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How do you use Ruth in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like sympathy or pathos, plus the exact meaning.

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Ruth in a sentence

Ruth meaning

  1. Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.
  2. Repentance; regret; remorse.
  3. Sorrow; misery; distress.

Synonyms of Ruth

babe ruth book of ruth fellow feeling sympathy pathos pity commiseration married woman wife baseball player ballplayer sultan of swat george herman ruth book

Using Ruth

  • The main meaning on this page is: Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy. | Repentance; regret; remorse. | Sorrow; misery; distress.
  • Useful related words include: babe ruth, book of ruth, fellow feeling, sympathy.
  • In the example corpus, ruth often appears in combinations such as: babe ruth, and ruth, samantha ruth.

Context around Ruth

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 33.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Ruth

  • In this selection, "ruth" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, babe, give, herman, page, bader and leagues stand out and add context to how "ruth" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ratings for ruth s hospitality and 18 and ruth abeka who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ruth" sits close to words such as iv, transparent and tends, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ruth

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Torsten was preceded in death by his wife Ruth (Lundstrum) Benson in 1986 and his siblings Ruth Tabor, Astrid Lombardo and Evert Benson. (23 words)

Billy and Ruth Graham celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1993, and Ruth tried on the handmade dress she wore as a young bride. (24 words)

However, Mack later dropped the idea, saying that Ruth's wife would be running the team in a month if Ruth ever took over. (24 words)

In Game Four, Ruth hit three home runs, the first time this had been done in a World Series game, to lead the Yankees to victory; in the fifth game Ruth caught a ball as he crashed into the fence, described by baseball writers as a defensive gem. (48 words)

As Boaz is not Elimelech's brother, nor is Ruth his widow, scholars refer to the arrangement here as "Levirate-like".sfn A complication arises in the story: another man is closer relative to Elimelech than Boaz and has first claim on Ruth. (43 words)

Hooper urged his manager to allow Ruth to play another position when he was not pitching, arguing to Barrow, who had invested in the club, that the crowds were larger on days when Ruth played, as they were attracted by his hitting. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

Ruth and Navin negotiated over the phone while Ruth was in Hawaii, but those talks foundered when Navin refused to give Ruth a portion of the Tigers' box office proceeds.

In addition to coaching Little League teams, Riley has coached three 13-15 age group Babe Ruth leagues in Camas-Washougal, Mid-County and Hazel Dell Metro and two Senior Babe Ruth teams — Ryder Construction and Vancouver Storm.

Ronald Blum needs to go to Cooperstown, N.Y. and look for a the display honoring a larger than life figure named George Herman Ruth, commonly known as Babe Ruth.

The legendarily frank sex therapist and cultural icon Dr Ruth Westheimer, known simply as Dr Ruth, has died at the age of 96, according to her publicist.

This beloved full-length production features international guest artists, dancers from the Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program, and the Ruth Page School of Dance.

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg attends a panel with former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, October 30, 2019, at Georgetown Law's second annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture, in Washington.

The girls are; Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21, Priscilla Mantebea Koranchie, 18, Ruth Love Quayson, 18 and Ruth Abeka, who were kidnapped and murdered by a kidnapping syndicate in Takoradi.

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Torsten was preceded in death by his wife Ruth (Lundstrum) Benson in 1986 and his siblings Ruth Tabor, Astrid Lombardo and Evert Benson.

Billy and Ruth Graham celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1993, and Ruth tried on the handmade dress she wore as a young bride.

Ruth and Carl were also camp hosts at Milford Reservoir from 1991 – 2000 until Carl’s death and then Ruth continued in this capacity for several more years until her health declined.

After Lannin wrote to Herrmann explaining that the Red Sox wanted Ruth in Providence so he could develop as a player, and would not release him to a major league club, Herrmann allowed Ruth to be sent to the minors.

Although Fairfax regretted that he could not have the time to make Ruth a cricket player, Ruth had lost any interest in such a career upon learning that the best batsmen made only about $40 per week.

As Boaz is not Elimelech's brother, nor is Ruth his widow, scholars refer to the arrangement here as "Levirate-like".sfn A complication arises in the story: another man is closer relative to Elimelech than Boaz and has first claim on Ruth.

As Ruth batted third, he was given number 3. Appel, pp. 162–163 According to a long-standing baseball legend, the Yankees adopted their now-iconic pinstriped uniforms in hopes of making Ruth look slimmer.

Both the Yankees and Ruth repeatedly asked Landis for the players' early reinstatement, which was refused, and when Landis visited the Yankees during spring training in New Orleans, he lectured Ruth for two hours on the value of obeying authority.

Hooper urged his manager to allow Ruth to play another position when he was not pitching, arguing to Barrow, who had invested in the club, that the crowds were larger on days when Ruth played, as they were attracted by his hitting.

However, Mack later dropped the idea, saying that Ruth's wife would be running the team in a month if Ruth ever took over.

In early December, Landis suspended Ruth, Piercy, and Meusel until May 20, 1922.sfn Yankee management was actually relieved; they had feared Landis would suspend Ruth for the season or even longer.

In Game Four, Ruth hit three home runs, the first time this had been done in a World Series game, to lead the Yankees to victory; in the fifth game Ruth caught a ball as he crashed into the fence, described by baseball writers as a defensive gem.

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Common combinations with ruth

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ruth" in a sentence?
An example: "Ruth and Navin negotiated over the phone while Ruth was in Hawaii, but those talks foundered when Navin refused to give Ruth a portion of the Tigers' box office proceeds." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ruth" from authentic English texts.
What does "ruth" mean?
Ruth means: Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.
What are synonyms of "ruth"?
Common synonyms of "ruth" include: babe ruth, book of ruth, fellow feeling, sympathy, pathos, pity, commiseration, married woman. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "ruth" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ruth", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.