How do you use Cockeyed in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like askew or ridiculous, plus the exact meaning.
Cockeyed in a sentence
Cockeyed meaning
- Having both eyes oriented inward, cross-eyed.
- Crooked or askew.
- Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
Synonyms of Cockeyed
Using Cockeyed
- The main meaning on this page is: Having both eyes oriented inward, cross-eyed. | Crooked or askew. | Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
- Useful related words include: askew, ridiculous, preposterous, nonsensical.
Context around Cockeyed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cockeyed
- In this selection, "cockeyed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, natural, phenomenal, conclusion and martin stand out and add context to how "cockeyed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include its natural cockeyed conclusion and the phenomenal cockeyed martin as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cockeyed" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cockeyed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
To its further credit, follows its central conflict all the way to its natural, cockeyed conclusion. (16 words)
In that sparseness, there is beauty and charm, especially in the visions of the past, brought to us by the phenomenal cockeyed Martin as the Ghost of Christmas Past, and the Jamaican-tinged LaChanze at the Ghost of Christmas Present. (40 words)
In that sparseness, there is beauty and charm, especially in the visions of the past, brought to us by the phenomenal cockeyed Martin as the Ghost of Christmas Past, and the Jamaican-tinged LaChanze at the Ghost of Christmas Present. (40 words)
To its further credit, follows its central conflict all the way to its natural, cockeyed conclusion. (16 words)
Example sentences (2)
To its further credit, follows its central conflict all the way to its natural, cockeyed conclusion.
In that sparseness, there is beauty and charm, especially in the visions of the past, brought to us by the phenomenal cockeyed Martin as the Ghost of Christmas Past, and the Jamaican-tinged LaChanze at the Ghost of Christmas Present.