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Nettle in a sentence

Related words

Nettle | Nettles | Nettlesome | Nettleton | Nettlestone | Nettleford

Nettle meaning

  1. Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
  2. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:
  3. Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),

Synonyms of Nettle

weed gravel nark rile irritate get at bother get to rag annoy burn sting bite urticate vex

Related words

Other words often associated with Nettle or its synonyms:

displease devil chafe harm reach hurt pain injury trauma hurting ache make

Nettle vertaling naar Nederlands

netel brandnetel

Using Nettle

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. | Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles: | Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
  • Useful related words include: weed, gravel, nark, rile.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: netel, brandnetel.
  • In the example corpus, nettle often appears in combinations such as: stinging nettle, the nettle, and nettle.

Context around Nettle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stinging 3× horse 1× shop 1× next 1× sea 1× stem 1× warwick 1×

Often after:

extract 2× root 2× pesto 1× oil 1× jimsonweed 1× bark 1× dress 1× seeds 1× sting 1× pistou 1×

Sentence patterns with Nettle

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

a sea nettle sting carman 1× a stinging nettle or something 1× and a nettle like rash 1× banana stem nettle wood or 1× blends including nettle seeds and 1× contains stinging nettle extract also 1× doctor warwick nettle a facial 1× flatbread with nettle pistou a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a portugese man 1× at oxalis we 1× can swiss experiments 1× common milkweed horse 1× dermatologists in spain 1× disparaging comments was 1×

Common sentence endings:

alternatives to cotton 1× as nettle root 1× extension of jobs 1× female hair loss 1× found in ohio 1× garlic and nettle 1×

Words around Nettle

Just before it in the word index:

netting 322 nettie 36 netti 3 nettey 7 netters 10 netter 49

Just after it in the word index:

nettleford 2 nettles 36 nettlesome 10 nettlestone 4 nettleton 10 netto 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbe 37 abdollahian 37 abergavenny 37 abeyance 37 abounded 37 acetylene 37

Corpus analysis for Nettle

  • In this selection, "nettle" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stinging, horse, shop, extract, root and pesto stand out and add context to how "nettle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a sea nettle sting carman and a stinging nettle or something. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nettle" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nettle

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

The pop-up cinema opens on Friday 25screening of The Nettle Dress (2022). (13 words)

Stinging Nettle Extract (150mg): Red Boost contains stinging nettle extract, also known as nettle root. (15 words)

A Portugese man-of-war sting is “a lot worse” than a sea nettle sting, Carman said. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Jones said: “Right now on the menu we’ve got wild garlic arancini with cheese, a spring salad which at the bottom it has nettle pesto, and we have a martini that is finished on the top with nettle oil, and we have elderflower fritters on the dessert menu. (49 words)

Mr Nettle was appointed in 2021 to see if criminal cases could be made against Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police officers following a royal commission into the gang wars using her as an informer on her clients. (37 words)

England are progressing under his command but it remains his best achievement yet that he grasped the nettle and devised a way of playing in Russia that made the team better than the sum of their parts. (37 words)

Question examples

Can Swiss experiments with fibres from banana stem, nettle, wood or flax offer more sustainable alternatives to cotton? (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

Stinging Nettle Extract (150mg): Red Boost contains stinging nettle extract, also known as nettle root.

Jones said: “Right now on the menu we’ve got wild garlic arancini with cheese, a spring salad which at the bottom it has nettle pesto, and we have a martini that is finished on the top with nettle oil, and we have elderflower fritters on the dessert menu.

Common milkweed, horse nettle, jimsonweed, common pokeweed, cressleaf & common groundsel, pigweed, black nightshade, mountain laurels, and rhododendrons are all considered poisonous plants commonly found in Ohio.

He told me that in Northern Ireland, people tend to say “docken in, docken out, take the sting of the nettle out”, while they’re doing it.

It was previously used as a plant shop, Nettle & Bark, which is now under and has relocated to in the city centre.

Mr Nettle was appointed in 2021 to see if criminal cases could be made against Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police officers following a royal commission into the gang wars using her as an informer on her clients.

Nettle is a girl who was cursed to be a heron until Kellen unraveled her back into her human form.

One of their lines is naturally fermented spreads made from wild plants such as dandelion, wild garlic and nettle.

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The pop-up cinema opens on Friday 25screening of The Nettle Dress (2022).

As well as fruits and veg, Pam uses herbal supplements to add yet more nutrients to her diet, relying on herbal blends including nettle seeds and mullein.

If they grasp the next nettle and say they are going to invest properly in Scotland we could have an extension of jobs.

Not unless you happen to be an oak tree or a strawberry plant or a stinging nettle, or something like that.

They can promote growth as "nettle root extract contains compounds that are thought to inhibit the production of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone linked to male and female hair loss".

Dermatologists in Spain have warned of at least five different skin conditions they believe are related to the virus, including small blisters over the torso and a nettle-like rash.

A Portugese man-of-war sting is “a lot worse” than a sea nettle sting, Carman said.

At Oxalis, we offer a flatbread with nettle pistou (a French olive oil-based sauce, similar to pesto) and housemade lardo in the bar room.

Can Swiss experiments with fibres from banana stem, nettle, wood or flax offer more sustainable alternatives to cotton?

Disparaging comments was also superimposed on photos of Dr Nettle, including one describing him as "the devil himself".

Doctor Warwick Nettle, a facial plastic surgeon practising in Sydney, is suing a former patient for defamation.

England are progressing under his command but it remains his best achievement yet that he grasped the nettle and devised a way of playing in Russia that made the team better than the sum of their parts.

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Common combinations with nettle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nettle" in a sentence?
An example: "Stinging Nettle Extract (150mg): Red Boost contains stinging nettle extract, also known as nettle root." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nettle" from authentic English texts.
What does "nettle" mean?
Nettle means: Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
What are synonyms of "nettle"?
Common synonyms of "nettle" include: weed, gravel, nark, rile, irritate, get at, bother, get to. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "nettle" in Dutch?
"nettle" translates to Dutch as: netel, brandnetel.
How many example sentences with "nettle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "nettle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.