Wondering how to use Gracile in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as willowy or graceful.
Gracile in a sentence
Gracile meaning
- Lean, slender, thin.
- Of an animal or skeletal element: having a slender frame.
- Graceful or gracefully slender.
Using Gracile
- The main meaning on this page is: Lean, slender, thin. | Of an animal or skeletal element: having a slender frame. | Graceful or gracefully slender.
- Useful related words include: willowy, graceful.
Context around Gracile
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gracile
- In this selection, "gracile" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thin, australopithecus and species stand out and add context to how "gracile" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include intermediary between gracile australopithecus and and many other gracile species of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gracile" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gracile
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was seen as intermediary between gracile Australopithecus and Homo. (10 words)
The shafts of the bones are often thin (gracile) and become thinner during growth. (14 words)
The simplest procedure is that followed by many species of Anopheles ; like many other gracile species of aquatic insects, females just fly over the water, bobbing up and down to the water surface and dropping eggs more or less singly. (40 words)
The simplest procedure is that followed by many species of Anopheles ; like many other gracile species of aquatic insects, females just fly over the water, bobbing up and down to the water surface and dropping eggs more or less singly. (40 words)
The shafts of the bones are often thin (gracile) and become thinner during growth. (14 words)
It was seen as intermediary between gracile Australopithecus and Homo. (10 words)
Example sentences (3)
It was seen as intermediary between gracile Australopithecus and Homo.
The shafts of the bones are often thin (gracile) and become thinner during growth.
The simplest procedure is that followed by many species of Anopheles ; like many other gracile species of aquatic insects, females just fly over the water, bobbing up and down to the water surface and dropping eggs more or less singly.