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Squinted | Squint | Squinting | Squints

Squinted meaning

simple past and past participle of squint

Using Squinted

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of squint
  • In the example corpus, squinted often appears in combinations such as: you squinted.

Context around Squinted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

box 1× eyes 1× folks 1×

Often after:

hard 1×

Sentence patterns with Squinted

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

her eyes squinted and an 1× if you squinted at it 1× if you squinted hard enough 1× older folks squinted into their 1× press box squinted it almost 1× she squinted in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

natalie looked over 1× that crumb could 1× the blueprint for 1× the little kids 1×

Common sentence endings:

a while altogether 1× mistaken for soil 1× open mouthed smile 1× squinted hard enough 1× unnecessary bowl game 1×

Words around Squinted

Just before it in the word index:

squint 32 squinch 2 squillace 2 squilla 7 squiggly 14 squiggles 5

Just after it in the word index:

squinting 31 squints 2 squinty 3 squire 98 squires 57 squirm 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Squinted

  • In this selection, "squinted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, box, eyes, folks and hard stand out and add context to how "squinted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include her eyes squinted and an and if you squinted at it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "squinted" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with squinted

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

Short example sentences

She squinted in the twilight. (5 words)

That crumb could, if you squinted at it, be mistaken for soil. (12 words)

The blueprint for that surfaced this season if you squinted hard enough. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

The little kids waved and held up plastic frogs and locusts, while some of the older folks squinted into their laptops and fiddled with the audio or pressed the wrong icon and vanished for a while altogether. (37 words)

If one in the press box squinted, it almost seemed like another unnecessary bowl game. (15 words)

Natalie looked over her shoulder with her eyes squinted and an open-mouthed smile. (14 words)

Example sentences (6)

That crumb could, if you squinted at it, be mistaken for soil.

She squinted in the twilight.

The blueprint for that surfaced this season if you squinted hard enough.

If one in the press box squinted, it almost seemed like another unnecessary bowl game.

Natalie looked over her shoulder with her eyes squinted and an open-mouthed smile.

The little kids waved and held up plastic frogs and locusts, while some of the older folks squinted into their laptops and fiddled with the audio or pressed the wrong icon and vanished for a while altogether.

Common combinations with squinted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "squinted" in a sentence?
An example: "That crumb could, if you squinted at it, be mistaken for soil." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "squinted" from authentic English texts.
What does "squinted" mean?
Squinted means: simple past and past participle of squint
How many example sentences with "squinted" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "squinted", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.