Explore Stayed through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Stayed meaning
simple past and past participle of stay
Using Stayed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of stay
- In the example corpus, stayed often appears in combinations such as: stayed in, he stayed, stayed at.
Context around Stayed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stayed
- In this selection, "stayed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, together, guests, others, together, overnight and behind stand out and add context to how "stayed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ceo has stayed in the, 1 was stayed on friday and stayed away. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stayed" sits close to words such as arrival, maintained and spaces, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stayed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He stayed in hotels that they stayed at. (8 words)
We all stayed together, stayed the course and just stayed with it. (12 words)
They have worked hard, and most importantly, they have stayed together and stayed grounded. (14 words)
The other day, me and a few friends stayed up late in our residence hall lounge and watched The Phantom of the Opera, I had very little interest to watch it, but I love my friends and time together in college is short, so I stayed. (46 words)
The source said: “Basically it seems that Khan has lost out because many Muslims have stayed at home because of Gaza and a lot of leftwingers have stayed at home because he was not strong enough on net zero. (39 words)
Instead, he stayed at Joplin's Larkspur home while she stayed alone at the Landmark, although several times she visited Larkspur to be with him and to check the progress of renovations she was having done on the house. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
We all stayed together, stayed the course and just stayed with it.
As per the complaint, she stayed in her matrimonial home for a month and after her husband went to Dubai for a job, she stayed with her parents.
He stayed in hotels that they stayed at.
In “But Some of Us Stayed,” that piece seems to uphold and affirm the strength of those of us who stayed behind, in some form or another, to build homes and lives and community.
The source said: “Basically it seems that Khan has lost out because many Muslims have stayed at home because of Gaza and a lot of leftwingers have stayed at home because he was not strong enough on net zero.
They have worked hard, and most importantly, they have stayed together and stayed grounded.
With accommodation on-site, many guests stayed overnight, while others stayed in nearby townships.
But, that’s not to say that the bad times will last; when the good times return it’s the firms that have stayed the course and stayed true to their purpose, will be the impactful organisation.
In the previous system, he said students stayed on vacation for five months during each academic year, but with the double track, they stayed for six months to make up the lost time.
States that have typically been red stayed red, states that have been predominately blue stayed blue.
The first order for their execution, issued on January 7 for January 22, was stayed on January 17. The second warrant, issued on January 17, for February 1 was stayed on Friday.
Tracy said: ‘As a team we have had to find a totally different way to make sure our members stayed at home, stayed safe and had the same opportunities as they had before.
Since 2007, no Eskom CEO or acting CEO has stayed in the job longer than three years and since 2013, no CEO has stayed in the job longer than a year.
Stratton said Andrew stayed in a three bedroom lodge on the property and his bodyguard stayed in the main house.
The other day, me and a few friends stayed up late in our residence hall lounge and watched The Phantom of the Opera, I had very little interest to watch it, but I love my friends and time together in college is short, so I stayed.
The first ticket was because she had actually paid for more time than she actually stayed for, she said; she had paid for six hours parking and only stayed for five and a half.
Instead, he stayed at Joplin's Larkspur home while she stayed alone at the Landmark, although several times she visited Larkspur to be with him and to check the progress of renovations she was having done on the house.
About 75 percent of people who reported having a mental illness also said they had stayed overnight at a psychiatric unit or another facility for mental health treatment, according to the survey.
About two-and-a-half hours after the first call, the Maidstone father’s phone stayed silent.
According to him, his two other accomplices always stayed around on the road to carry out the robbery.
Phrases with stayed
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with stayed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- stayed in 35×
- he stayed 30×
- stayed at 17×
- have stayed 17×
- stayed on 17×
- and stayed 15×
- has stayed 15×
- stayed the 13×
- stayed with 13×
- they stayed 10×