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Strut is an English word with synonyms like prance or swagger. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Strut meaning

  1. Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
  2. To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high.
  3. To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.

Synonyms of Strut

Using Strut

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out. | To walk haughtily or proudly with one's head held high. | To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.
  • Useful related words include: prance, swagger, cock, sashay.
  • In the example corpus, strut often appears in combinations such as: strut their, to strut, and strut.

Context around Strut

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Strut

  • In this selection, "strut" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, macpherson, silva, people, suspension, pose and front stand out and add context to how "strut" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 20 finalists strut their stuff and a jolly strut. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "strut" sits close to words such as abrogation, agnew and airman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with strut

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

She loved animals and always walked in the local Pup Strut. (11 words)

Joe added a powerbomb onto the apron, then he strolled a jolly strut. (13 words)

It is a good time to spread your peacock feathers and strut your stuff. (14 words)

And, during the breeding season, the toms puff up their bodies, drop their back feathers to create a cool, dragging sound, strut their stuff, show off their snood and gobble in unison for female turkeys to come and watch the show. (41 words)

It’s got a center diff that biases the power 60% to the rear, decent macpherson strut suspension, and a fairly curvy hatchback coupe design that even includes quad headlamps and a hood-mounted duct for the intercooler. (38 words)

Jessica Reinl sings a soulful “Shallow”, Jack Cunningham’s dancers strut their stuff to Richie’s “Dancing Fool” and comedian Tony “The Hurler” Kelly entertains with some wry observations on the Easter period. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

And they got all their strut and glamour from four women: Anita, the partner of Brian and later Keith; and Marsha Hunt, Marianne Faithfull and Bianca Jagger, partners of Mick.

It is a good time to spread your peacock feathers and strut your stuff.

It’s got a center diff that biases the power 60% to the rear, decent macpherson strut suspension, and a fairly curvy hatchback coupe design that even includes quad headlamps and a hood-mounted duct for the intercooler.

More than 120 Dunbar Grammar School pupils had registered their interest in travelling to the Etihad Stadium to watch international stars including Erling Haaland, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva strut their stuff.

People strut, pose and “death drop” to the beat, as the screams of fans and friends meld with the music.

Photographer Jayne Jackson organised the event and said: "We had such an incredible turnout to the Fox Strut, more people than we ever imagined.

Regardless of engine, there's MacPherson Strut front suspension, self-leveling independent multi-link rear suspension, and electric power steering.

She loved animals and always walked in the local Pup Strut.

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The line: “there is no room in a little hut for a growing rooster to crow and strut,” has been following me doggedly.

They can also strut their stuff pretty well in the dance routines and belt the big numbers with the best of them.

They learn fast when a costly MacPherson strut rockets through the leather upholstery in the rear seat.

You can buy premade strut assemblies from your local auto parts store, and if you install them yourself, you'll save some cash.

And, during the breeding season, the toms puff up their bodies, drop their back feathers to create a cool, dragging sound, strut their stuff, show off their snood and gobble in unison for female turkeys to come and watch the show.

He says: “Jaws dropped all through the room as we saw Jean Butler and Michael Flatley strut their stuff across the stage.

It looks like the landing strut came loose during landing, but that has nothing to do with missions in general.

Jessica Reinl sings a soulful “Shallow”, Jack Cunningham’s dancers strut their stuff to Richie’s “Dancing Fool” and comedian Tony “The Hurler” Kelly entertains with some wry observations on the Easter period.

Joe added a powerbomb onto the apron, then he strolled a jolly strut.

On the final night of the IML competition, audience members don their most sophisticated gear to witness the top 20 finalists strut their stuff between intimate stories of what leather means to them.

You don't need an expensive gym membership or endure a gruelling workout to get fitter this year, you just need to know how to strut.

A cast of skilled dancers will get plenty of opportunities to strut their stuff, in a picture that combines underdog sports melodrama with high school romantic comedy.

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Common combinations with strut

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "strut" in a sentence?
An example: "And they got all their strut and glamour from four women: Anita, the partner of Brian and later Keith; and Marsha Hunt, Marianne Faithfull and Bianca Jagger, partners of Mick." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "strut" from authentic English texts.
What does "strut" mean?
Strut means: Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
What are synonyms of "strut"?
Common synonyms of "strut" include: prance, swagger, cock, sashay, ruffle, tittup, bracing, brace. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "strut" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "strut", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.