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Explore Gloaming through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like twilight or hour. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Gloaming in a sentence

Gloaming meaning

  1. Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
  2. Sullenness; melancholy.

Synonyms of Gloaming

twilight hour crepuscle crepuscule fall evenfall nightfall gloam dusk time of day

Related words

Other words often associated with Gloaming or its synonyms:

time descend pass sin minute descent move light travel decrease dusky darken

Using Gloaming

  • The main meaning on this page is: Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk. | Sullenness; melancholy.
  • Useful related words include: twilight, hour, crepuscle, crepuscule.
  • In the example corpus, gloaming often appears in combinations such as: the gloaming.

Context around Gloaming

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

stakes 1× slips 1×

Sentence patterns with Gloaming

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

group 3 gloaming stakes rosehill 1× in the gloaming which starred 1× tackling the gloaming and although 1× the gloaming slips in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

castelvecchio dropped back 1× reeve did some 1× spring champion stakes 1× the gloaming slips 1×

Common sentence endings:

1l off bivouac 1× appeared in 2004 1× menace in it 1× of the stayer 1×

Words around Gloaming

Just before it in the word index:

gloag 5 gloade 3 glo 49 glng 2 gln 2 gll 4

Just after it in the word index:

gloat 28 gloated 16 gloating 23 gloatingly 2 gloats 4 glob 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Gloaming

  • In this selection, "gloaming" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stakes and slips stand out and add context to how "gloaming" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include group 3 gloaming stakes rosehill and in the gloaming which starred. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gloaming" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gloaming

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

The gloaming slips in earlier now, with a crisp sense of menace in it. (14 words)

Castelvecchio dropped back to the Golden Rose instead of tackling the Gloaming and although well beaten he was only 4.1L off Bivouac. (23 words)

Spring Champion Stakes in a fortnight beckons for rising talent El Castello as trainer Anthony Cummings believes his victory in the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes Rosehill to be the making of the stayer. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Reeve did some acting as a child, appearing in the 1997 TV movie In the Gloaming, which starred Glenn Close and was directed by his father – as was The Brooke Ellison Story, in which he appeared in 2004. (38 words)

Spring Champion Stakes in a fortnight beckons for rising talent El Castello as trainer Anthony Cummings believes his victory in the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes Rosehill to be the making of the stayer. (33 words)

Castelvecchio dropped back to the Golden Rose instead of tackling the Gloaming and although well beaten he was only 4.1L off Bivouac. (23 words)

Example sentences (4)

Reeve did some acting as a child, appearing in the 1997 TV movie In the Gloaming, which starred Glenn Close and was directed by his father – as was The Brooke Ellison Story, in which he appeared in 2004.

Spring Champion Stakes in a fortnight beckons for rising talent El Castello as trainer Anthony Cummings believes his victory in the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes Rosehill to be the making of the stayer.

The gloaming slips in earlier now, with a crisp sense of menace in it.

Castelvecchio dropped back to the Golden Rose instead of tackling the Gloaming and although well beaten he was only 4.1L off Bivouac.

Common combinations with gloaming

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gloaming" in a sentence?
An example: "Reeve did some acting as a child, appearing in the 1997 TV movie In the Gloaming, which starred Glenn Close and was directed by his father – as was The Brooke Ellison Story, in which he appeared in 2004." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "gloaming" from authentic English texts.
What does "gloaming" mean?
Gloaming means: Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
What are synonyms of "gloaming"?
Common synonyms of "gloaming" include: twilight, hour, crepuscle, crepuscule, fall, evenfall, nightfall, gloam. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "gloaming" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "gloaming", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.