Get to know Decoyed better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning.
Decoyed meaning
simple past and past participle of decoy
Using Decoyed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of decoy
Context around Decoyed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 13 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Decoyed
- In this selection, "decoyed" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 13 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thus and sailors stand out and add context to how "decoyed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include drew sailors decoyed by song and were thus decoyed and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "decoyed" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with decoyed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They drew sailors, decoyed by song, to shipwreck. (8 words)
The Romans were thus decoyed and the Carthaginians slipped through the undefended pass with all their baggage train. (18 words)
The Romans were thus decoyed and the Carthaginians slipped through the undefended pass with all their baggage train. (18 words)
They drew sailors, decoyed by song, to shipwreck. (8 words)
Example sentences (2)
The Romans were thus decoyed and the Carthaginians slipped through the undefended pass with all their baggage train.
They drew sailors, decoyed by song, to shipwreck.