How do you use Spun in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Spun meaning
simple past and past participle of spin
Using Spun
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of spin
- In the example corpus, spun often appears in combinations such as: spun out, spun off, was spun.
Context around Spun
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spun
- In this selection, "spun" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, top, storm, causeway, off, winner and harmlessly stand out and add context to how "spun" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a top spun winner gets and and dorada spun his way. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spun" sits close to words such as caste, communicated and corresponds, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spun
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A shot by Williams spun harmlessly into the air. (9 words)
Cash spun off to shareholders has flattened since 2020. (9 words)
Dow and DuPont were then spun off into separate companies. (10 words)
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz caused the second red flag of the session when he spun onto the grass coming out of Turn Three and banked himself on a kerb between the grass and track. (34 words)
He also spun a web of lies about who was going to pay the £8,000 cost of fixing his unroadworthy Land Rover, inventing a false name and claiming an insurance company would pay. (34 words)
A dozen inches of rain flooded Georgetown's downtown, trapping cars and cutting off streets, while the storm spun off a tornado in Horry County that damaged homes in Forestbrook and Socastee. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A dart to the net and a top-spun winner gets the job done.
A dozen inches of rain flooded Georgetown's downtown, trapping cars and cutting off streets, while the storm spun off a tornado in Horry County that damaged homes in Forestbrook and Socastee.
Aerial view of the attenuated pontoon causeway spun out by the US Navy Seabees, or Naval Construction Battalion, for water traffic during the invasion of Leyte in World War Two, Philippines, 1945.
After the forced breakup of Standard Oil, an American oil behemoth, Exxon became one of the most successful divisions to be spun off the company.
A shot by Williams spun harmlessly into the air.
As usual in Nigeria, influences were thereafter spun to ensure that the corrupt employer did not go to jail.
Bate picked up Dijak and spun him around as Briggs came back in, and Bates got hit with a big boot to the face.
Becton, Dickinson spun Embecta off less than a year ago, and now it is already shuttering a production line, slashing guidance, and delivering results far short of initial expectations.
Bruno Guimarães, their star turn in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat, spun the ball in behind Kyle Walker to Anthony Gordon.
But if it did, this would also surely be spun into a tale that the lie was the truth.
But then, one day, it clicked: She spun around the Parc Floral, screaming with delight.
Cash spun off to shareholders has flattened since 2020.
Dow and DuPont were then spun off into separate companies.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz caused the second red flag of the session when he spun onto the grass coming out of Turn Three and banked himself on a kerb between the grass and track.
Founded as MI Developments Inc. in 2003, the company was spun out of auto-parts maker Magna International Inc. ().
From there, though, it spun into this epic story of family, loss, grief, and—just possibly—the end of the world.
GE spun its Healthcare business in the quarter, and we sold GE Healthcare as it traded at our value.
He also spun a web of lies about who was going to pay the £8,000 cost of fixing his unroadworthy Land Rover, inventing a false name and claiming an insurance company would pay.
Henry punted Dorada twice, hit the ropes, missed with a clothesline, ate a boot when he charged, and Dorada spun his way across the middle rope before throwing a dropkick.
Her car spun anti-clockwise across the road, mounting the opposite grass verge and striking both women, before coming to rest in a field.
Common combinations with spun
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- spun out 40×
- spun off 33×
- was spun 14×
- spun around 13×
- and spun 12×
- has spun 9×
- spun the 7×
- spun into 7×
- spun by 7×
- be spun 6×