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How do you use Craning in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Craning in a sentence

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Craning meaning

present participle and gerund of crane

Using Craning

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of crane
  • In the example corpus, craning often appears in combinations such as: craning his, craning my, craning their.

Context around Craning

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

judges 1× someone 1× fountain 1× anyone 1× lenin 1×

Often after:

overnight 1× forward 1×

Sentence patterns with Craning

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

but anyone craning to see 1× craning my neck 1× he was craning his neck 1× of lenin craning my neck 1× s fountain craning their necks 1× seats and craning forward to 1× the judges craning his neck 1× was someone craning their neck 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

craning my neck 1× dean bofenkamp who 1× he doesn t 1× most diners seemed 1× the right pillow 1× the setting places 1×

Common sentence endings:

and mark twain 1× for a picture 1× of the saint 1× on the neck 1× out of luck 1× spoke into earphones 1×

Words around Craning

Just before it in the word index:

cranially 2 cranial 86 crania 2 cranganore 2 cranford 48 cranfill 3

Just after it in the word index:

craniofacial 9 craniometric 3 craniotomies 2 craniotomy 10 cranium 25 crank 178

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Craning

  • In this selection, "craning" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, judges, someone, fountain, overnight and forward stand out and add context to how "craning" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but anyone craning to see and craning my neck. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "craning" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with craning

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

To my right, every now and then, was someone craning their neck up, smiling as they spoke into earphones. (19 words)

Most diners seemed oblivious to the security detail, but anyone craning to see which VIP was eating in the buzzy French brasserie would have been out of luck. (28 words)

Dean Bofenkamp, who was visiting from Youngstown, Ohio, to attend his son’s basketball game, said he was craning his neck to catch a glimpse while on the plane to St. Thomas. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Craning my neck, I could just make out the back of a structure called The American Adventure, a colonial-style attraction where visitors can learn the history of our nation from an animatronic Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain. (38 words)

He doesn’t sit on any of the benches, instead shuffles along to the far end, within earshot of the judges, craning his neck to listen every time the Bench passes on a direction to the lawyers. (37 words)

Today, what I remember most poignantly of our visit to the square, is standing beneath a bulking statue of Lenin, craning my neck to view his square staid body raised up on a pedestal towering above me. (37 words)

Example sentences (9)

The right pillow will keep the head from tilting too far back and extending the neck, or pushing it too far forward so you’re craning overnight, either of which puts pressure on the neck.

He doesn’t sit on any of the benches, instead shuffles along to the far end, within earshot of the judges, craning his neck to listen every time the Bench passes on a direction to the lawyers.

Craning my neck, I could just make out the back of a structure called The American Adventure, a colonial-style attraction where visitors can learn the history of our nation from an animatronic Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain.

To my right, every now and then, was someone craning their neck up, smiling as they spoke into earphones.

Dean Bofenkamp, who was visiting from Youngstown, Ohio, to attend his son’s basketball game, said he was craning his neck to catch a glimpse while on the plane to St. Thomas.

When I visited Tate’s Turbine Hall, visitors were walking around Walker’s fountain, craning their necks skyward to its peak, angling to get as much as possible of it in frame for a picture.

Most diners seemed oblivious to the security detail, but anyone craning to see which VIP was eating in the buzzy French brasserie would have been out of luck.

Today, what I remember most poignantly of our visit to the square, is standing beneath a bulking statue of Lenin, craning my neck to view his square staid body raised up on a pedestal towering above me.

The setting places the viewer as a spectator in front of the statue with the Cornaro family leaning out of their box seats and craning forward to see the mystical ecstasy of the saint.

Common combinations with craning

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "craning" in a sentence?
An example: "The right pillow will keep the head from tilting too far back and extending the neck, or pushing it too far forward so you’re craning overnight, either of which puts pressure on the neck." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "craning" from authentic English texts.
What does "craning" mean?
Craning means: present participle and gerund of crane
How many example sentences with "craning" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "craning", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.