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Explore Limbless through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like limbed. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Limbless in a sentence

Limbless meaning

Lacking limbs.

Synonyms of Limbless

boughless limbed

Using Limbless

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lacking limbs.
  • Useful related words include: boughless, limbed.
  • In the example corpus, limbless often appears in combinations such as: limbless lizards.

Context around Limbless

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

early 1× cylindrical 1×

Often after:

lizards 2× creatures 1× knight 1× arthropods 1× animals 1×

Sentence patterns with Limbless

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

family of limbless lizards endemic 1× if the limbless knight s 1× let these limbless creatures make 1× long cylindrical limbless animals with 1× snakes and limbless lizards typically 1× them early limbless arthropods but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

snakes and limbless 1× the general scientific 1× the pygopodidae is 1× these are long 1× they undulate their 1×

Common sentence endings:

a banker either 1× occur in australia 1× or even absent 1× such remarkable flights 1× them early deuterostomes 1× worm like form 1×

Words around Limbless

Just before it in the word index:

limbic 21 limbert 3 limberis 2 limbering 3 limberg 2 limbered 5

Just after it in the word index:

limbo 317 limboo 2 limbrick 2 limbs 564 limbu 4 limburg 51

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Limbless

  • In this selection, "limbless" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, early, cylindrical, lizards, creatures and knight stand out and add context to how "limbless" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include family of limbless lizards endemic and if the limbless knight s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "limbless" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with limbless

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

These are long, cylindrical, limbless animals with a snake- or worm-like form. (13 words)

The general scientific consensus formerly (before 2001) considered them early limbless arthropods, but now considers them early deuterostomes. (18 words)

Snakes and limbless lizards typically possess only the right lung as a major respiratory organ; the left lung is greatly reduced, or even absent. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

But if the limbless knight’s “it’s just a flesh wound” didn’t work for her, insisting that her dead parrot deal lives on is hardly a banker either. (30 words)

They undulate their serpentine bodies as they glide through the air, and it turns out that these special movements are what let these limbless creatures make such remarkable flights. (29 words)

The Pygopodidae is a family of limbless lizards endemic to the Australian region; Egerton, p. 315. all 39 species from seven genera occur in Australia. (25 words)

Example sentences (6)

They undulate their serpentine bodies as they glide through the air, and it turns out that these special movements are what let these limbless creatures make such remarkable flights.

But if the limbless knight’s “it’s just a flesh wound” didn’t work for her, insisting that her dead parrot deal lives on is hardly a banker either.

Snakes and limbless lizards typically possess only the right lung as a major respiratory organ; the left lung is greatly reduced, or even absent.

The general scientific consensus formerly (before 2001) considered them early limbless arthropods, but now considers them early deuterostomes.

The Pygopodidae is a family of limbless lizards endemic to the Australian region; Egerton, p. 315. all 39 species from seven genera occur in Australia.

These are long, cylindrical, limbless animals with a snake- or worm-like form.

Common combinations with limbless

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "limbless" in a sentence?
An example: "They undulate their serpentine bodies as they glide through the air, and it turns out that these special movements are what let these limbless creatures make such remarkable flights." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "limbless" from authentic English texts.
What does "limbless" mean?
Limbless means: Lacking limbs.
What are synonyms of "limbless"?
Common synonyms of "limbless" include: boughless, limbed.
How many example sentences with "limbless" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "limbless", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.