Anorak is an English word with synonyms like parka or windbreaker. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Anorak in a sentence
Anorak meaning
- A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
- A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, especially trains.
Synonyms of Anorak
Using Anorak
- The main meaning on this page is: A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater. | A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, especially trains.
- Useful related words include: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, jacket.
Context around Anorak
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Anorak
- In this selection, "anorak" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black, grey, blue, reading, black and cognoscenti stand out and add context to how "anorak" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a black anorak with a and as an anorak but they. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "anorak" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with anorak
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Let us know, you rugby anorak/cognoscenti. (7 words)
Long white hair, pale grey anorak, reading the newspaper. (9 words)
A snap-flap means that this anorak is fashionable and functional. (11 words)
Some might even say boring, I know my kids refer to me as an 'anorak', but they are parts of the area we pass and walk by but they just disappear into our subconscious and become part of our every day. (41 words)
The woman was wearing a royal blue anorak, black V-neck T-shirt, black trousers, white trainers and glasses with black rims on the top and was carrying three shopping bags. (31 words)
Unless you’re a bit of a Mary Poppins anorak, there’s a good chance you’ll be blissfully unaware that Dick van Dyke had two roles in the eponymous film. (31 words)
Example sentences (9)
A snap-flap means that this anorak is fashionable and functional.
He was last seen wearing a black anorak with a yellow/green zip with grey joggers and black slip-on shoes.
Long white hair, pale grey anorak, reading the newspaper.
Some might even say boring, I know my kids refer to me as an 'anorak', but they are parts of the area we pass and walk by but they just disappear into our subconscious and become part of our every day.
The woman was wearing a royal blue anorak, black V-neck T-shirt, black trousers, white trainers and glasses with black rims on the top and was carrying three shopping bags.
Before leaving her daughter, she cloaked her in her anorak and whispered: "You'll be alright".
Let us know, you rugby anorak/cognoscenti.
Unless you’re a bit of a Mary Poppins anorak, there’s a good chance you’ll be blissfully unaware that Dick van Dyke had two roles in the eponymous film.
His anorak features a notched collar and doubles as a suit jacket with wide-legged cropped pants.