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How do you use Ravish in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like assault or delight, plus the exact meaning.

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Ravish in a sentence

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Ravish | Ravishing | Ravishment | Ravishankar | Ravished

Ravish meaning

  1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
  2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
  3. To rape.

Synonyms of Ravish

assault delight enthrall transport enrapture enchant attack set on assail outrage dishonour dishonor violate rape enthral

Related words

Other words often associated with Ravish or its synonyms:

please disenchant honor shame fight unrighteousness ravishment standing violation disgrace pleasure displease

Using Ravish

  • The main meaning on this page is: To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. | To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. | To rape.
  • Useful related words include: assault, delight, enthrall, transport.
  • In the example corpus, ravish often appears in combinations such as: ravish tiwari.

Context around Ravish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wildfires 1× doth 1×

Often after:

kumar 1× across 1× human 1×

Sentence patterns with Ravish

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

as wildfires ravish across southern 1× lute doth ravish human sense 1× ravish kumar laments 1× seduce or ravish her the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a heartwarming video 1× abduction statue of 1× dowland to thee 1× ravish kumar laments 1×

Common sentence endings:

california last december 1× in greek myth 1× needs no defence 1× shot in 2019 1×

Words around Ravish

Just before it in the word index:

ravipudi 4 raviolis 3 ravioli 34 ravinia 4 ravings 8 raving 113

Just after it in the word index:

ravishankar 6 ravished 6 ravishing 17 ravishment 7 ravitch 7 ravitz 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abelard 13

Corpus analysis for Ravish

  • In this selection, "ravish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wildfires, doth, kumar, across and human stand out and add context to how "ravish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as wildfires ravish across southern and lute doth ravish human sense. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ravish" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ravish

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

A heartwarming video as wildfires ravish across Southern California last December. (11 words)

Ravish Kumar laments that history will write that after 1948 Mahatma Gandhi’s effigy was shot in 2019. (18 words)

Dowland to thee is dear, whose heavenly touch Upon the lute doth ravish human sense; Spenser to me, whose deep conceit is such As, passing all conceit, needs no defence. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Abduction Statue of Europa representing Europe at Palazzo Ferreria The mythographers tell that Zeus was enamored of Europa and decided to seduce or ravish her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth. (33 words)

Dowland to thee is dear, whose heavenly touch Upon the lute doth ravish human sense; Spenser to me, whose deep conceit is such As, passing all conceit, needs no defence. (30 words)

Ravish Kumar laments that history will write that after 1948 Mahatma Gandhi’s effigy was shot in 2019. (18 words)

Example sentences (4)

Ravish Kumar laments that history will write that after 1948 Mahatma Gandhi’s effigy was shot in 2019.

A heartwarming video as wildfires ravish across Southern California last December.

Abduction Statue of Europa representing Europe at Palazzo Ferreria The mythographers tell that Zeus was enamored of Europa and decided to seduce or ravish her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth.

Dowland to thee is dear, whose heavenly touch Upon the lute doth ravish human sense; Spenser to me, whose deep conceit is such As, passing all conceit, needs no defence.

Common combinations with ravish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ravish" in a sentence?
An example: "Ravish Kumar laments that history will write that after 1948 Mahatma Gandhi’s effigy was shot in 2019." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "ravish" from authentic English texts.
What does "ravish" mean?
Ravish means: To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
What are synonyms of "ravish"?
Common synonyms of "ravish" include: assault, delight, enthrall, transport, enrapture, enchant, attack, set on. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "ravish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "ravish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.