How do you use Gravitate in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like tend or lean, plus the exact meaning.
Gravitate meaning
- To move under the force of gravity.
- To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
Using Gravitate
- The main meaning on this page is: To move under the force of gravity. | To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
- Useful related words include: tend, be given, lean, incline.
- In the example corpus, gravitate often appears in combinations such as: gravitate towards, gravitate to, to gravitate.
Context around Gravitate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gravitate
- In this selection, "gravitate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, likely, players, steelers, towards and toward stand out and add context to how "gravitate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include admire and gravitate toward and audiences to gravitate towards the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gravitate" sits close to words such as adversarial, aphasia and archibald, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gravitate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That’s something I admire and gravitate toward. (8 words)
I noticed the way that his players gravitate to him. (10 words)
Who might gravitate to a cool old minivan like this? (10 words)
He mingled with people from different groups from intellectuals, merchants, preachers, farmers, and ordinary people to Sufi dervishes and even thieves, trying to learn and study and also preach and advise people to gravitate to wisdom and morality. (38 words)
Whether players gravitate towards Harley Quinn's wild acrobatics, King Shark's powerful leaping, Deadshot's aerial sharpshooting, or Captain Boomerang's lightning-fast speed force, each character delivers distinct skills specific to their brand of chaos. (37 words)
American cockroaches like decaying material the most like dead leaves or fungus, but when they're inside the house, they gravitate towards those pesky crumbs under your fridge or stove and even the dog food. (35 words)
Who might gravitate to a cool old minivan like this? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
As client needs evolve with each year that passes, it was only natural for the two previously separate units to gravitate towards each other and merge.
Even if they’d never consider themselves a ‘gamer’, Ludo is a title that they’d likely gravitate towards regardless of their age.
For starters, he will turn 32 in July and that’s usually past the age range that the Steelers gravitate to when it comes to free agents.
He mingled with people from different groups from intellectuals, merchants, preachers, farmers, and ordinary people to Sufi dervishes and even thieves, trying to learn and study and also preach and advise people to gravitate to wisdom and morality.
However, Lucasfilm pushed hard for audiences to gravitate towards the digital screens.
I noticed the way that his players gravitate to him.
I tend to gravitate towards saxophone players, but Monk is one of the few jazz pianists Ilisten to.
Job hunters tend to gravitate to states with tighter labor markets.
Survivors gravitate to one of two powerful figures, creating a good vs. evil confrontation of legendary proportions.
That’s something I admire and gravitate toward.
There is also a chance that some of the domain specifics will gravitate into and become part and parcel of the generative AI (your mileage may vary).
Those who prefer the water will likely gravitate to Shem Creek, overflowing with waterfront dining, seaside activities and marine life.
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports executive VP and chief content officer expects fans to eventually gravitate to the tournament once they learn more about the format.
We knew the technology worked, and we expected that shoppers would naturally gravitate toward it.
Whether players gravitate towards Harley Quinn's wild acrobatics, King Shark's powerful leaping, Deadshot's aerial sharpshooting, or Captain Boomerang's lightning-fast speed force, each character delivers distinct skills specific to their brand of chaos.
While it’s natural to gravitate toward like-minded people in your age range or department, people across the workplace can become friends—and intergenerational friendships teach both parties a lot about workplace expectations.
Who might gravitate to a cool old minivan like this?
Although both sides of this spectrum gravitate toward long trips far away, satisfying destinations for anyone also exist locally.
American cockroaches like decaying material the most like dead leaves or fungus, but when they're inside the house, they gravitate towards those pesky crumbs under your fridge or stove and even the dog food.
As human beings, it is natural for us to resist change and gravitate toward the practical or familiar.
Common combinations with gravitate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- gravitate towards 34×
- gravitate to 32×
- to gravitate 29×
- gravitate toward 26×
- will gravitate 5×
- naturally gravitate 5×
- always gravitate 5×
- they gravitate 4×
- would gravitate 4×
- likely gravitate 3×