Get to know Flailed better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.
Flailed meaning
simple past and past participle of flail
Using Flailed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of flail
- In the example corpus, flailed often appears in combinations such as: and flailed.
Context around Flailed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flailed
- In this selection, "flailed" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rivals, doctors, publications, women and inside stand out and add context to how "flailed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and trump flailed and as he flailed his arms. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flailed" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flailed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But on balance, she excelled, and Trump flailed. (8 words)
While male doctors flailed, women took charge of the day-to-day care for flu sufferers. (16 words)
America is a giant melting pot!” my teacher explained as we all flailed inside the circle, bumping into each other. (20 words)
When he tried to hang himself on Nov. 27 of that year, guards watched as he flailed his arms but did not intervene even after he became limp, video footage obtained by The New York Times shows. (37 words)
Underground publications flailed at the ruthless suppression of Congress, but it had little control over events. citation At the end of the war, the British gave clear indications that power would be transferred to Indian hands. (36 words)
All eyes will be on 21 year-old Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria in the men’s long jump final, who jumped 8.40 in his opening qualifying event while his rivals flailed. (32 words)
Example sentences (9)
It was not only broken but recast as Postecolgou’s side were the team in a fug as they flunked-out defensively and flailed when crucial chances came their way.
But on balance, she excelled, and Trump flailed.
When he tried to hang himself on Nov. 27 of that year, guards watched as he flailed his arms but did not intervene even after he became limp, video footage obtained by The New York Times shows.
All eyes will be on 21 year-old Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria in the men’s long jump final, who jumped 8.40 in his opening qualifying event while his rivals flailed.
The frightened animal kicked and flailed, but Floridia was able to cut him loose and save his life during a brief moment of calm.
While male doctors flailed, women took charge of the day-to-day care for flu sufferers.
Yorston, 50, flailed her arms around wildly and warned intervening officers that her brother in law was a police sergeant before kicking a constable in the groin.
America is a giant melting pot!” my teacher explained as we all flailed inside the circle, bumping into each other.
Underground publications flailed at the ruthless suppression of Congress, but it had little control over events. citation At the end of the war, the British gave clear indications that power would be transferred to Indian hands.
Common combinations with flailed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: