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Colossally is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Colossally in a sentence

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Colossally | Colossal

Colossally meaning

In a colossal manner, or to a colossal extent.

Using Colossally

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a colossal manner, or to a colossal extent.

Context around Colossally

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

bad 1× affect 1× self 1×

Sentence patterns with Colossally

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

failed so colossally 1× is a colossally bad idea 1× may not colossally affect its 1× to be colossally self defeating 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hence the failure 1× how could military 1× shrinking this heavily 1×

Common sentence endings:

become self evident 1× colossally self defeating 1× failed so colossally 1× out or credibility 1×

Words around Colossally

Just before it in the word index:

colossal 271 colossae 7 coloso 2 colosio 4 colosimo 10 colorways 23

Just after it in the word index:

colosseo 2 colosseum 86 colossi 6 colossian 2 colossians 30 colossus 149

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Colossally

  • In this selection, "colossally" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bad, affect and self stand out and add context to how "colossally" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include failed so colossally and is a colossally bad idea. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "colossally" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with colossally

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

How could military intelligence have failed so colossally? (8 words)

So, it is clear that rescheduling an election may not colossally affect its turn-out or credibility. (17 words)

Hence, the failure to pursue these colossal non-carbon sources might well appear to be colossally self-defeating. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Shrinking this heavily traveled road from 4 lanes, to 2 lanes is a colossally bad idea and it’s already become self-evident. (23 words)

Hence, the failure to pursue these colossal non-carbon sources might well appear to be colossally self-defeating. (18 words)

So, it is clear that rescheduling an election may not colossally affect its turn-out or credibility. (17 words)

Question examples

How could military intelligence have failed so colossally? (8 words)

Example sentences (4)

How could military intelligence have failed so colossally?

Shrinking this heavily traveled road from 4 lanes, to 2 lanes is a colossally bad idea and it’s already become self-evident.

So, it is clear that rescheduling an election may not colossally affect its turn-out or credibility.

Hence, the failure to pursue these colossal non-carbon sources might well appear to be colossally self-defeating.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "colossally" in a sentence?
An example: "How could military intelligence have failed so colossally?" This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "colossally" from authentic English texts.
What does "colossally" mean?
Colossally means: In a colossal manner, or to a colossal extent.
How many example sentences with "colossally" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "colossally", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.