How do you use Cretin in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like idiot or imbecile, plus the exact meaning.
Cretin meaning
- A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
- An idiot.
Using Cretin
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. | An idiot.
- Useful related words include: idiot, imbecile, moron, changeling.
- In the example corpus, cretin often appears in combinations such as: cretin in.
Context around Cretin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cretin
- In this selection, "cretin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, quilled, star, public, derham, gene and doesn stand out and add context to how "cretin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cretin derham hall and 24 at cretin derham hall. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cretin" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cretin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She became immediately enamored with the quilled cretin. (8 words)
Cretin-Derham Hall sends the Royals packing with runaway win. (10 words)
Only a cretin would send a mean-spirited picture postcard. (10 words)
The good people of the east metro like to think that this time of year is all about St. Paul, but it's not out of the question to venture over the Cretin-Vandalia border into Minneapolis during Winter Carnival. (40 words)
The stepfather of a boy in hospital has called for David Davis’s former chief of staff to apologise for calling him a “pathetic cretin” in response to a tweet of the child’s EU flag bedcover. (37 words)
Sticking it to uppity black millionaires has been good for business since the first cretin came up with the lie that the first black president wasn’t born in this country, and well before that even. (36 words)
But, if true, how can she justify supporting the cretin in the White House devoid of moral character and intellect? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cretin Derham Hall junior guard exploded for 35 points in a 78-67 victory over Stillwater in a Suburban Conference boys basketball game.
Cretin-Derham Hall was 1-4 as the calendar turned to October but outscored its next five foes by an average of 35.4-8.4 points per game.
One such game took place involving Joe Mauer's Cretin-Derham Hall team during his senior season.
She became immediately enamored with the quilled cretin.
The Badgers and Gophers both are expected to host 6-11 four-star Cretin-Derham Hall senior Tommy Ahneman on the same official visit as Allen in late August and mid-September.
Cretin-Derham Hall sends the Royals packing with runaway win.
This is exactly the position the Cretin-Derham Hall grad and Woodbury native planned to be in when he committed to the Gophers years ago.
Under the list of the top 30, CelebStoner presented another list of several dozen more celebrity cannabis figures, from former NFLer Rob Gronkowski to Kiss bassist and public cretin Gene Simmons.
Cretin-Derham Hall led 7-0 at the half after relying on a rare pass-heavy attack.
In every legal and moral sense, this cretin doesn’t deserve to Lord anyone anymore.
In other Section 3AAA action, on the bottom of the bracket with Hastings, No. 7 Cretin-Derham Hall beat No. 10 Park in three sets.
It was the play that keyed Cretin-Derham Hall’s 28-13 victory Friday at the University of St. Thomas.
Last month, Crawford filed a lawsuit in Ramsey County District Court, demanding a diploma, money and that Cretin-Derham Hall treat him like an alum.
Only a cretin would send a mean-spirited picture postcard.
The East Ridge girls' volleyball team celebrated after scoring a point on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Cretin-Derham Hall.
The good people of the east metro like to think that this time of year is all about St. Paul, but it's not out of the question to venture over the Cretin-Vandalia border into Minneapolis during Winter Carnival.
But, if true, how can she justify supporting the cretin in the White House devoid of moral character and intellect?
Sticking it to uppity black millionaires has been good for business since the first cretin came up with the lie that the first black president wasn’t born in this country, and well before that even.
The stepfather of a boy in hospital has called for David Davis’s former chief of staff to apologise for calling him a “pathetic cretin” in response to a tweet of the child’s EU flag bedcover.
Because of its pejorative connotations in popular speech, health-care workers have mostly abandoned cretin.
Common combinations with cretin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cretin in 2×