How do you use Gratuitously in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Gratuitously meaning
- Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.
- In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.
Using Gratuitously
- The main meaning on this page is: Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned. | In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.
Context around Gratuitously
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gratuitously
- In this selection, "gratuitously" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, showed, matija, practice, provoking, starting and creepy stand out and add context to how "gratuitously" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a gratuitously corrupt district and and matija gratuitously starting a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gratuitously" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gratuitously
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What strikes me watching all this is how gratuitously creepy it is. (12 words)
As last year’s destabilising visit by senior US Democrat showed, gratuitously provoking Beijing can be seriously counter-productive. (19 words)
But the agency certainly doesn’t scold the lower court judge for taking a broadside against the practice – gratuitously in the opinion of the pay TV programmers. (27 words)
Speaking on the committee, he said: “We must thank all of you for gratuitously accepting to work with our PGF Secretariat team to support all our Progressive Governors achieve the vision of rolling out progressive governance initiatives in all APC states. (41 words)
No: The thoughts of Labour’s Emily Thornberry, speaking on Question Time in 2013, shortly after Tory Ken Clarke had compared the burka to “a bag” — which is surely just as gratuitously offensive as Johnson comparing the burka to a letterbox. (41 words)
The antagonist is another "bloodmaster", Damian Julian, a vampire with hypnotic powers committed to the old ways who has his followers not only kill humans, but also to do so in a gratuitously cruel way. (35 words)
Example sentences (10)
As last year’s destabilising visit by senior US Democrat showed, gratuitously provoking Beijing can be seriously counter-productive.
At the pre-arranged hour of 12.55pm, a pulsating, propulsive sequence began with Ivan and Matija gratuitously starting a fight in the courthouse foyer as a diversion.
But the agency certainly doesn’t scold the lower court judge for taking a broadside against the practice – gratuitously in the opinion of the pay TV programmers.
What strikes me watching all this is how gratuitously creepy it is.
Nigeria’s diplomatic ties with other countries cannot be said to be sound when its citizens abroad with legitimate rights of residence or visit are gratuitously harassed, killed and their property destroyed.
We should also judge those who think it fine to gratuitously insult through the elevation of a statue, the many people in Bristol whose ancestors suffered unimaginable horrors and suffering because of Colston.
Speaking on the committee, he said: “We must thank all of you for gratuitously accepting to work with our PGF Secretariat team to support all our Progressive Governors achieve the vision of rolling out progressive governance initiatives in all APC states.
The lawyer encounters violent police harassment and a gratuitously corrupt district attorney (Rafe Spall), while Stevenson’s assistant (Cretton’s frequent collaborator Brie Larson, in a thankless role) fields bomb threats at her home.
No: The thoughts of Labour’s Emily Thornberry, speaking on Question Time in 2013, shortly after Tory Ken Clarke had compared the burka to “a bag” — which is surely just as gratuitously offensive as Johnson comparing the burka to a letterbox.
The antagonist is another "bloodmaster", Damian Julian, a vampire with hypnotic powers committed to the old ways who has his followers not only kill humans, but also to do so in a gratuitously cruel way.