Explore Grazed through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like touched. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Grazed meaning
simple past and past participle of graze
Synonyms of Grazed
Using Grazed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of graze
- Useful related words include: touched.
- In the example corpus, grazed often appears in combinations such as: grazed by, was grazed, grazed in.
Context around Grazed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grazed
- In this selection, "grazed" 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, bullet, readily, grassland, woakes, chin and arm stand out and add context to how "grazed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bullet grazed his nose and a bullet grazed his spine. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grazed" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grazed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Knight was grazed by a bullet fragment - or shrapnel - from the car. (12 words)
The bullet grazed her right ankle, close to the Q train station. (12 words)
The Chicago woman said she was grazed by at least four bullets. (12 words)
Grassland grazed by traditional breeds has been restored to its natural state, trees will be planted in suitable places, work on a market garden has begun and there are plans for pockets of productive “forest gardens” on woodland edges. (39 words)
The lacy number featured a cupped and fitted bodice, and the asymmetrical hemline grazed the top of Cindy’s thighs and lifted to a shorter length up near her hips. (30 words)
It was not known if the bullet that passed through the woman’s thigh grazed the other woman and was finally stopped by the hoodie of the third woman. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Attempting to offer no stroke, he grazed Woakes through to Bairstow as England moved within two wickets of completing the job.
Eastern gamagrass works well for wetter areas and is readily grazed by cattle.
Grass and legume mixtures should be grazed in a manner that favors the dominant or desired species.
Grassland grazed by traditional breeds has been restored to its natural state, trees will be planted in suitable places, work on a market garden has begun and there are plans for pockets of productive “forest gardens” on woodland edges.
It was not known if the bullet that passed through the woman’s thigh grazed the other woman and was finally stopped by the hoodie of the third woman.
Knight was grazed by a bullet fragment - or shrapnel - from the car.
Lola had previously suffered a series of injuries in the months leading up to her death including a bloodied nose, a grazed chin and a split lip.
One person was grazed by a bullet in an incident Tuesday, Nov. 21, in Cape Girardeau.
Roth, who was grazed by a bullet, was treated for her injuries and released at the scene, while Washington was helicoptered to a hospital near Austin in critical condition.
Russia has charged Norway huge fines for the days the reindeer grazed in a natural reserve.
The bullet grazed her right ankle, close to the Q train station.
The Chicago woman said she was grazed by at least four bullets.
The first minor snow event was on Sunday, January 22 when we got grazed by the northern tip of a snowstorm in the US Northeast.
The first time he fought Saitama, he lost after the protagonist's punch accidentally grazed his privates.
The lacy number featured a cupped and fitted bodice, and the asymmetrical hemline grazed the top of Cindy’s thighs and lifted to a shorter length up near her hips.
While Simmons survived the incident, he is battling to regain his ability to walk, as a bullet grazed his spine.
After a bullet grazed his nose in April 1926, Mussolini posed for a photograph with to show his devoted supporters.
After meeting the goats (every goat has a name) we grazed on a selection of their farmstead cheeses while sampling a flight of their delicate and delectable wines.
He was unhurt except for a grazed arm and a few bruises but his campaign was over.
In a narrow escape for hundreds of passengers, two planes came dangerously close to each other and grazed past at Kolkata airport on Wednesday morning.
Common combinations with grazed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- grazed by 30×
- was grazed 27×
- grazed in 13×
- grazed his 13×
- bullet grazed 11×
- grazed the 8×
- grazed on 6×
- and grazed 5×
- be grazed 3×
- grazed her 3×