Wondering how to use Pursed in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Pursed meaning
simple past and past participle of purse
Using Pursed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of purse
- In the example corpus, pursed often appears in combinations such as: pursed her, slightly pursed.
Context around Pursed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pursed
- In this selection, "pursed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, slightly, bri, golfer, lips, lip and showing stand out and add context to how "pursed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bri pursed her lips and camera and pursed her lips. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pursed" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pursed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bri pursed her lips and flashed a sultry gaze at the camera. (12 words)
She pursed her lips and focused her gaze on the camera lens. (12 words)
Breathe out for two seconds through pursed lips while pressing on your abdomen. (13 words)
But conservatives also know that the public is repulsed by open displays of sadism and hatred, so instead we get this pursed-lip, praying-for-you condescension, clad in pseudo-feminist drag. (32 words)
The 33-year-old professional golfer pursed her glossy lips and tousled her hair with her right hand, showing off her long, baby pink manicure as she gave a sultry look. (31 words)
Viewed close up with a shallow depth of field, Putin, his mouth slightly pursed and his hooded eyes impassive, presents a face icy as a death mask. (27 words)
Example sentences (12)
Paltrow looked to her attorneys with a pursed-lips smile when the judge read the eight-member jury’s verdict in the Park City courtroom.
Viewed close up with a shallow depth of field, Putin, his mouth slightly pursed and his hooded eyes impassive, presents a face icy as a death mask.
Breathe out for two seconds through pursed lips while pressing on your abdomen.
Bri pursed her lips and flashed a sultry gaze at the camera.
But conservatives also know that the public is repulsed by open displays of sadism and hatred, so instead we get this pursed-lip, praying-for-you condescension, clad in pseudo-feminist drag.
She pursed her lips and focused her gaze on the camera lens.
She then pursed her lips before standing up, revealing what she was wearing.
The 33-year-old professional golfer pursed her glossy lips and tousled her hair with her right hand, showing off her long, baby pink manicure as she gave a sultry look.
The star’s skin looked flawless in the snap, and she posed with her lips slightly pursed, showing off her beauty.
Kloey stuck out her tongue, Candace pursed her lips and Grace wore a wide-eyed grin.
The Nicaraguan stunner gave a flirty look as she looked at the camera and pursed her lips.
In another, she looks straight into the camera letting her hands free, with her lips pursed.
Common combinations with pursed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: