How do you use Lariat in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like lasso or riata, plus the exact meaning.
Lariat meaning
- A lasso.
- A tether.
- An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.
Using Lariat
- The main meaning on this page is: A lasso. | A tether. | An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.
- Useful related words include: lasso, riata, reata, rope.
- In the example corpus, lariat often appears in combinations such as: with lariat, lariat and, buckshot lariat.
Context around Lariat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 3 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lariat
- In this selection, "lariat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 14.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, huge, buckshot, rebound, landed, closed and quickly stand out and add context to how "lariat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include with a lariat and a buckshot lariat closed the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lariat" sits close to words such as acuity, ademola and albans, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lariat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A buckshot lariat closed the deal. (6 words)
Raquel blasts her with a lariat. (6 words)
Kushida cut off Kidd with a lariat. (7 words)
A superkick takes Mills into the ropes, but the rebound lariat quickly followed as Mills then looked for a Burning Cutter… but Gale elbows free. (25 words)
Both men fall head to head, a few final blows end with a double lariat, and both men falling to their back. (22 words)
I liked the fact that Page hit the Buckshot Lariat, but knew it wouldn’t be enough to keep Moxley down. (21 words)
Brutus in heavy with chops, big lariat takes Wolfgang down and the straps are down! (15 words)
Darius with a springboard reverse STO on Hardy, Zay gets a schoolboy for two, follows it with a lariat! (19 words)
He rolls in, lariat is blocked, so he switches arms, spins, and hits one! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
Takeshita missed a discus lariat, landed an elbow strike, and connected with a huge lariat.
A buckshot lariat closed the deal.
A superkick takes Mills into the ropes, but the rebound lariat quickly followed as Mills then looked for a Burning Cutter… but Gale elbows free.
Both men fall head to head, a few final blows end with a double lariat, and both men falling to their back.
Brutus in heavy with chops, big lariat takes Wolfgang down and the straps are down!
Claudio is reeling following more chops, and Kingston takes him down with a lariat for a near fall.
Darius with a springboard reverse STO on Hardy, Zay gets a schoolboy for two, follows it with a lariat!
Gunther took Miz down hard with a lariat.
Hayter connects with a lariat but Sakura kicks out.
He ducked a lariat to apply the stretch plum submission.
He rolls in, lariat is blocked, so he switches arms, spins, and hits one!
He then landed a running lariat and a running powerslam.
I liked the fact that Page hit the Buckshot Lariat, but knew it wouldn’t be enough to keep Moxley down.
It’s a Lariat, which will be the uppermost of two trim levels to initially be available in Australia.
Kushida cut off Kidd with a lariat.
Luke hit a Nigel-style rebound lariat, then some Yes Kicks to Kody’s chest.
Luke’s beside himself as Ishii gets back up to hit an enziguiri, before his own lariat’s kicked away.
Mentallo was caught with a huge lariat as Takeshita nailed him with a series of shots to the face.
Moxley hit a hell of a lariat on Darius, but Dante kicked out at 2.99.
Raquel blasts her with a lariat.
Common combinations with lariat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: