How do you use Lashings in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like tons or gobs, plus the exact meaning.
Lashings meaning
plural of lashing.
Synonyms of Lashings
Using Lashings
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of lashing.
- Useful related words include: tons, gobs, oodles, wads.
- In the example corpus, lashings often appears in combinations such as: lashings of, with lashings, and lashings.
Context around Lashings
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lashings
- In this selection, "lashings" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, generous, liberal, wearing and owner stand out and add context to how "lashings" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after further lashings of my and against the lashings of social. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lashings" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lashings
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After the Paris flat, I needed to be surrounded by lashings of space. (13 words)
And then, after further lashings of my fangirl advocating, she agrees to keep writing. (14 words)
That said, pilgrimage can be tough, beyond the blisters and lashings of the midday sun. (15 words)
There was the danger that Rafa Benitez’s 4-0 hammering of in 2009 would remain the last in a long line; that tales of Saint Etienne and Olympiacos and Chelsea and Internazionale and Bruges would have to be retold with ever more lashings of nostalgia. (46 words)
Lashings were formed in 1984 when John Steer, a gentleman very much out of cricket’s old school told David Folb, the Lashings owner, of the plight of the Minstrel Wine Bar Cricket Club. (34 words)
That honour belongs to the mechanicals, who brought lashings of hilarity to Peter Evans’ remarkable production of (with Richard Piper as Bottom), and they prove an inexhaustible source of mirth this time, too. (33 words)
With one single complaint – he just wishes it was served with lashings of hot custard! (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
Lashings were formed in 1984 when John Steer, a gentleman very much out of cricket’s old school told David Folb, the Lashings owner, of the plight of the Minstrel Wine Bar Cricket Club.
During the day, Kate would opt for a more natural look but rarely veered away from lashings of black eyeline.
Other racegoers sported bodycon dresses in a rainbow of shades, increasing the glamour with bouncy blowdrys, fake tans and lashings of mascara and false eyelashes.
That said, pilgrimage can be tough, beyond the blisters and lashings of the midday sun.
The generous lashings of four cheeses had created a thick and gooey blanket over the tomato topped base, and the crust was a stunning golden brown.
The most popular tripe was called honeycomb and was often eaten cold with lashings of vinegar and pepper.
This is a drink that’s complex, and extremely lively as you can see from the head, that tastes like a festive fruit cake made with liberal lashings of booze.
You can swank it up with some champers, or keep it civilised with lashings of freshly brewed tea.
After the Paris flat, I needed to be surrounded by lashings of space.
All these women are tent poles holding aloft their respective clans against the lashings of social dissonance, political uncertainty and the discrepancy in wealth that would engulf them if left unchecked.
Her make-up look evolved with her style, as she began wearing lashings of mascara and eyeliner to stand out against her blonde tresses.
Lashings of R&R, some soul, some funk, and a generous sprinkling of pop at the Lithgow Commercial Hotel.
Seriously, a play focusing on BFFs (as if critics have friends!) flavoured with lashings of late- Millennial earnestness (kill me now) sounded like a terrible idea.
That honour belongs to the mechanicals, who brought lashings of hilarity to Peter Evans’ remarkable production of (with Richard Piper as Bottom), and they prove an inexhaustible source of mirth this time, too.
There was the danger that Rafa Benitez’s 4-0 hammering of in 2009 would remain the last in a long line; that tales of Saint Etienne and Olympiacos and Chelsea and Internazionale and Bruges would have to be retold with ever more lashings of nostalgia.
The royal added a Lulu Guinness 'Hayworth' clutch bag, Gianvito Rossi crystal-embellished 'Rania' pumps and lashings of jewellery from Van Cleef & Arpels' coveted 'Magic Alhambra' range.
With one single complaint – he just wishes it was served with lashings of hot custard!
And then, after further lashings of my fangirl advocating, she agrees to keep writing.
Just two players didn’t get tongue-lashings as well as body blows from Sloan: Jerry West and Oscar Robertson.
There are some things in life that are simply non-negotiable; shelter, water and food drizzled with lashings of hot sauce.
Common combinations with lashings
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lashings of 25×
- with lashings 9×
- and lashings 3×
- the lashings 2×