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Wondering how to use Expectorate in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as eject or expel.

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Expectorate in a sentence

Expectorate meaning

  1. To cough up fluid from the lungs.
  2. To spit.

Synonyms of Expectorate

clear out eject expel discharge spit out spit up cough out cough up withdraw take away take remove drive out release

Related words

Other words often associated with Expectorate or its synonyms:

move displace give exclude occurrent conclusion transfer vanish acquire travel empty fire

Using Expectorate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To cough up fluid from the lungs. | To spit.
  • Useful related words include: clear out, eject, expel, discharge.

Context around Expectorate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

spit 1×

Often after:

lands 1×

Sentence patterns with Expectorate

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

of spit expectorate is spat 1× wherever the expectorate lands 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

peters p 208 1×

Common sentence endings:

spat in ame 1× the expectorate lands 1×

Words around Expectorate

Just before it in the word index:

expecto 2 expecting 2.303 expectedly 48 expected 24.230 expectations 4.280 expectation 999

Just after it in the word index:

expectoration 5 expects 2.375 expedia 77 expediate 2 expedience 10 expediencies 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Expectorate

  • In this selection, "expectorate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, spit and lands stand out and add context to how "expectorate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of spit expectorate is spat and wherever the expectorate lands. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "expectorate" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with expectorate

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

Peters, p. 208. * The past tense of spit "expectorate" is spat in BrE, spit or spat in AmE. (18 words)

Some of the liquid in the mouth is usually disposed of by spitting, producing bright red spots wherever the expectorate lands. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Some of the liquid in the mouth is usually disposed of by spitting, producing bright red spots wherever the expectorate lands. (21 words)

Peters, p. 208. * The past tense of spit "expectorate" is spat in BrE, spit or spat in AmE. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

Peters, p. 208. * The past tense of spit "expectorate" is spat in BrE, spit or spat in AmE.

Some of the liquid in the mouth is usually disposed of by spitting, producing bright red spots wherever the expectorate lands.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "expectorate" in a sentence?
An example: "Peters, p. 208. * The past tense of spit "expectorate" is spat in BrE, spit or spat in AmE." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "expectorate" from authentic English texts.
What does "expectorate" mean?
Expectorate means: To cough up fluid from the lungs.
What are synonyms of "expectorate"?
Common synonyms of "expectorate" include: clear out, eject, expel, discharge, spit out, spit up, cough out, cough up. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "expectorate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "expectorate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.