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How do you use Ail in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hurt or trouble, plus the exact meaning.

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Ail in a sentence

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Ail meaning

  1. To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
  2. To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

Synonyms of Ail

hurt trouble afflict suffer seasoning seasoner flavouring flavoring flavourer flavorer garlic pain

Related words

Other words often associated with Ail or its synonyms:

fixings ingredient damage upset injured feeling nuisance see sustain fuss effort injure

Using Ail

  • The main meaning on this page is: To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.) | To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
  • Useful related words include: hurt, trouble, afflict, suffer.
  • In the example corpus, ail often appears in combinations such as: to ail, ail the.

Context around Ail

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

maladies 1× help 1× year 1×

Often after:

decided 1×

Sentence patterns with Ail

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

continued to ail for 4 1× continued to ail him it 1× demonic maladies ail this solihull 1× expected to ail the patriots 1× in the ail 1× inspiration and ail the aching 1× last year ail decided to 1× to help ail them of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

furuness similarly thinks 1× i eagerly await 1× last year ail 1× perhaps new o 1× priest came back 1× what sort of 1×

Common sentence endings:

4 5 years 1× ail the patriots 1× dundrum shopping centre 1× for a nearfall 1× in the ail 1× of their struggles 1×

Words around Ail

Just before it in the word index:

aiks 2 aiko 14 aikman 73 aikins 7 aikines 2 aikin 3

Just after it in the word index:

aila 7 ailanthus 3 ailara 2 ailbe 2 ailbhe 6 ailc 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Ail

  • In this selection, "ail" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, maladies, help, year and decided stand out and add context to how "ail" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include continued to ail for 4 and continued to ail him it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ail" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ail

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

What sort of electrical gremlins and other demonic maladies ail this Solihull-built 4x4? (14 words)

Perhaps new O- line coach Adrian Klemm can cure what's expected to ail the Patriots. (16 words)

Furuness, similarly, thinks that there are things that students can do to help ail them of their struggles. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

One of three Ennis RFC products on the Munster bench, similar to Forde, Moloney was part of the National Talent Squad and has since been playing with Young Munster in the AIL. (32 words)

Priest came back with a hurricanrana and a Razor’s Edge, but as his arm continued to ail him, it was only for a nearfall. (25 words)

But he had to come back to India because his grandmother was ill and she continued to ail for 4-5 years. (22 words)

Question examples

What sort of electrical gremlins and other demonic maladies ail this Solihull-built 4x4? (14 words)

Example sentences (8)

One of three Ennis RFC products on the Munster bench, similar to Forde, Moloney was part of the National Talent Squad and has since been playing with Young Munster in the AIL.

Perhaps new O- line coach Adrian Klemm can cure what's expected to ail the Patriots.

Priest came back with a hurricanrana and a Razor’s Edge, but as his arm continued to ail him, it was only for a nearfall.

But he had to come back to India because his grandmother was ill and she continued to ail for 4-5 years.

What sort of electrical gremlins and other demonic maladies ail this Solihull-built 4x4?

Furuness, similarly, thinks that there are things that students can do to help ail them of their struggles.

I eagerly await the day I can visit Mongolia, get closure/inspiration and ail the aching void in heart.

Last year AIL decided to axe its sushi business, which included stores in Dublin city centre and Dundrum Shopping Centre.

Common combinations with ail

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ail" in a sentence?
An example: "One of three Ennis RFC products on the Munster bench, similar to Forde, Moloney was part of the National Talent Squad and has since been playing with Young Munster in the AIL." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "ail" from authentic English texts.
What does "ail" mean?
Ail means: To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
What are synonyms of "ail"?
Common synonyms of "ail" include: hurt, trouble, afflict, suffer, seasoning, seasoner, flavouring, flavoring. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "ail" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "ail", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.