Mug is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like physiognomy or countenance. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Mug in a sentence
Related words
Mug meaning
- A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
- The face.
- A gullible or easily cheated person.
Synonyms of Mug
Using Mug
- The main meaning on this page is: A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer. | The face. | A gullible or easily cheated person.
- Useful related words include: mugful, physiognomy, countenance, dupe.
- In the example corpus, mug often appears in combinations such as: mug shot, the mug, mug and.
Context around Mug
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mug
- In this selection, "mug" 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, free, small, became, shot, ready and cake stand out and add context to how "mug" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a mug from coe and a mug shot was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mug" sits close to words such as agitation, alec and bluff, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mug
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Build all ingredients into mug. (5 words)
A mug shot was taken of the former president. (9 words)
Coarsely crush the peppercorns with the bottom of a mug or a meat mallet. (14 words)
Both Hall’s and Eastman’s mug shots were made public late Tuesday, hours after they were released by Fulton County Sheriff’s office—a procedure the sheriff is expected to follow for all 19 defendants, including Trump. (38 words)
Give your mug a good rinse to wash away the baking soda residue, and you should have a clean, stain-free mug ready for a warming drink without the worry of washing up afterwards. (34 words)
But the mug shot seen round the world, showing former President Donald Trump at his booking on 13 felony counts in Georgia on Thursday, is a stark reminder of the nation’s situation. (33 words)
Between the glistening copper mug that it always comes in and the refreshing flavor of ginger beer that kicks right in after the vodka—you’re in heaven! (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
Give your mug a good rinse to wash away the baking soda residue, and you should have a clean, stain-free mug ready for a warming drink without the worry of washing up afterwards.
Put everything into a small mug and mix well making sure all the oats are combined from the bottom of the mug.
One week suddenly became "Mug Cake Week," with seven distinct mug/microwaved confections, which did no favors for my waistline.
So if today is one such day, it is time to grab your mug once again because we are here with the perfect recipe for you — carrot cake in a mug.
You can easily fit the mug in a car’s mug holder without any issue.
For example, if you’re going to give a custom coffee mug to a person who loves gardening, include floral prints or a floral wreath in the mug.
A mug from Coe College, Mr. Menai's alma mater, takes center space in his mug collection.
All are welcome and anyone intending to take part is asked to bring their own blanket and mug/plate for the picnic.
A mug shot was taken of the former president.
And used a mug shot – taken after he'd climbed a water tower to get a photo – for his Christmas card.
As for readers asking The Times not to print any more photos of Trump, I submit that his mug shot from Georgia be the only exception.
Between the glistening copper mug that it always comes in and the refreshing flavor of ginger beer that kicks right in after the vodka—you’re in heaven!
Both Hall’s and Eastman’s mug shots were made public late Tuesday, hours after they were released by Fulton County Sheriff’s office—a procedure the sheriff is expected to follow for all 19 defendants, including Trump.
Build all ingredients into mug.
But perhaps their coziest mug is the Creme Brulee Latte, which gets its top torched just before hand-off.
But the mug shot seen round the world, showing former President Donald Trump at his booking on 13 felony counts in Georgia on Thursday, is a stark reminder of the nation’s situation.
But Trump was going to do something no other president has ever done — surrender for booking on criminal charges and have a mug shot taken.
But with only one guess to work with, I struck out on the green and purple groups (I had no idea that Crush, Mug and Squirt are soda brands).
Check out the poster for "Split," you'll see James McAvoy's mug riddled with cracks, as though we are looking at him through a broken mirror.
Coarsely crush the peppercorns with the bottom of a mug or a meat mallet.
Common combinations with mug
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- mug shot 34×
- the mug 24×
- mug and 16×
- coffee mug 14×
- his mug 10×
- mug is 9×
- mug shots 8×
- mug for 8×
- mug with 8×
- mug to 7×