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Explore Plaintively through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Plaintively in a sentence

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Plaintively | Plaintive

Plaintively meaning

In a plaintive manner.

Using Plaintively

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a plaintive manner.
  • In the example corpus, plaintively often appears in combinations such as: plaintively calling.

Context around Plaintively

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ground 1× saying 1× protested 1× added 1× now 1×

Often after:

calling 1× 2x2l 1× claim 1× appealed 1×

Sentence patterns with Plaintively

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

and more plaintively in winter 1× happening and plaintively appealed to 1× nicole protested plaintively to pornhub 1× operatives now plaintively claim with 1× operator saying plaintively 2x2l calling 1× she added plaintively i don 1× the ground plaintively calling out 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and obama operatives 1× bodycam footage shows 1× males and female 1× nicole protested plaintively 1× she added plaintively 1× then the reporter 1×

Common sentence endings:

at his face 1× economy at all 1× in a message 1× meet his gaze 1× on the air 1× plaintively in winter 1×

Words around Plaintively

Just before it in the word index:

plaintive 17 plaintiffs 618 plaintiff 455 plaintexts 9 plaintext 81 plaintalk 2

Just after it in the word index:

plaints 2 plainview 25 plainville 45 plainware 2 plaion 2 plair 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Plaintively

  • In this selection, "plaintively" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ground, saying, protested, calling, 2x2l and claim stand out and add context to how "plaintively" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and more plaintively in winter and happening and plaintively appealed to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plaintively" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plaintively

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

She added plaintively, “I don’t want diamond necklaces. (9 words)

Nicole protested plaintively to Pornhub last year, in a message. (10 words)

Males and female look alike and both sing beautifully throughout the year, energetically in Spring and more ‘plaintively’ in winter. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Then the reporter himself fell victim to the poison gas and all that could be heard was a ham radio operator saying plaintively, ‘2X2L calling CQ … Isn’t there anyone on the air? (33 words)

And Obama operatives now plaintively claim with zero credibility that the boom America is experiencing now was really an Obama acccomplishment as if they had ever cared about a good economy at all. (33 words)

When Beria finally realized what was happening and plaintively appealed to Malenkov to speak for him, his old friend and crony silently hung his head and refused to meet his gaze. (31 words)

Question examples

Then the reporter himself fell victim to the poison gas and all that could be heard was a ham radio operator saying plaintively, ‘2X2L calling CQ … Isn’t there anyone on the air? (33 words)

Example sentences (7)

Bodycam footage shows Nichols on the ground, plaintively calling out three times: "Mom!" as the officers aim punches and kicks at his face.

Then the reporter himself fell victim to the poison gas and all that could be heard was a ham radio operator saying plaintively, ‘2X2L calling CQ … Isn’t there anyone on the air?

Males and female look alike and both sing beautifully throughout the year, energetically in Spring and more ‘plaintively’ in winter.

Nicole protested plaintively to Pornhub last year, in a message.

She added plaintively, “I don’t want diamond necklaces.

And Obama operatives now plaintively claim with zero credibility that the boom America is experiencing now was really an Obama acccomplishment as if they had ever cared about a good economy at all.

When Beria finally realized what was happening and plaintively appealed to Malenkov to speak for him, his old friend and crony silently hung his head and refused to meet his gaze.

Common combinations with plaintively

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plaintively" in a sentence?
An example: "Bodycam footage shows Nichols on the ground, plaintively calling out three times: "Mom!" as the officers aim punches and kicks at his face." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "plaintively" from authentic English texts.
What does "plaintively" mean?
Plaintively means: In a plaintive manner.
How many example sentences with "plaintively" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "plaintively", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.