On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Hover. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as hesitate or waver and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Hover in a sentence
Related words
Hover meaning
- To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.
- Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
- Of a bird or insect: to flap (its wings) so it can remain stationary in the air.
Synonyms of Hover
Using Hover
- The main meaning on this page is: To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air. | Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something). | Of a bird or insect: to flap (its wings) so it can remain stationary in the air.
- Useful related words include: hesitate, waver, waffle, bulk large.
- In the example corpus, hover often appears in combinations such as: to hover, hover around, hover over.
Context around Hover
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hover
- In this selection, "hover" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, temperatures, deflex, game, bovver, bike and behind stand out and add context to how "hover" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include hover over the and 1984 game hover bovver and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hover" sits close to words such as additives, alfie and appreciating, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hover
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I pour myself some water, and hover. (7 words)
As 2023 ends, returns to offices at the city’s center hover around 55%. (14 words)
Hover over each column to see the total number of ballots cast by each age group. (16 words)
During this time, Minter released three games: Deflex, Hover Bovver 2:Grand Theft Flymo (a reinterpretation of his own 1984 game, Hover Bovver), and the PC/Macintosh game Gridrunner++ (the third title in the Gridrunner series). (36 words)
One such machine is called a Hover-bike, a fast version of a Motorcycle that has no wheels and can hover a few feet above the ground, which he uses as his main means of transport. (36 words)
Doig earned his reputation in the 1990s as a figurative painter with a unique voice echoed in his monumental canvases, large-scale, immersive landscapes that hover in both actuality and the realms of the imagination. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
During this time, Minter released three games: Deflex, Hover Bovver 2:Grand Theft Flymo (a reinterpretation of his own 1984 game, Hover Bovver), and the PC/Macintosh game Gridrunner++ (the third title in the Gridrunner series).
One such machine is called a Hover-bike, a fast version of a Motorcycle that has no wheels and can hover a few feet above the ground, which he uses as his main means of transport.
Across most of the UK, temperatures hover between the late teens and 22C, with lower temperatures likely around coastal areas such as Dover.
Age being a factor falls apart when considering the semi‑finalists India, New Zealand and Australia similarly hover around the 31 mark.
Andy Hover has joined ourHRpeople after working in human resources for nearly 30 years within the biotechnology and chemical sectors, providing commercially astute HR advice and support in the UK and abroad.
Approaching this boss can be just as challenging as fighting it, with your mech having to hover and fly around the facility to find tactical weak spots.
As 2023 ends, returns to offices at the city’s center hover around 55%.
Australia's unemployment rate continues to hover around 50-year lows, holding at 3.5 per cent in March.
Doig earned his reputation in the 1990s as a figurative painter with a unique voice echoed in his monumental canvases, large-scale, immersive landscapes that hover in both actuality and the realms of the imagination.
Dubai, for example, is forecast to see air temperatures hover around 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit).
From that distance, the vessel made no sound and appeared to hover above the water, its hull hidden from view by swirling, purple sea smoke.
Go to the site, click the ellipsis menu, and hover over Install this site as an app to load ChatGPT from your desktop.
Hover over a pivot table and click the button to open the pivot table editor at any time.
Hover over each column to see the total number of ballots cast by each age group.
Hover over the bait you want to equip in the inventory, then simply press the Use input for your console.
Hover over the gear slot you want to change and press Square or X to change the look and keep the perks.
In 2019, social media was awash in praise for him after fans noticed that he has a habit of letting his hand hover behind the women he poses with, rather than touching them.
I pour myself some water, and hover.
Mostly sunny skies are forecasted and the daytime high temperature is expected to hover around 56 degrees.
Most TVs hover at around 15 milliseconds of input lag (less if the game is running at 1080p and 60 frames per second).
Common combinations with hover
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to hover 47×
- hover around 40×
- hover over 31×
- hover in 17×
- will hover 12×
- can hover 11×
- hover between 9×
- and hover 8×
- temperatures hover 6×
- hover above 6×