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Gry is an English word of 3 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gry in a sentence

Related words

Gry | Gryffindor | Grylls | Gryphon | Gryphons | Gryffindors | Grytviken | Grymes | Grybauskaitė

Gry meaning

To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever).

Using Gry

  • The main meaning on this page is: To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever).
  • In the example corpus, gry often appears in combinations such as: in gry, the gry, gry puzzle.

Context around Gry

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

containing 1×

Often after:

puzzle 3× words 1×

Sentence patterns with Gry

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

end in gry 2× as the gry puzzle 1× end in gry are hungry 1× end in gry it is 1× end in gry not three 1× end with gry 1× ending in gry 1× ending in gry that is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

interpretations of the 1× specific wording varies 1× the booklet was 1× the first comprehensive 1× the only gry 1× the question has 1×

Common sentence endings:

end in gry 2× the gry puzzle 2× end with gry 1× ending in gry 1× ends in gry 1× hungry and angry 1×

Words around Gry

Just before it in the word index:

grwg 2 grw 3 gruyter 10 gruyere 10 gruwell 2 gruver 20

Just after it in the word index:

gryan 2 gryazev 2 gryder 3 gryffin 2 gryffindor 47 gryffindors 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Gry

  • In this selection, "gry" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, containing, puzzle and words stand out and add context to how "gry" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include end in gry and as the gry puzzle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gry" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gry

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

Two words that end in "gry" are "hungry" and "angry". (10 words)

This has not been nearly as popular as the gry puzzle. (11 words)

What are the three common English words that end in -GRY? (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Interpretations of the puzzle suggest it is either an answerless hoax; a trick question; a sincere question asking for an obscure word; or a corruption of more straightforward puzzle, which may have asked for words containing -gry (such as gryphon ). (40 words)

The question has nothing to do with angry, hungry, or any of the many other obscure words that end in -gry, it is a simple question asking you what the third word in the sentence is. (36 words)

This puzzle has continued in popularity through the end of the 20th century, The Game of Words, Willard Epsy, 1971 sfn with recent versions giving it as an alternative to the gry puzzle. (33 words)

Question examples

What are the three common English words that end in -GRY? (11 words)

Example sentences (12)

The first comprehensive historical overview of the -gry puzzle, including a list of 51 words ending in -gry.

This version asks for three words that end in "gry", not three words each of which ends in "gry".

Interpretations of the puzzle suggest it is either an answerless hoax; a trick question; a sincere question asking for an obscure word; or a corruption of more straightforward puzzle, which may have asked for words containing -gry (such as gryphon ).

Specific wording varies substantially, but the puzzle has no clear answer, as there are no other common English words that end in -gry.

The booklet was filled with riddles, including the following: There are three words in the English language that end with -gry.

The only -gry words playable in Scrabble are aggry, ahungry, angry, hungry and puggry.

The question has nothing to do with angry, hungry, or any of the many other obscure words that end in -gry, it is a simple question asking you what the third word in the sentence is.

This has not been nearly as popular as the gry puzzle.

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This puzzle has continued in popularity through the end of the 20th century, The Game of Words, Willard Epsy, 1971 sfn with recent versions giving it as an alternative to the gry puzzle.

To find a third word ending in -gry that is not part of a phrase, you must turn to archaic, obsolete, or uncommon words, or personal or place names.

Two words that end in "gry" are "hungry" and "angry".

What are the three common English words that end in -GRY?

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Common combinations with gry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gry" in a sentence?
An example: "The first comprehensive historical overview of the -gry puzzle, including a list of 51 words ending in -gry." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gry" from authentic English texts.
What does "gry" mean?
Gry means: To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever).
How many example sentences with "gry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.