Below you will find example sentences with "certain way". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Certain Way in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: certain
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 16
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 29.8 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "certain way" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as in a certain way, act a certain way and present, think, act and look stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with certain statements, same way, certain amount, certain amount, certain things and certain items, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with certain way
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
That they have to look a certain way, believe certain things, and behave in a particular manner. (17 words)
Gesture sensors can tell the smartwatch to perform a certain activity when the hand moves in a certain way. (19 words)
I know also of a situation where people want to portray a certain narrative and they act in a certain way. (21 words)
But I’ve also heard young men who wholeheartedly embrace gender equality and despise the likes of Andrew Tate say they think liberals are telling them that they should act in a certain way, look a certain way and be a certain way. (43 words)
The money you are owing to look a certain way, to live in a certain part of town you can’t afford, to drive a car you can’t afford, some people don’t even notice your wig, necklace, jewellery or your dress. (43 words)
The shrines are purely puzzle based, underwater areas that require you to pull certain levers on the wall, step on buttons on the floor, light torches, or position mermaid statues a certain way, aided by visual clues you have to figure out. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
But I’ve also heard young men who wholeheartedly embrace gender equality and despise the likes of Andrew Tate say they think liberals are telling them that they should act in a certain way, look a certain way and be a certain way.
Yesterday they might have introduced a certain number of dioceses, a certain way to lead missions, to educate priests, they might have chosen to follow certain cultural trends.
Honestly, there's no good reason why we have to keep doing certain things a certain way just because others have done it like that.
It could be something as simple as a directive to their young audience to behave a certain way, or to believe in a certain thing, but the true strength of The Magician's Elephant is that it goes beyond that.
No matter their prowess, just because a sportswoman looks a certain way or talks in a certain manner, they are stereotyped, which hinders girls and other women’s ability to express their talents and beauty fully.
The shrines are purely puzzle based, underwater areas that require you to pull certain levers on the wall, step on buttons on the floor, light torches, or position mermaid statues a certain way, aided by visual clues you have to figure out.
He’ll have his research assistants make certain faces, or turn a certain way, and I’ll let them know if they’re distorted to me.
I’ve been in situations where I’ve felt under pressure for my children to behave in a certain way or achieve certain milestones, and I’ve had strangers criticising my parenting.
Gesture sensors can tell the smartwatch to perform a certain activity when the hand moves in a certain way.
I know also of a situation where people want to portray a certain narrative and they act in a certain way.
It’s just that it’s going to be received a certain way by certain people, and you’re going to have to shoulder that.
The money you are owing to look a certain way, to live in a certain part of town you can’t afford, to drive a car you can’t afford, some people don’t even notice your wig, necklace, jewellery or your dress.
That they have to look a certain way, believe certain things, and behave in a particular manner.
Dystonic tremor may affect any muscle in the body and is seen most often when the patient is in a certain position or moves a certain way.
There can also be corroborating evidence related to a certain source, such as what makes an author think a certain way due to the evidence that was supplied by witnesses or objects.
Setting your boiler in a certain way could be the answer to the problem, as one expert suggested one way to prevent condensation.
It’s weather… and I’m all for that, you know what, in a certain way, in a very powerful way, I’m an environmentalist.
When they see an investigation, they tend to think a certain way, they’re used to dealing with it that way,” said Jean-Luc Bonin, a patrol sergeant with the Ottawa police.
If Michael and I felt a certain way about something, and Ryan felt another way, he’d usually go with our suggestions because he trusted us and honored our instincts.
She had to learn how to act a certain way, and present herself as a representative of the royal family in a way that is approved by the queen.