How do you use Papery in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like thin or material, plus the exact meaning.
Papery in a sentence
Papery meaning
Of, similar to, or related to paper.
Using Papery
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, similar to, or related to paper.
- Useful related words include: thin, chartaceous, paperlike, material.
- In the example corpus, papery often appears in combinations such as: the papery, papery skins.
Context around Papery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Papery
- In this selection, "papery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, unusual, brown, turned, skins, sound and bougainvillea stand out and add context to how "papery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an unusual papery sound as and by a papery membrane. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "papery" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with papery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Yes, but how sand-papery does it feel? (8 words)
After lupulin has been extracted in the brewing process the papery cones are discarded. (14 words)
Using a whisk, mash the garlic cloves and lift out and discard the papery skins. (15 words)
In California, she’s been enjoying the “lovely, flowing lilac” of the jacaranda blossom and the “vibrant pink” of its papery bougainvillea, which she admires for “pushing through and thriving” even among the skyscrapers of downtown LA. (37 words)
Fresh fiddleheads – whether picked from the woods or bought from a market – should be thoroughly washed until the dried, brown papery skins that partly cover them have fallen off, then rinsed until the water runs clean. (36 words)
Each bulb generally produces just two or three linear leaves and an erect, leafless scape (flowering stalk), which bears at the top a pair of bract-like spathe valves joined by a papery membrane. (34 words)
Yes, but how sand-papery does it feel? (8 words)
Example sentences (11)
Did wake at on point to hear an unusual papery sound, as though someone was flipping the pages of a book.
Fresh fiddleheads – whether picked from the woods or bought from a market – should be thoroughly washed until the dried, brown papery skins that partly cover them have fallen off, then rinsed until the water runs clean.
In California, she’s been enjoying the “lovely, flowing lilac” of the jacaranda blossom and the “vibrant pink” of its papery bougainvillea, which she admires for “pushing through and thriving” even among the skyscrapers of downtown LA.
When the outer skins have turned papery, place them in a mesh-type bag and place them in a dark and cool place.
Yes, but how sand-papery does it feel?
Dry on the ground after digging, and then cure in a well-ventilated place until the skins are papery.
Using a whisk, mash the garlic cloves and lift out and discard the papery skins.
After lupulin has been extracted in the brewing process the papery cones are discarded.
Each bulb generally produces just two or three linear leaves and an erect, leafless scape (flowering stalk), which bears at the top a pair of bract-like spathe valves joined by a papery membrane.
Each follicle usually contains one or two small seeds, each with a wedge-shaped papery wing that causes it to spin as it falls to the ground.
In it, Michelangelo's Medici tombs inspire the anti-architectural "architectural" features at the top, the papery pierced frame, the satyr nudes at the base.
Common combinations with papery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: