How do you use Blunt in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dull or change, plus the exact meaning.
Blunt in a sentence
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Blunt meaning
- Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
- Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
Synonyms of Blunt
Using Blunt
- The main meaning on this page is: Having a thick edge or point; not sharp. | Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute. | Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
- Useful related words include: dull, change, alter, modify.
- In the example corpus, blunt often appears in combinations such as: blunt force, emily blunt, and blunt.
Context around Blunt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 16 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Blunt
- In this selection, "blunt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, emily, amus, everett, force, object and response stand out and add context to how "blunt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 001 might blunt metabolic changes and a blunt force head. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "blunt" sits close to words such as cuban, downgraded and ducks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with blunt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Allison is bawdy and blunt, particularly when it comes to sex. (11 words)
Another tweeted, "Is it just me or does Emily Blunt's face look different? (14 words)
Averages are a usefully blunt instrument, like Warner’s current 25.33 on English soil. (15 words)
An autopsy confirmed the Indigenous girl died from “blunt cranial trauma” resulting from an accidental fall off a swing at her guardians’ residence in Maskwacis, Alta. Serenity was on life support for 10 days before she died. (37 words)
A Quiet Place: Day One updates come from Emily Blunt, who starred in the first two movies in the franchise and has somewhat tongue-in-cheek response to being asked if she'll appear in the prequel. (37 words)
I remember telling her ‘that’s just how Carolina is, she is just blunt’; and Darcel replied, ‘Maylee it’s one thing to be blunt but it’s another thing to be cruel and very disrespectful’. (36 words)
Another tweeted, "Is it just me or does Emily Blunt's face look different? (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
Amus Blunt, Everett Blunt, Kellen Slade, Etta Blunt, and Ev Hellie, take a break from running around in Loring on Sunday for a photo.
McNew had multiple stab wounds and blunt-force trauma, and the woman also suffered blunt-force trauma.
Due to the pattern of the notches, we arrived that it should be as a result of blunt penetrative injury which could be due to penile injury, finger or any other blunt object.
I remember telling her ‘that’s just how Carolina is, she is just blunt’; and Darcel replied, ‘Maylee it’s one thing to be blunt but it’s another thing to be cruel and very disrespectful’.
Kel check your dictionary and gimme the definition of blunt or remain silent and blunt forever.
A blunt force head injury which Mr Wilcox had sustained was also considered contributory to his death.
After McIlroy defeated Sam Burns in Sunday’s singles match, the four-time major champion had a very blunt response when asked about his reported meeting with LaCava.
Allison is bawdy and blunt, particularly when it comes to sex.
Although a small study suggests LOY-001 might blunt metabolic changes associated with aging, Loyal has not yet demonstrated that it lengthens dogs’ lives.
A medical examiner later determined that O’Keefe suffered multiple skull fractures, consistent with blunt-force trauma that led to bleeding in the brain.
An autopsy confirmed the Indigenous girl died from “blunt cranial trauma” resulting from an accidental fall off a swing at her guardians’ residence in Maskwacis, Alta. Serenity was on life support for 10 days before she died.
An autopsy was performed, and preliminary findings suggest that the victim died from multiple blunt-force injuries sustained in the accident.
Andrew Bridgen has asked why he was expelled from the Conservatives for alleged "antisemitism" but Crispin Blunt who said Hamas had "legitimate targets" is still a Tory MP.
Another tweeted, "Is it just me or does Emily Blunt's face look different?
A post-mortem examination conducted on Dookeran determined that she died from brain haemorrhage due to blunt trauma to the head and compression to the neck.
A postmortem examination seen by Human Rights Watch revealed that Lumumba was sexually assaulted, hit on the head with a blunt object, and stabbed in the chest, face, neck, and eyes.
A Quiet Place: Day One updates come from Emily Blunt, who starred in the first two movies in the franchise and has somewhat tongue-in-cheek response to being asked if she'll appear in the prequel.
A section of disgruntled fans among the 1,600-strong travelling contingent directed their frustrations at Gavin Baldwin, David Blunt and Terry Bramall as the team suffered their heaviest defeat this season.
Averages are a usefully blunt instrument, like Warner’s current 25.33 on English soil.
A woman left disabled after her sister-in-law attacked her at a wedding gave a blunt response when asked if she wanted compensation.
Common combinations with blunt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- blunt force 26×
- emily blunt 20×
- and blunt 11×
- to blunt 9×
- blunt and 8×
- was blunt 8×
- of blunt 7×
- blunt object 7×
- with blunt 7×
- the blunt 7×