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Punctate is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Punctate in a sentence

Punctate meaning

  1. Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
  2. Pointed; ending in a point or points.

Using Punctate

  • The main meaning on this page is: Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures. | Pointed; ending in a point or points.

Context around Punctate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mating 1×

Often after:

rash 1× flower 1×

Sentence patterns with Punctate

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

mating punctate flower chafers 1× that this punctate rash is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a literature review 1× mating punctate flower 1×

Common sentence endings:

behavior when mating 1× virus life cycle 1×

Words around Punctate

Just before it in the word index:

punctata 2 punchy 76 punchouts 3 punchnama 7 punchlines 26 punchline 101

Just after it in the word index:

punctatus 2 punctilious 6 punctual 22 punctuality 40 punctually 10 punctuate 36

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Punctate

  • In this selection, "punctate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mating, rash and flower stand out and add context to how "punctate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include mating punctate flower chafers and that this punctate rash is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "punctate" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with punctate

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

Mating Punctate flower chafers (Neorrhina punctata, Scarabaeidae) mating Beetles may display extremely intricate behavior when mating. (16 words)

A literature review provides support that this punctate rash is a common cutaneous presentation of WNV infection. citation Virology West Nile virus life cycle. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

A literature review provides support that this punctate rash is a common cutaneous presentation of WNV infection. citation Virology West Nile virus life cycle. (24 words)

Mating Punctate flower chafers (Neorrhina punctata, Scarabaeidae) mating Beetles may display extremely intricate behavior when mating. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

A literature review provides support that this punctate rash is a common cutaneous presentation of WNV infection. citation Virology West Nile virus life cycle.

Mating Punctate flower chafers (Neorrhina punctata, Scarabaeidae) mating Beetles may display extremely intricate behavior when mating.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "punctate" in a sentence?
An example: "A literature review provides support that this punctate rash is a common cutaneous presentation of WNV infection. citation Virology West Nile virus life cycle." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "punctate" from authentic English texts.
What does "punctate" mean?
Punctate means: Marked by spots, dots, points, or punctures.
How many example sentences with "punctate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "punctate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.