How do you use Roar in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like cry or shout, plus the exact meaning.
Roar in a sentence
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Roar meaning
- To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
- Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
Synonyms of Roar
Roar vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Roar
- The main meaning on this page is: To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. | To laugh in a particularly loud manner. | Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
- Useful related words include: cry, shout, howl, yell.
- Possible Dutch translations are: brullen.
- In the example corpus, roar often appears in combinations such as: the roar, roar of, to roar.
Context around Roar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Roar
- In this selection, "roar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, save, bellow, true, goalkeeper, snarl and take stand out and add context to how "roar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a visceral roar and and flames roar as commercial. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "roar" sits close to words such as abba, abdomen and anomaly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with roar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But Murray draws level and the crowd roar their approval. (10 words)
He sunk to one knee, he let out a visceral roar. (11 words)
He took his time with it while urging the Argentine supporters to roar. (13 words)
I felt sorry for any official who missed a close call at O-G’s end of the floor because it was met with a roar of disapproval that would have blown off the referee’s toupee if he had been wearing one. (43 words)
There are two different roars: the "true" roar is made using the hyoid apparatus and forced through an open mouth as it progressively closes, and the shorter, harsher "coughing" roar is made with the mouth open and teeth exposed. (39 words)
And Thompson, whose return was then volleyed away by Murray, complained unsuccessfully to the umpire that the roar was 'hindrance' that should have seen him given the point – going on to lose his serve. (34 words)
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Example sentences (20)
The Roar had four shots on goal in the opening stanza and the only save Roar goalkeeper Jordan Holmes had to make was when Akbari accidentally headed in his direction.
A challenging bull may bellow or roar to get a female's attention and the tending bull has to bellow/roar back.
There are two different roars: the "true" roar is made using the hyoid apparatus and forced through an open mouth as it progressively closes, and the shorter, harsher "coughing" roar is made with the mouth open and teeth exposed.
These roles would require such inane phrases as "snap snap", "rumble rumble", "roar roar snarl slaver", or "chug chug futt", preceded by portentous announcements such as ".
Tigers and jaguars have a very snarly roar, while the roar of leopards and lions is much more throaty.
And Thompson, whose return was then volleyed away by Murray, complained unsuccessfully to the umpire that the roar was 'hindrance' that should have seen him given the point – going on to lose his serve.
And while she would relish taking to the field against United tomorrow, she is ready to roar her team-mates on from the sidelines if needed.
As a point of comparison, Warren Moon was dismissed by Brisbane Roar with a similar record earlier this season and there couldn’t really be any argument with that decision.
As I smiled and greeted him, the stadium erupted in the roar I’d come to know only means a touchdown.
At night I could hear the low hum of the fish tank in the corner of the room, and occasionally a lion's roar.
At the airport, smoke billows and flames roar as commercial planes come under attack.
But Murray draws level and the crowd roar their approval.
Heading east along the coastal path, Iolo enters Monmouthshire and visits the Wye Valley to hear "one of the most extraordinary sounds of the forest" - the "unique" roar of the fallow deer.
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He sunk to one knee, he let out a visceral roar.
He then hit a powerbomb after some difficulties, jackknife style, then his falling Superman forearm for a two to the roar of the crowd.
He took his time with it while urging the Argentine supporters to roar.
I felt sorry for any official who missed a close call at O-G’s end of the floor because it was met with a roar of disapproval that would have blown off the referee’s toupee if he had been wearing one.
I first outline the market risk gauge I created and use for myself, which I call the ROAR Score, in article earlier this year.
I love your articles and comments whether you be a Roar Rookie like me or an expert.
Common combinations with roar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the roar 51×
- roar of 44×
- to roar 16×
- roar back 9×
- roar from 8×
- brisbane roar 7×
- roar and 7×
- huge roar 6×
- roar to 5×
- roar is 5×