How do you use Lowliest in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Lowliest meaning
superlative form of lowly: most lowly
Using Lowliest
- The main meaning on this page is: superlative form of lowly: most lowly
- In the example corpus, lowliest often appears in combinations such as: the lowliest.
Context around Lowliest
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lowliest
- In this selection, "lowliest" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, undesirables, lieutenant and messenger stand out and add context to how "lowliest" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are the lowliest undesirables of and be the lowliest of criminals. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lowliest" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lowliest
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
From humanity’s perspective, these are the lowliest undesirables of the animal kingdom. (13 words)
The presumption, from the lowliest lieutenant to the presidential commander in chief, is that we, the United States, have vital national interests everywhere. (23 words)
We were afraid of them because in our eyes (eyes which had been opened by Grade B movies) they appeared to be the lowliest of criminals. (26 words)
The ancient Egyptians viewed men and women, including people from all social classes except slaves, as essentially equal under the law, and even the lowliest peasant was entitled to petition the vizier and his court for redress. (37 words)
One of the first such games, The Game of the District Messenger Boy, encouraged the idea that the lowliest messenger boy could ascend the corporate ladder to its topmost rung. (30 words)
We were afraid of them because in our eyes (eyes which had been opened by Grade B movies) they appeared to be the lowliest of criminals. (26 words)
Example sentences (5)
We were afraid of them because in our eyes (eyes which had been opened by Grade B movies) they appeared to be the lowliest of criminals.
From humanity’s perspective, these are the lowliest undesirables of the animal kingdom.
The presumption, from the lowliest lieutenant to the presidential commander in chief, is that we, the United States, have vital national interests everywhere.
One of the first such games, The Game of the District Messenger Boy, encouraged the idea that the lowliest messenger boy could ascend the corporate ladder to its topmost rung.
The ancient Egyptians viewed men and women, including people from all social classes except slaves, as essentially equal under the law, and even the lowliest peasant was entitled to petition the vizier and his court for redress.
Common combinations with lowliest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: