Explore Prostrate through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like modify or alter. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Prostrate meaning
- Lying flat, face-down.
- Emotionally devastated.
- Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.
Using Prostrate
- The main meaning on this page is: Lying flat, face-down. | Emotionally devastated. | Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.
- Useful related words include: unerect, modify, alter, change.
- In the example corpus, prostrate often appears in combinations such as: to prostrate, prostrate themselves, of prostrate.
Context around Prostrate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prostrate
- In this selection, "prostrate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, almost, lying, battling, themselves, country and naira stand out and add context to how "prostrate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a europe prostrate under the and been battling prostrate cancer which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prostrate" sits close to words such as aaryan, acrimony and akash, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prostrate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Think twice before you insinuate and prostrate. (7 words)
Syria is prostrate, Lebanon as weak as ever. (8 words)
Thais prostrate themselves in mourning to mark anniversary. (8 words)
That tendency towards servitude persists to this day, with a solid majority of Russians willing not just to prostrate themselves before Vladimir Putin but to look back upon Iosif Stalin’s savage misrule with warmth and devotion. (37 words)
I assert that we had them in 2022, long before, and we grapple with this tendency, this modus vivendi, that twists us into knots, and leave us prostrate, and vulnerable to the cleverness of others. (35 words)
This will be done over my prostrate body, we have developed a grade of milk over there that is wonderful, absolutely wonderful, there is no reason to dispose of this property, no reason on Earth. (35 words)
Mujib returned to his prayer mat, fell prostrate and started crying in Bangla, (which Khan by now understood), “Ya Allah, why all these happened? (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
I assert that we had them in 2022, long before, and we grapple with this tendency, this modus vivendi, that twists us into knots, and leave us prostrate, and vulnerable to the cleverness of others.
That tendency towards servitude persists to this day, with a solid majority of Russians willing not just to prostrate themselves before Vladimir Putin but to look back upon Iosif Stalin’s savage misrule with warmth and devotion.
To marketing and propaganda time through Exxon’s legion of skilled wordsmiths and videographers constantly ringing up the Guyana oil cash register, to help themselves from the rich pickings of a prostrate country.
Yes, my joints have shown their wear but I have recovered from lower back surgery, hip replacement and removal of my prostrate 20 years ago.
For years it was in their interest to sustain the system of multiple exchange rates – virtually placing their feet firmly on the neck of a prostrate naira.
On assumption of office, the President was greeted by a dire economic situation; the economy almost prostrate.
Above the water, the animals populate every rocky outcropping, lying prostrate in the sun.
Hart, popularly known as The HitMan, suffered a stroke in 2002 and has also been battling prostrate cancer which he was diagnosed in 2016.
Mujib returned to his prayer mat, fell prostrate and started crying in Bangla, (which Khan by now understood), “Ya Allah, why all these happened?
One is from W.F Gutteridge-who comes across in his book, ‘Military Regimes in Africa,’ as one of the most outstanding commentators on the crisis that has held Nigeria prostrate since 1966.
Switzerland did survive as a free, democratic state in a Europe prostrate under the Nazi jackboot.
Syria is prostrate, Lebanon as weak as ever.
Thais prostrate themselves in mourning to mark anniversary.
Think twice before you insinuate and prostrate.
Listening to the Sunday shows over the weekend, the talk about Kamala Harris was barely short of people throwing themselves prostrate at her feet.
This will be done over my prostrate body, we have developed a grade of milk over there that is wonderful, absolutely wonderful, there is no reason to dispose of this property, no reason on Earth.
Thyme, prostrate rosemary and winter savoury (a delicious and much neglected herb) all do superbly in hanging baskets.
According to sources from the County, Kahiga has collapsed atleast 4 times in his office due to prostrate and diabetes complications.
After thinking about it for about a month, I met Rajini sir in person, prostrate before him and apologised saying I can’t make Jogi with him,” he recalled.
Father Mark Gurtner leads the Litany of the Saints as Sister Mary Ann Burkhart, who professed her solemn vows to the eremitic life at the July 6 Mass, lays prostrate before the altar.
Common combinations with prostrate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to prostrate 9×
- prostrate themselves 8×
- of prostrate 4×
- and prostrate 4×
- prostrate before 4×
- prostrate and 3×
- my prostrate 2×
- prostrate cancer 2×
- prostrate on 2×
- prostrate to 2×