Lungful is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Lungful in a sentence
Lungful meaning
As much as the lungs will hold.
Using Lungful
- The main meaning on this page is: As much as the lungs will hold.
- In the example corpus, lungful often appears in combinations such as: lungful of.
Context around Lungful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lungful
- In this selection, "lungful" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a lungful of third and with a lungful of fresh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lungful" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lungful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And a lungful of third hand smoke can kill a horse instantly at a range of 500 yards. (18 words)
Exchange of gases with a lungful of fresh air is necessary to replenish oxygen and rid the bloodstream of built-up carbon dioxide. (23 words)
Exchange of gases with a lungful of fresh air is necessary to replenish oxygen and rid the bloodstream of built-up carbon dioxide. (23 words)
And a lungful of third hand smoke can kill a horse instantly at a range of 500 yards. (18 words)
Example sentences (2)
And a lungful of third hand smoke can kill a horse instantly at a range of 500 yards.
Exchange of gases with a lungful of fresh air is necessary to replenish oxygen and rid the bloodstream of built-up carbon dioxide.
Common combinations with lungful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lungful of 2×