Cradles is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cradles meaning
plural of cradle
Using Cradles
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of cradle
- In the example corpus, cradles often appears in combinations such as: cradles her, she cradles, cradles the.
Context around Cradles
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cradles
- In this selection, "cradles" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wooden, mother, bolden, pressure, archie and jericho stand out and add context to how "cradles" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include annette zachman cradles a puppy and as she cradles a naked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cradles" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cradles
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She cradles the German brand’s latest crossbody style, dubbed the Mode Travia. (13 words)
They have a wide base and extendable arms with support plates or cradles. (13 words)
For side sleepers like myself, the plusher top cradles pressure points and feels comfortable. (14 words)
Follow the moon babies on their busy day from waking up in their crescent cradles, to breakfast on the Milky Way, to bundling up for moonwalks, to orbiting the earth in a lunar carousel, and more as Karen reads this book for a special story time! (46 words)
The baby’s mother cradles her child gently, wrapping them in a rainbow-patterned cloth; attention has been paid to this child’s cheer and comfort even as they’re loaded onto a government truck to what we know will be a tragic end. (44 words)
As night fell, men brewed tea on a kerosene stove in a corner while women, all in traditional dress, rocked their babies to sleep in wooden cradles as driving rain lashed the concrete walls of the centre. (37 words)
Follow the moon babies on their busy day from waking up in their crescent cradles, to breakfast on the Milky Way, to bundling up for moonwalks, to orbiting the earth in a lunar carousel, and more as Karen reads this book for a special story time! (46 words)
Example sentences (20)
As night fell, men brewed tea on a kerosene stove in a corner while women, all in traditional dress, rocked their babies to sleep in wooden cradles as driving rain lashed the concrete walls of the centre.
She cradles the German brand’s latest crossbody style, dubbed the Mode Travia.
The baby’s mother cradles her child gently, wrapping them in a rainbow-patterned cloth; attention has been paid to this child’s cheer and comfort even as they’re loaded onto a government truck to what we know will be a tragic end.
Wonder Bolden cradles her year-old grand daughter Journey Bolden as she surveys the remains of her mother's mobile home in Rolling Fork, Miss., March 25, 2023.
Born 14th June 2024,' the proud parents captioned the adorable photo, which shows Kerry lovingly kissing baby Chloe's forehead as she cradles her close.
For side sleepers like myself, the plusher top cradles pressure points and feels comfortable.
Mariah May cradles her championship, before offering a hand to Anna to help her up…and then drops the hand, leaving her hanging.
My goal: to stand atop a ridge looking into a rugged mountain-ringed basin where nature cradles an ancient tribe.
The chestnut was known as the “cradle to grave” tree as its fine wood was used to make cradles and caskets.
They have a wide base and extendable arms with support plates or cradles.
Humane Society fundraiser Annette Zachman cradles a puppy to her chest during the Valentine’s fundraiser.
In one, Mansfield playfully clutches a skull while LaVey fans his cape out beside her, and in another, she prepares to drink from a chalice that he cradles in his hand.
Boy meets girl on the train track, cradles her head as she has a nosebleed, and offers to give her a trim.
Follow the moon babies on their busy day from waking up in their crescent cradles, to breakfast on the Milky Way, to bundling up for moonwalks, to orbiting the earth in a lunar carousel, and more as Karen reads this book for a special story time!
For the gorgeous mother-daughter moment, Mitchell rocks nothing but the jacket and underwear as she cradles a naked Atlas close to her chest.
In one shot Harry cradles Archie in his arms, while Meghan kisses their 5-month-old baby boy, in another, you can hear the littlest royal laugh on his first official engagement in South Africa.
Lillian cradles her weapon, takes dead aim at 10 helpless, unarmed soldiers, and makes for the line with damage in mind.
One of the gunmen rushes through the gate as the mother crouches down on the floor and cradles her toddler in her arms.
She lovingly cradles Jericho to her and says she has no questions for him, then continues to act as though the doll is a real, live boy.
We tested iPhone XR models but these cradles are available for a range of smartphones, with or without their protective cases.
Common combinations with cradles
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cradles her 8×
- she cradles 5×
- cradles the 4×
- cradles and 2×
- he cradles 2×
- and cradles 2×