Get to know Cue better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like input or stimulant.
Cue in a sentence
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Cue meaning
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for Latin quadrāns (“farthing”)) in the buttery books.
Synonyms of Cue
Using Cue
- The main meaning on this page is: The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. | A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for Latin quadrāns (“farthing”)) in the buttery books.
- Useful related words include: actor's line, pool stick, pool cue, cue stick.
- In the example corpus, cue often appears in combinations such as: cue from, cue the, on cue.
Context around Cue
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cue
- In this selection, "cue" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, style, whole, first, ball, biopharma and causing stand out and add context to how "cue" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a style cue from the, a whole cue for me and cue ball. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cue" sits close to words such as ballroom, dee and elvis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cue
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cue Blair Davenport to say she wants the title. (9 words)
But first (cue Julie Chen-Moonves): Let's focus on the Quickfire! (12 words)
Cue Ari Daivari and company for a distraction and La Faccion is out. (13 words)
Irene was the last to arrive at the Trade Union Club, making a grand entrance into the snooker room in fur coat, full-length brown evening dress, a cue under one arm and the cue chalk attached to a gold chain around her waist. (44 words)
Now it feels as though the Prime Minister is this Rasputin’s cat’s-paw, that the Johnson ball is aimed and directed solely by Cummings’s cue – and that cue has stirred up a formidable line of foes. (39 words)
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But first (cue Julie Chen-Moonves): Let's focus on the Quickfire! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Players execute shots by striking the cue ball with the cue, causing the cue ball to hit a red or coloured ball.
Irene was the last to arrive at the Trade Union Club, making a grand entrance into the snooker room in fur coat, full-length brown evening dress, a cue under one arm and the cue chalk attached to a gold chain around her waist.
Now it feels as though the Prime Minister is this Rasputin’s cat’s-paw, that the Johnson ball is aimed and directed solely by Cummings’s cue – and that cue has stirred up a formidable line of foes.
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Fouls, in common bar pool, that are not cue ball scratches generally only cause loss of turn, with cue ball left in place (even if it is hook ed).
In all, players shoot a cue ball so that it makes contact with the opponent's cue ball as well as the object ball.
The nap will affect the direction of the cue ball depending on which direction the cue ball is shot and also on whether left or right side (spin) is placed on the ball.
A few days later, Robbie was pictured at Australia’s Bondi Beach, where she took a style cue from the original Barbie.
After Monday’s exhibition, Robertson will put down the cue and soak up the simple joys of an Australian family Christmas.
But a whole cue for me probably has 15 or 20 different elements, or maybe more within that, which all have to be recorded separately.
But first (cue Julie Chen-Moonves): Let's focus on the Quickfire!
But taking a cue from the Knights, as the first period gave way to the second, the Falcons’ defense stood tall and kept the game scoreless.
Cue Ari Daivari and company for a distraction and La Faccion is out.
Cue belated pandemonium among the Sweden squad and tears for the Americans who, despite dominating large periods of the game, just never got going at this World Cup.
Cue Blair Davenport to say she wants the title.
Cue both men breaking into a simultaneous rendition of ‘Let’s All Go Down The Strand (Have A Banana)’.
Cue Grayson Waller (Knight’s scheduled opponent) to say Knight is blaming everyone but himself.
Cue Kamala's typical nervous excitement to prove herself to others, Carol appearing out of nowhere to smash the Khans' dinner table, and Kamala finding herself in a serious jam.
Cue Roderick Strong, with the Kingdom, to say that Cole cares about MJF’s bad neck but not Strong’s.
Cue some men in masks to jump the Profits though, with the distraction letting Escobar grab a rollup for the pin at 8:19.
Phrases with cue
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with cue
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cue from 36×
- cue the 25×
- on cue 22×
- the cue 16×
- cue to 16×
- taking cue 12×
- take cue 10×
- cue ball 9×
- cue cards 6×
- cue and 5×