Wondering how to use Baleful in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as baneful or threatening.
Baleful in a sentence
Baleful meaning
- Portending evil; ominous.
- Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering.
- Deadly, mortal.
Synonyms of Baleful
Using Baleful
- The main meaning on this page is: Portending evil; ominous. | Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering. | Deadly, mortal.
- Useful related words include: baneful, threatening, sinister, ominous.
- In the example corpus, baleful often appears in combinations such as: the baleful.
Context around Baleful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Baleful
- In this selection, "baleful" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, list, ache and voice stand out and add context to how "baleful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include beautiful and baleful and but the baleful ache in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "baleful" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with baleful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Beau’s horror story is both beautiful and baleful. (9 words)
For displaced people on the street, the language of the hostile environment has had a baleful and chilling effect. (19 words)
The baleful list of the names of black men killed or brutalised by police in America is long and too familiar. (21 words)
The baleful voice-over dialogue, revealed to be emanating from the apparition of Death personified, imposes upon dreamily preoccupied lovers Sven ( Chevy Chase ) and Inger ( Louise Lasser ) who send a not-so-silently jeering Death out for pizza. (38 words)
While the larger part of Gibbon's caustic view of Christianity is declared within the text of chapters XV and XVI, Gibbon rarely neglects to note its baleful influence throughout the remaining volumes of the Decline and Fall. (38 words)
But the baleful ache in Warren Zevon's voice as he reaches for the high note brings you back, just in time for one of the great self-pity couplets of all time. (33 words)
To my relief, Kelvin fell fast asleep, but as I came to the important point, I saw the old bird sit up, open an eye, and cock a baleful glance at me! (32 words)
Example sentences (7)
Beau’s horror story is both beautiful and baleful.
The baleful list of the names of black men killed or brutalised by police in America is long and too familiar.
For displaced people on the street, the language of the hostile environment has had a baleful and chilling effect.
But the baleful ache in Warren Zevon's voice as he reaches for the high note brings you back, just in time for one of the great self-pity couplets of all time.
The baleful voice-over dialogue, revealed to be emanating from the apparition of Death personified, imposes upon dreamily preoccupied lovers Sven ( Chevy Chase ) and Inger ( Louise Lasser ) who send a not-so-silently jeering Death out for pizza.
To my relief, Kelvin fell fast asleep, but as I came to the important point, I saw the old bird sit up, open an eye, and cock a baleful glance at me!
While the larger part of Gibbon's caustic view of Christianity is declared within the text of chapters XV and XVI, Gibbon rarely neglects to note its baleful influence throughout the remaining volumes of the Decline and Fall.
Common combinations with baleful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: