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Plaintive is an English word with synonyms like mournful or sorrowful. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Plaintive in a sentence

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Plaintive | Plaintively

Plaintive meaning

Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

Synonyms of Plaintive

mournful sorrowful

Related words

Other words often associated with Plaintive or its synonyms:

doleful grieving bereaved heartbroken anguished sorrowing dolorous tortured brokenhearted sad mourning bereft

Using Plaintive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
  • Useful related words include: mournful, sorrowful.
  • In the example corpus, plaintive often appears in combinations such as: and plaintive, the plaintive, almost plaintive.

Context around Plaintive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 3 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

almost 2× demetrios 1× previous 1× arrestingly 1× sweet 1×

Often after:

amulet 1× ballad 1× melody 1× cry 1× memes 1× lament 1× outcry 1× calls 1× voice 1× alto 1×

Sentence patterns with Plaintive

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

a sweet plaintive or funky 1× an almost plaintive outcry that 1× an arrestingly plaintive alto singing 1× and almost plaintive at the 1× demetrios plaintive amulet is 1× on previous plaintive memes complaining 1× petty and plaintive 1× picking out plaintive atmospheric chords 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and though he 1× both the male 1× demetrios plaintive amulet 1× echos of neil 1× equipped with an 1× first there s 1×

Common sentence endings:

and plaintive calls 1× cars hey guys 1× extravagant public affairs 1× folkie singer songwriter 1× highly intoxicating music 1× occupied by armenia 1×

Words around Plaintive

Just before it in the word index:

plaintiffs 618 plaintiff 455 plaintexts 9 plaintext 81 plaintalk 2 plainspoken 1

Just after it in the word index:

plaintively 7 plaints 2 plainview 25 plainville 45 plainware 2 plaion 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Plaintive

  • In this selection, "plaintive" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, almost, demetrios, previous, amulet, ballad and melody stand out and add context to how "plaintive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a sweet plaintive or funky and an almost plaintive outcry that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plaintive" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plaintive

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 piano score tinkles, prim and plaintive. (7 words)

It is a riot of white wings and plaintive calls. (10 words)

First there’s just a chiming guitar, picking out plaintive, atmospheric chords. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

It was altogether fitting that the decisive play, the key play, the game-sealing play was also a play that caused angst and worry and triggered the head coach to come up with a rebuke both playful and almost plaintive at the same time. (44 words)

Pope Francis said “the temptation to silence young people has always existed”, and cited the many ways to keep them quiet, “to sedate them, to keep them from getting involved, to make their dreams flat and dreary, petty and plaintive”. (40 words)

And though he barely mentioned his dire political situation, save one quip about Brexit, at one point he presented an almost plaintive outcry that handed his viewers a prism into the way he sees the world. (36 words)

Question examples

I'm not sure what mile we had reached when my plaintive cry went out to the other two cars: "Hey, guys? (22 words)

Example sentences (17)

Demetrios’ plaintive amulet is an important piece of evidence showing that it even reached the shores of Britain.

The plaintive ballad finds the newly-divorced singer reflecting on the quality of her past marriage and the facade they put up.

The plaintive melody stands in contrast with Serena's cunning agenda as she manages to host the wake and funeral for her late husband as extravagant public affairs.

It was altogether fitting that the decisive play, the key play, the game-sealing play was also a play that caused angst and worry and triggered the head coach to come up with a rebuke both playful and almost plaintive at the same time.

I'm not sure what mile we had reached when my plaintive cry went out to the other two cars: "Hey, guys?

It’s a play on previous, plaintive memes complaining that 20 percent of Azerbaijan was occupied by Armenia.

Reflective and plaintive, the tune mulls over a relationship that didn't work out, but in the end, is grateful for the time spent together.

The plaintive lament of Garth Clarke of North Sydney about the absence of his morning (C8) struck a chord with pretty much everyone who read it.

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And though he barely mentioned his dire political situation, save one quip about Brexit, at one point he presented an almost plaintive outcry that handed his viewers a prism into the way he sees the world.

It is a riot of white wings and plaintive calls.

Echos of Neil Young’s plaintive voice, Charlie Patton’s gravel road vocal and the hypnotic musings of Eno make their way into this strange, beautiful and highly intoxicating music.

Equipped with an arrestingly plaintive alto singing voice, Ashford is a Roosevelt High School grad and a folkie singer-songwriter.

First there’s just a chiming guitar, picking out plaintive, atmospheric chords.

Pope Francis said “the temptation to silence young people has always existed”, and cited the many ways to keep them quiet, “to sedate them, to keep them from getting involved, to make their dreams flat and dreary, petty and plaintive”.

The piano score tinkles, prim and plaintive.

Both the male and female sing during the winter, when they hold separate territories, the song then sounding more plaintive than the summer version.

Semi-acoustics are noted for being able to provide a sweet, plaintive, or funky tone.

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Common combinations with plaintive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plaintive" in a sentence?
An example: "Demetrios’ plaintive amulet is an important piece of evidence showing that it even reached the shores of Britain." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "plaintive" from authentic English texts.
What does "plaintive" mean?
Plaintive means: Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
What are synonyms of "plaintive"?
Common synonyms of "plaintive" include: mournful, sorrowful.
How many example sentences with "plaintive" are there?
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