How do you use Ghillie in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like gillie or shoe, plus the exact meaning.
Ghillie meaning
- A low-cut type of shoe with decorative lacing.
- Alternative spelling of gillie.
Using Ghillie
- The main meaning on this page is: A low-cut type of shoe with decorative lacing. | Alternative spelling of gillie.
- Useful related words include: gillie, shoe.
- In the example corpus, ghillie often appears in combinations such as: ghillie suit, the ghillie.
Context around Ghillie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ghillie
- In this selection, "ghillie" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, suit, inherited and suits stand out and add context to how "ghillie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a local ghillie from crathie and died the ghillie inherited it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ghillie" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ghillie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ghillie suits vary according to the terrain into which the sniper wishes to blend. (14 words)
For example, in dry, grassy wasteland the sniper will typically wear a ghillie suit covered in dead grass. (18 words)
He was a local ghillie from Crathie, who became one of her closest companions during her long mourning. (18 words)
Target acquisition main A US Marine sniper wearing a ghillie suit Snipers are trained for the detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective employment of lethal and non-lethal means. (37 words)
When its owner died, the ghillie inherited it and thought he might make a pound or two taking it round the countryside showing off what it could do. (28 words)
Once at school, the ghillie suit came in handy, as marksmanship was not the only focal point for sniper candidates during the five-week course. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
Once at school, the ghillie suit came in handy, as marksmanship was not the only focal point for sniper candidates during the five-week course.
When its owner died, the ghillie inherited it and thought he might make a pound or two taking it round the countryside showing off what it could do.
For example, in dry, grassy wasteland the sniper will typically wear a ghillie suit covered in dead grass.
Ghillie suits vary according to the terrain into which the sniper wishes to blend.
He was a local ghillie from Crathie, who became one of her closest companions during her long mourning.
Target acquisition main A US Marine sniper wearing a ghillie suit Snipers are trained for the detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective employment of lethal and non-lethal means.
Common combinations with ghillie
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: