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Get to know Ecru better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like beige.

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Ecru in a sentence

Ecru meaning

A beige colour.

Synonyms of Ecru

beige light brown

Related words

Other words often associated with Ecru or its synonyms:

chromatic brownness brown

Using Ecru

  • The main meaning on this page is: A beige colour.
  • Useful related words include: beige, light brown.
  • In the example corpus, ecru often appears in combinations such as: ecru and.

Context around Ecru

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

creamy 1× nearly 1× suit 1×

Often after:

shade 1× shirt 1×

Sentence patterns with Ecru

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

in both ecru and black 1× look nearly ecru in the 1× pinstripe suit ecru shirt robin 1× soft creamy ecru shade as 1× white or ecru and worked 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

available in both 1× eckman p 264 1× he describes using 1× it s composed 1× stanton s colorful 1×

Common sentence endings:

a pure white 1× all your tech 1× for color television 1× the unexamined life 1× worked in rows 1×

Words around Ecru

Just before it in the word index:

ecrs 2 ecrl 9 ecr 19 ecq 10 ecps 15 ecpi 4

Just after it in the word index:

ecs 58 ecsa 7 ecsc 14 ecsl 4 ecso 10 ecsponent 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Ecru

  • In this selection, "ecru" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, creamy, nearly, suit, shade and shirt stand out and add context to how "ecru" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in both ecru and black and look nearly ecru in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ecru" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ecru

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

It's composed of organic, low-stretch cotton, which come in a soft, creamy ecru shade, as opposed to a pure white. (22 words)

Available in both ecru and black, the longline outerwear features two pockets on the side and one extra inside to keep all your tech. (24 words)

Eckman, p. 264. Filet crochet is usually constructed from monotone crochet thread made of Mercerised cotton in white or ecru, and worked in rows. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Stanton's colorful, but impeccable, wardrobe – slate-blue pinstripe suit, ecru shirt, robin's egg blue necktie with splashes of saffron – made him, in the mind of one sardonic CBS vice-president, "the greatest argument we have for color television". (40 words)

He describes using filters to try to make photos of her look nearly ecru in the messages he sent to friends after she was born, actions that, he writes, bought him months of the unexamined life. (36 words)

Available in both ecru and black, the longline outerwear features two pockets on the side and one extra inside to keep all your tech. (24 words)

Example sentences (5)

Available in both ecru and black, the longline outerwear features two pockets on the side and one extra inside to keep all your tech.

It's composed of organic, low-stretch cotton, which come in a soft, creamy ecru shade, as opposed to a pure white.

He describes using filters to try to make photos of her look nearly ecru in the messages he sent to friends after she was born, actions that, he writes, bought him months of the unexamined life.

Eckman, p. 264. Filet crochet is usually constructed from monotone crochet thread made of Mercerised cotton in white or ecru, and worked in rows.

Stanton's colorful, but impeccable, wardrobe – slate-blue pinstripe suit, ecru shirt, robin's egg blue necktie with splashes of saffron – made him, in the mind of one sardonic CBS vice-president, "the greatest argument we have for color television".

Common combinations with ecru

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ecru" in a sentence?
An example: "Available in both ecru and black, the longline outerwear features two pockets on the side and one extra inside to keep all your tech." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "ecru" from authentic English texts.
What does "ecru" mean?
Ecru means: A beige colour.
What are synonyms of "ecru"?
Common synonyms of "ecru" include: beige, light brown.
How many example sentences with "ecru" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "ecru", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.