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

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Lofting in a sentence

Lofting | Loft | Lofted | Lofts

Lofting meaning

  1. Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working.
  2. A drafting technique whereby curved lines are generated to be used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats.
  3. An upper part; ceiling.

Using Lofting

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working. | A drafting technique whereby curved lines are generated to be used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats. | An upper part; ceiling.
  • In the example corpus, lofting often appears in combinations such as: lofting the, lofting it, to lofting.

Context around Lofting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Lofting

  • In this selection, "lofting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ibefore, twice, run, tash and survived stand out and add context to how "lofting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1942 is lofting s only and and after lofting s death. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lofting" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lofting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Lofting’s agents issued a public statement announcing her passing. (10 words)

The first beer pump known in England is believed to have been invented by John Lofting (b. (17 words)

This time, Mertens was successful at lofting the ball and landing it inbounds behind Gauff for several points. (18 words)

As we pulled into the driveway, he stepped to the pavement and told my son to go long, ducking his head back into the cab while my boy raced across the yard, then taking a step backward and lofting the ball skyward to land in my son’s open arms. (50 words)

Victory for the Slain Victory for the Slain (1942) is Lofting's only work for adults, a single long poem in seven parts about the futility of war; the refrain "In war the only victors are the slain" permeates the poem. (41 words)

Clearly, United was running out of ideas in the closing minutes, as they resorted to lofting the ball forward countless times with hopes of success, only to have their meager plan thwarted by the defiant Toronto defense. (37 words)

Example sentences (17)

This time, Mertens was successful at lofting the ball and landing it inbounds behind Gauff for several points.

Two snaps later, with defensive end Javonte Jean-Baptiste bearing down, he backpedaled before lofting a pass to tight end Luke McRee that safety Xavier Watts intercepted.

Watkins gave the ball to McGinn in the centre circle, and he rumbled forward ibefore lofting a superb reverse pass to Watkins on the right side of the area.

Lofting’s agents issued a public statement announcing her passing.

She hit the first five deliveries of the fourth over from Emily Jones to the boundary before twice lofting Tash Farrant over the ropes in the sixth.

The right-handed hitting shortstop tagged Giants right-handed ace Logan Webb for his seventh home run, lofting it to right-center with help from a steady wind blowing out.

And No. 11 finished practice on a high note by lofting a ball to that landed right in the bread basket for a touchdown.

In those trenches, Lofting survived longer than most young subalterns, despite his habit of sleeping out in the open rather than underground in a fetid bunker.

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The text was amended to avoid offence, the ‘blind spots of Lofting’s own era’ (to quote one critic) were expunged, and the books once again published in America.

As we pulled into the driveway, he stepped to the pavement and told my son to go long, ducking his head back into the cab while my boy raced across the yard, then taking a step backward and lofting the ball skyward to land in my son’s open arms.

Clearly, United was running out of ideas in the closing minutes, as they resorted to lofting the ball forward countless times with hopes of success, only to have their meager plan thwarted by the defiant Toronto defense.

In either case, with 70% of the battery still working, recycling it makes much more sense than just lofting it into a pit somewhere, especially given the cost of the materials involved.

Fredrick noted that he’d seen Francois throw the ball in a line drive motion as opposed to lofting it on longer routes.

Eight more books followed, and after Lofting's death two more volumes appeared, composed of short unpublished pieces.

The first beer pump known in England is believed to have been invented by John Lofting (b.

This work is the only one of Lofting's books to be illustrated by another person ( Lois Lenski ).

Victory for the Slain Victory for the Slain (1942) is Lofting's only work for adults, a single long poem in seven parts about the futility of war; the refrain "In war the only victors are the slain" permeates the poem.

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Common combinations with lofting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lofting" in a sentence?
An example: "This time, Mertens was successful at lofting the ball and landing it inbounds behind Gauff for several points." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lofting" from authentic English texts.
What does "lofting" mean?
Lofting means: Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working.
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