How do you use Spurns in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Spurns meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of spurn
Using Spurns
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of spurn
- In the example corpus, spurns often appears in combinations such as: he spurns, spurns the.
Context around Spurns
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spurns
- In this selection, "spurns" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ultimately, man, wijnaldum, houston, chains and beast stand out and add context to how "spurns" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include angelina spurns many wooers and but she spurns him believing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spurns" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spurns
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He spurns Beast by stating that genetics do not number among his talents. (13 words)
Angelina spurns many wooers, but refuses to make plain her love for young Edwin. (14 words)
Gibson acknowledges that he spurns the typical verse-chorus structures of pop, but he can't exactly explain why. (19 words)
Meneilly is aware of the need to shake off this image to thrive in Australia’s cafe scene, which tends to favour small, independent operators and spurns chains; the smaller the hole-in-the-wall, the better your coffee. (39 words)
Libertinism main A libertine is one devoid of most moral restraints, which are seen as unnecessary or undesirable, especially one who ignores or even spurns accepted morals and forms of behaviour sanctified by the larger society. (36 words)
He meets Benny ( Mel Johnson, Jr. ), a taxi driver, and Melina ( Rachel Ticotin ), the woman from his dreams; but she spurns him, believing that Quaid is still working for Cohaagen. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
Both have an ocean of cap space and glaring needs on the perimeter (assuming James Harden ultimately spurns Houston in favor of returning to Philadelphia).
Gibson acknowledges that he spurns the typical verse-chorus structures of pop, but he can't exactly explain why.
Meneilly is aware of the need to shake off this image to thrive in Australia’s cafe scene, which tends to favour small, independent operators and spurns chains; the smaller the hole-in-the-wall, the better your coffee.
A callow man spurns the tender love of an exceptional young woman, destroys his dearest male friend and is condemned to endure a solitary existence mired in regrets.
Alexander-Arnold takes the resulting corner too, but Gini Wijnaldum spurns a decent chance after racing clear from his marker.
Angelina spurns many wooers, but refuses to make plain her love for young Edwin.
He meets Benny ( Mel Johnson, Jr. ), a taxi driver, and Melina ( Rachel Ticotin ), the woman from his dreams; but she spurns him, believing that Quaid is still working for Cohaagen.
He spurns Beast by stating that genetics do not number among his talents.
Libertinism main A libertine is one devoid of most moral restraints, which are seen as unnecessary or undesirable, especially one who ignores or even spurns accepted morals and forms of behaviour sanctified by the larger society.
Common combinations with spurns
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- he spurns 2×
- spurns the 2×