How do you use Gales in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Gales meaning
plural of gale
Using Gales
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of gale
- In the example corpus, gales often appears in combinations such as: and gales, gales and, gales of.
Context around Gales
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gales
- In this selection, "gales" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, strong, afternoon, coastal, last, possible and reaching stand out and add context to how "gales" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accompanied by gales of laughter and brace 80mph gales today as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gales" sits close to words such as abaco, abandons and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gales
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gales possible for a time. (5 words)
Increasingly windy with coastal gales by dawn. (7 words)
Windy, with gales in exposure, but feeling rather warm when sheltered. (11 words)
On the few occasions Diana did talk about being Queen, it was either accompanied by gales of laughter at such a preposterous idea or a wistfulness at the prospect of what might have been: not least wearing what she called ‘all those Cinderella dresses’. (44 words)
Brummies have been told to brace for and strong winds as Storm Ashley moves in. The UK is set to brace 80mph gales today as a rare 'danger to life' warning was issued yesterday in relation to the oncoming storm. (40 words)
A status orange marine warning was also issued at 5am on Thursday, warning of strong gales in the west veering southwest on Thursday afternoon, gales which will reach storm force 10 at times later in the day. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
A status orange marine warning was also issued at 5am on Thursday, warning of strong gales in the west veering southwest on Thursday afternoon, gales which will reach storm force 10 at times later in the day.
Gales are most likely over the typically windier waters and channels from Oahu to the Big Island.
Gales possible for a time.
Increasingly windy with coastal gales by dawn.
Local media said some 2,400 homes on Orchid Island were without power, while the classrooms of an elementary school were damaged by the powerful gales.
On the ensuing Bison possession, Miller would be picked off for the second time by DyShawn Gales.
On the few occasions Diana did talk about being Queen, it was either accompanied by gales of laughter at such a preposterous idea or a wistfulness at the prospect of what might have been: not least wearing what she called ‘all those Cinderella dresses’.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning taking place today, with gales reaching speeds of up to 55mph expected to sweep across the borough.
Weather experts predict that there will be rain and the threat of 'gales' sweeping our area continues.
Weekend Remembrance events face wet and windy conditions from another tempest affecting most regions into Sunday, with the warning of gales in this period.
Willow agrees to help Sorsha’s daughter Princess Kit Tanthalos () rescue her brother, Prince Airk (), who has been kidnapped by the evil Gales.
Windy, with gales in exposure, but feeling rather warm when sheltered.
A man was killed while driving his Citroen vehicle in Preston, Lancashire, at about 9am today when fierce gales cause a tree to fall on his van.
An open timber range was damaged in gales last year and had to be removed for safety reasons.
A very windy evening with gales likely, and often very wet too.
Brummies have been told to brace for and strong winds as Storm Ashley moves in. The UK is set to brace 80mph gales today as a rare 'danger to life' warning was issued yesterday in relation to the oncoming storm.
But sudden gales led to the pump rooms being flooded before captain Theodorakis Ionnis could order his crew to restart the engines.
Campers braced the brutal gales last night as Lilian gripped parts of northern England and Wales.
Energised by the popular success and critical acclaim of their very first show, Tong, Wall, and Gales were keen to write another musical together, one that was bigger, had two acts and a more complex storyline.
Ever paranoid, James (below) was convinced that the storms and gales they suffered on the way to Leith had been summoned through witchcraft.
Common combinations with gales
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and gales 7×
- gales and 7×
- gales of 6×
- with gales 6×
- of gales 5×
- gales in 4×
- mph gales 4×
- gales are 3×
- strong gales 2×
- gales last 2×