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How do you use Loitered in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Loitered in a sentence

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Loitered | Loitering | Loiter

Loitered meaning

simple past and past participle of loiter

Using Loitered

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of loiter
  • In the example corpus, loitered often appears in combinations such as: loitered around.

Context around Loitered

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

vessel 1× gold 1× ranni 1× worked 1×

Often after:

outside 1× near 1× stared 1× awaiting 1×

Sentence patterns with Loitered

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

cinema and loitered outside with 1× guard vessel loitered around the 1× that ranni loitered near the 1× we loitered in the 1× while gold loitered around 1 1× while they loitered awaiting orders 1× woman worked loitered stared and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

elsewhere oil prices 1× in contrast a 1× jordås believes that 1× the circus said 1× we loitered in 1× wilkinson repeatedly attended 1×

Common sentence endings:

609 per ounce 1× and followed her 1× loitered awaiting orders 1× near delirious exhaustion 1× of the city 1× the maritime waters 1×

Words around Loitered

Just before it in the word index:

loiter 31 loistine 2 loison 2 loiselle 3 loiseau 6 loisbot 3

Just after it in the word index:

loitering 77 loius 2 loizaga 2 loizeau 2 loizou 2 loja 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Loitered

  • In this selection, "loitered" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, vessel, gold, ranni, outside, near and stared stand out and add context to how "loitered" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cinema and loitered outside with and guard vessel loitered around the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "loitered" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with loitered

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

Jordås believes that Andersson saw Palme enter the cinema and loitered outside with his gun. (15 words)

Elsewhere, oil prices added to overnight gains while gold loitered around $1,609 per ounce. (15 words)

We loitered in the Salt Lake City airport for hours, laughing over nothing in a near-delirious exhaustion. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

While most of the vessels disappeared after their presence was reported by the Philippine Coast Guard, the Chinese warship and the China Coast Guard vessel loitered around the maritime waters. (30 words)

In contrast, a bomber could be ordered into the air long in advance of an attack, rendering them effectively invulnerable to attack while they " loitered " awaiting orders. (27 words)

The circus said that Ranni loitered near the loading point but the more adventurous Karla decided to make a tour of the city. (23 words)

Example sentences (7)

While most of the vessels disappeared after their presence was reported by the Philippine Coast Guard, the Chinese warship and the China Coast Guard vessel loitered around the maritime waters.

Jordås believes that Andersson saw Palme enter the cinema and loitered outside with his gun.

Elsewhere, oil prices added to overnight gains while gold loitered around $1,609 per ounce.

The circus said that Ranni loitered near the loading point but the more adventurous Karla decided to make a tour of the city.

We loitered in the Salt Lake City airport for hours, laughing over nothing in a near-delirious exhaustion.

Wilkinson repeatedly attended the department store in John Lewis, Aberdeen, in which the woman worked, loitered, stared and followed her.

In contrast, a bomber could be ordered into the air long in advance of an attack, rendering them effectively invulnerable to attack while they " loitered " awaiting orders.

Common combinations with loitered

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "loitered" in a sentence?
An example: "While most of the vessels disappeared after their presence was reported by the Philippine Coast Guard, the Chinese warship and the China Coast Guard vessel loitered around the maritime waters." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "loitered" from authentic English texts.
What does "loitered" mean?
Loitered means: simple past and past participle of loiter
How many example sentences with "loitered" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "loitered", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.