Wondering how to use Shorn in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as sheared.
Shorn meaning
past participle of shear
Synonyms of Shorn
Using Shorn
- The main meaning on this page is: past participle of shear
- Useful related words include: sheared, unsheared.
- In the example corpus, shorn often appears in combinations such as: shorn of, be shorn, and shorn.
Context around Shorn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shorn
- In this selection, "shorn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, simplicity, looked, pages, hair and fields stand out and add context to how "shorn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a life shorn of modern and a state shorn of any. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shorn" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shorn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But this isn’t simplicity shorn of creativity. (8 words)
Shorn of tourism's lifeblood, some businesses already look doomed. (10 words)
Chris was on the loose for six years, without being shorn. (11 words)
The Briton, who is at a career-high ranking of 25 and won his first ATP title in June in Stuttgart, now has a chance to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final in a draw that is shorn of 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic as well as Alcaraz. (50 words)
He added that regrettably, the next most senior justice of the Supreme Court, like Deputy Governors of a state, shorn of any official function except at the pleasure of the Governor, is neither consulted on anything nor does he have any official function. (43 words)
Each year around 500 shearers travel to Australia from New Zealand and shear around 7 million sheep but due to Covid-19 travel restrictions that will not happen this year and farmers and shearing contractors have concerns about getting the flock shorn. (42 words)
But shorn of the historical backdrop, how many Panamanians take Cervantes’s work be what the writer said it was, satire about knights and chivalry? (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
But this isn’t simplicity shorn of creativity.
He added that regrettably, the next most senior justice of the Supreme Court, like Deputy Governors of a state, shorn of any official function except at the pleasure of the Governor, is neither consulted on anything nor does he have any official function.
But shorn of the historical backdrop, how many Panamanians take Cervantes’s work be what the writer said it was, satire about knights and chivalry?
But the momentum shifted spectacularly the other way with Trump then reeling off six consecutive frames against an opponent who looked shorn of confidence.
Shorn hair cluttered the floors of beauty parlors as young women wore their hair closely cut.
Shorn of three of their best talents, the Gadirova twins, Jessica and Jennifer, and Ondine Achampong due to injury, Britain have little chance of repeating their shock bronze medal win in Tokyo three years ago.
The A.N.C. is shorn of its purpose, a shadow of its former self, and the country it has long stewarded is troubled by collapsing infrastructure, systemic corruption, waning central authority and violent crime.
The Briton, who is at a career-high ranking of 25 and won his first ATP title in June in Stuttgart, now has a chance to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final in a draw that is shorn of 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic as well as Alcaraz.
The grim details in its pages — shorn hair, emaciated bodies — that began to raise suspicions about its terrible origins.
The route clears a campsite and is instantly spectacular, with rugged bays, steep cliffs, sandy beaches and striking pinnacles shorn out of the soft sandstone by the might of the North Sea.
The senator is demonstrating how — through theatrical dissent from a few fashionable left-wing causes and strategic rebranding — it’s possible to create a Democratic politics shorn of some of its dumbest, most unnecessary cultural vulnerabilities.
Each year around 500 shearers travel to Australia from New Zealand and shear around 7 million sheep but due to Covid-19 travel restrictions that will not happen this year and farmers and shearing contractors have concerns about getting the flock shorn.
Shorn of tourism's lifeblood, some businesses already look doomed.
There were a lot of little heads to be shorn, so Grandpa’s focus was more on speed than on style.
Chris was on the loose for six years, without being shorn.
I can say that shorn of royalty and noble birth, she was a charismatic leader in her own right who toiled daily to earn her place under the sun.
Lampard is searching to strike the right balance in a team shorn of the goals and assists of and unable to raid the market because of a transfer ban.
No children's toy should be made with the hair of goat kids, who are left bloody and terrified after they're held down and shorn.
The pay-off is a life shorn of modern cares, an escape from the mundane, a rush of freedom in the face of unbridled nature, and vaulting skyscapes unmatched on dry land.
The village’s August landscape is dominated by freshly shorn fields of wheat and fields of corn waiting to be harvested.
Common combinations with shorn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shorn of 20×
- be shorn 3×
- and shorn 3×
- shorn hair 2×
- is shorn 2×
- the shorn 2×