Wondering how to use Navel in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as umbilicus or bellybutton.
Navel meaning
- The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
- The central part or point of anything; the middle.
- A navel orange.
Using Navel
- The main meaning on this page is: The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. | The central part or point of anything; the middle. | A navel orange.
- Useful related words include: umbilicus, bellybutton, omphalos, omphalus.
- In the example corpus, navel often appears in combinations such as: the navel, her navel, navel oranges.
Context around Navel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Navel
- In this selection, "navel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gannan, healthy, endless, gazing, oranges and gazey stand out and add context to how "navel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a healthy navel enhances physical and absurd and navel gazey but. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "navel" sits close to words such as aas, abdicated and abled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with navel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The book doesn’t stray beyond Molly’s navel-gazing. (10 words)
Don't look at your own navel, Karma is a bitch. (11 words)
I peeled three navel oranges and removed the fibrous center pulp. (11 words)
The navel is naturally placed in the centre of the human body, and, if in a man lying with his face upward, and his hands and feet extended, from his navel as the centre, a circle be described, it will touch his fingers and toes. (45 words)
As that tune’s title makes clear, “I’m Just Ken” is a navel-gazing ode-to-self sung, as he puts it, Barbie while strumming doggedly at his guitar in a surfeit of frustrated, displaced sexual energy emanating from the supposedly sexless figure. (44 words)
By the time the credits roll, we end up with a movie about a movie about another movie — which is the perfect example of how the movie gets so navel-gazey that it curls up into itself and dies. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Company is a producer of Gannan navel oranges in China, with operations that include the planting, growing, harvesting, post-harvest processing and temperature-controlled preservation and storage of its navel oranges.
The navel is naturally placed in the centre of the human body, and, if in a man lying with his face upward, and his hands and feet extended, from his navel as the centre, a circle be described, it will touch his fingers and toes.
A healthy navel enhances physical energy that keeps a person active and energetic.
Armed forces minister said the public is not interested in “endless navel-gazing” and “who’s backing who”, insisting the government is focused on “delivery”.
As that tune’s title makes clear, “I’m Just Ken” is a navel-gazing ode-to-self sung, as he puts it, Barbie while strumming doggedly at his guitar in a surfeit of frustrated, displaced sexual energy emanating from the supposedly sexless figure.
As the national capital, Washington is the place aspiring and veteran navel-gazers converge, endlessly analyzing wrinkles in American politics that average Americans don’t even see.
By the time the credits roll, we end up with a movie about a movie about another movie — which is the perfect example of how the movie gets so navel-gazey that it curls up into itself and dies.
European proposals for an international peace summit are just pointless navel-gazing, diplomats say.
House Republicans have invested far too much energy in navel-gazing at a time when we're in crisis mode here in the United States.
The book doesn’t stray beyond Molly’s navel-gazing.
If navel gazing was an Olympic sport, we'd be in medal contention at Paris next month.
Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo recently opened up about a decision that sparked both curiosity and admiration allowing his teenage daughter, Aliyah, to pierce her navel.
The gunshot wound hit his navel area but reportedly managed to miss all of his vital organs.
We deserve a government fully focused on delivering for people up and down our country, not navel-gazing.
Don't look at your own navel, Karma is a bitch.
He leads us away from navel-gazing to see the stunningly constructed drama he and his troupe have laid before us on screen.
Her navel tattoo was faded due to her recent laser removal procedures.
I peeled three navel oranges and removed the fibrous center pulp.
It’s absurd and navel-gazey, but then again so are most of Perry’s music videos.
Kelsie’s bottoms were just as hot, and the front rode a few inches below her navel, leaving her toned abs at the center of the shot.
Common combinations with navel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the navel 12×
- her navel 7×
- navel oranges 5×
- navel and 5×
- its navel 2×
- navel is 2×
- his navel 2×
- navel gazing 2×
- navel tattoo 2×
- navel of 2×