37. I think we should go back to first principles.
38. Two out of three people think the President should resign.
39. Give me one good reason why I should help you.
40. The expansion of higher education should be a powerful force for change.
41. We should arrive before dark.
42. Very young children should not be left to play without supervision.
43. The new test should aid in the early detection of the disease.
44. I should exercise more.
45. The cost should average out at about £ 6 per person.
46. We should try to save water.
47. This should save you shedloads.
48. The situation required that he should be present.
49. Many people think that party politics should not enter into local government.
50. The new trade agreement should facilitate more rapid economic growth.
51. By that time the new system should be up and running.
52. I think you should go back to your original plan.
53. The drug should only be used under medical supervision.
54. Interest rates should come down.
55. This should soothe the pain.
56. Six bottles should be enough.
57. £ 50 should be enough to be going on with.
58. The police force should be independent of direct government control.