Explore Cray through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cray in a sentence
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Cray meaning
A crayfish or lobster.
Using Cray
- The main meaning on this page is: A crayfish or lobster.
- In the example corpus, cray often appears in combinations such as: of cray, cray ramblin, robert cray.
Context around Cray
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cray
- In this selection, "cray" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seymour, mhz, serious, research, world and left stand out and add context to how "cray" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include s a cray cray world and 500 mhz cray 3 proved. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cray" sits close to words such as alkaline, antifa and ascribed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cray
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This mock is cray cray right? (6 words)
Yes, it’s a cray-cray world. (7 words)
It’s a “cray-cray” world we’re living in. (10 words)
At first the concept of building another supercomputer seemed impossible, but after Cray's Chief Technology Officer traveled to Wall Street and found a lineup of investors more than willing to back Cray, all that was needed was a design. (40 words)
Also, if this is a ploy by the “victim” to get back at him, i’ll give her credit for going the extra mile with the broken jaw, that’s some serious cray-cray to get him in trouble. (39 words)
In 1995 there had been no further sales of the Cray-3, and the ending of the Cold War made it unlikely anyone would buy enough Cray-4s to offer a return on the development funds. (36 words)
This mock is cray cray right? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Cray-1's architect was Seymour Cray ; the chief engineer was Cray Research co-founder Lester Davis.
This mock is cray cray right?
It’s a “cray-cray” world we’re living in.
Just goes to show that enough of the cray-cray can make people super-human, like The Joker.
Yes, it’s a cray-cray world.
Cray Plaza, once a promising jewel in Lowertown's crown, is no longer home to a movie theater, posh modern restaurant or the Cray supercomputer company.
Also, if this is a ploy by the “victim” to get back at him, i’ll give her credit for going the extra mile with the broken jaw, that’s some serious cray-cray to get him in trouble.
As with earlier Cray designs, the Cray-1 made sure that the entire computer was fast, as opposed to just the processor.
At first the concept of building another supercomputer seemed impossible, but after Cray's Chief Technology Officer traveled to Wall Street and found a lineup of investors more than willing to back Cray, all that was needed was a design.
For four years Cray designed its first computer. citation In 1975 the 80 MHz Cray-1 was announced.
In 1989, Cray was faced with a repeat of history when the Cray-3 started to run into difficulties.
In 1995 there had been no further sales of the Cray-3, and the ending of the Cold War made it unlikely anyone would buy enough Cray-4s to offer a return on the development funds.
In order to concentrate on design, Cray left the CEO position of Cray Research in 1980 to become an independent contractor.
Norris remained, however, a staunch supporter of Cray, and invested money into Cray's new company.
The 500 MHz Cray-3 proved to be Cray's second major failure.
William Norris left Sperry in 1957 to form Control Data Corporation (CDC). citation Cray Research was formed when Seymour Cray left CDC to form his own company.
Councillor Shaun Slator, Independent councillor for St Mary Cray ward in Bromley, replied to a tweet from the News Shopper on December 31 reporting an alleged rape in Plumstead park.
Cray’s 50.03 seconds in hurdles, however, is two seconds short of the Olympic standard of 48.70 seconds.
Darksiders Genesis: All Of War & Strife's Abilities (& How To Unlock Them)War & Strife have some cray abilities players can play around with in Darksiders Genesis.
Former Tonbridge and Carshalton boss Steve McKimm has taken over from Tommy Osborne as Cray manager.
Common combinations with cray
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of cray 12×
- cray ramblin 11×
- robert cray 7×
- cray was 6×
- cray valley 6×
- seymour cray 5×
- cray research 5×
- the cray 5×
- cray by 4×
- cray the 3×