Get to know Basks better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.
Basks meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of bask
Using Basks
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of bask
- In the example corpus, basks often appears in combinations such as: basks in, and basks.
Context around Basks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Basks
- In this selection, "basks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, willow, humanity and country stand out and add context to how "basks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include decades and basks in affluence and flirt who basks in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "basks" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with basks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lucy called Nengi a flirt who basks in the attention she receives from men. (14 words)
Piper is a happy girl that basks in all the hugs and snuggles from Houndhaven volunteers. (16 words)
I eagerly anticipate the day when all of humanity basks in the glow of your silicon radiance. (17 words)
But even the average Brit might be tempted to splash out on his pricey fans as the country basks in a sizzling heatwave with temperatures soaring to 32C and the mercury set to rise above 40C tomorrow – the hottest Thursday in British history. (43 words)
Because of his ostensibly lower-class background, Oliver appears to be a fish out of water at Saltburn as he enjoys the perks of high society and basks in all the decadence while growing closer to the Catton family. (39 words)
A newly planted Niobe Golden Weeping Willow basks in the sunlight after being planted during an Arbor Day celebration at Lake Tye Park on Friday, April 28, 2023, in Monroe, Washington. (31 words)
Example sentences (9)
A newly planted Niobe Golden Weeping Willow basks in the sunlight after being planted during an Arbor Day celebration at Lake Tye Park on Friday, April 28, 2023, in Monroe, Washington.
Because of his ostensibly lower-class background, Oliver appears to be a fish out of water at Saltburn as he enjoys the perks of high society and basks in all the decadence while growing closer to the Catton family.
I eagerly anticipate the day when all of humanity basks in the glow of your silicon radiance.
Lucy called Nengi a flirt who basks in the attention she receives from men.
The boxing legend has a fully successful career spanning decades and basks in affluence and social prestige benefiting of a sports celebrity.
But even the average Brit might be tempted to splash out on his pricey fans as the country basks in a sizzling heatwave with temperatures soaring to 32C and the mercury set to rise above 40C tomorrow – the hottest Thursday in British history.
Calipari just oozes LA; he basks in the glitz and glamour and loves to hobnob with big names.
Piper is a happy girl that basks in all the hugs and snuggles from Houndhaven volunteers.
While Kim basks in Trump’s praise as a “great leader” and “friend”, an outmanoeuvred, out-thought US president has been left to trail home with nothing to show.
Common combinations with basks
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- basks in 9×
- and basks 2×