Frisk is an English word with synonyms like search or romp. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Frisk meaning
Lively; brisk.
Synonyms of Frisk
Using Frisk
- The main meaning on this page is: Lively; brisk.
- Useful related words include: search, run around, romp, gambol.
- In the example corpus, frisk often appears in combinations such as: and frisk, frisk him, frisk and.
Context around Frisk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Frisk
- In this selection, "frisk" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, policy, tactics and welburn stand out and add context to how "frisk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include stop and frisk and but when frisk welburn and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "frisk" sits close to words such as abdicated, acme and afcfta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with frisk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They voted to end stop-and-frisk. (7 words)
He used “Stop and Frisk” in New York City. (9 words)
Bloomberg has apologized for his oversight of the stop-and-frisk program. (12 words)
Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg, who was not on the ballot in Iowa or New Hampshire, is facing backlash for a 2015 video in which he uses racially charged language to praise New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy. (41 words)
And you have to admire the unmitigated gall of the man to pick a Black church in Brooklyn to cynically launch his campaign and to apologize for his police department's terroristic and maniacal abuse of stop-and-frisk tactics. (40 words)
President Donald Trump on Thursday leveled a new attack against Mike Bloomberg — comparing the Democratic presidential candidate to Jeb Bushand seeking to capitalize on the former New York mayor's latest controversy regarding stop-and-frisk policing. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The report released stated that Aurora, Colorado, police officers involved in the fatal August 2019 confrontation did not have a legal basis to stop him, frisk him or physically restrain him.
But when Frisk-Welburn and her husband arrived to take possession of the condo in December 2022 — when they were promised it would be finished — it was still being renovated.
They voted to end stop-and-frisk.
And we started a — we adopted a policy which had been in place, the policy that all big police departments used of stop and frisk.
And you have to admire the unmitigated gall of the man to pick a Black church in Brooklyn to cynically launch his campaign and to apologize for his police department's terroristic and maniacal abuse of stop-and-frisk tactics.
At Bijie City’s Baina Ethnic Middle School, students have to pass a frisk and luggage check when registering for school.
Bloomberg has apologized for his oversight of the stop-and-frisk program.
Bloomberg has long struggled with the legacy of the “stop-and-frisk” policy, which encouraged police to stop and search pedestrians and ensnared disproportionate numbers of blacks and Latinos.
Bloomberg, who succeeded Rudy Giuliani as mayor of America’s biggest city and continued to suppress crime, has been repeatedly grilled about his previous support for the “stop-and-frisk” approach to policing.
But before that, Mr. Bloomberg had tweeted his defense of the stop-and-frisk policy that Mr. Trump had referenced.
David Ourlicht was a college student, walking down a street near campus, when he became one of millions of New Yorkers swept up in the era of stop and frisk.
He used “Stop and Frisk” in New York City.
He vowed to attack the inequities that left blacks and Latinos behind, and promised to rethink police tactics — using his biracial son, Dante, to star in a viral ad about stop and frisk.
In Washington, protesters called for reducing the police budget, blocking the addition of a new jail, banning stop and frisk tactics and investing in communities.
It’s clear that Warren’s stop-and-frisk damaged Bloomberg badly.
Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg, who was not on the ballot in Iowa or New Hampshire, is facing backlash for a 2015 video in which he uses racially charged language to praise New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy.
More broadly, Bloomberg hasn’t been properly questioned on his past support and implementation of stop-and-frisk, his past helping of Republican candidates against Democrats or why he skipped the first few caucuses and primaries.
Mr. Bloomberg was pummeled by all, his wealth, his stop-and-frisk policy, his nondisclosure agreements all fodder for endless very loud criticism.
On Tuesday, an audio recording ricocheted around social media of the then-mayor defending his police department’s use of the controversial “stop-and-frisk” tactic during a 2015 appearance at the Aspen Institute.
President Donald Trump on Thursday leveled a new attack against Mike Bloomberg — comparing the Democratic presidential candidate to Jeb Bushand seeking to capitalize on the former New York mayor's latest controversy regarding stop-and-frisk policing.
Common combinations with frisk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: