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Tamely in a sentence

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Tamely | Tame | Tames

Tamely meaning

In a tame manner.

Using Tamely

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a tame manner.
  • In the example corpus, tamely often appears in combinations such as: tamely at, tamely on.

Context around Tamely

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

effort 1× shot 1× firing 1× cross 1× shooting 1× palms 1× down 1× look 1× stay 1×

Often after:

wide 1× named 1× steered 1× describe 1× surrendered 1×

Sentence patterns with Tamely

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

as he tamely steered to 1× but shooting tamely at ortega 1× can but tamely describe 1× later rather tamely surrendered himself 1× leno palms tamely right into 1× midfielder shot tamely 1× post effort tamely wide from 1× rashford firing tamely at alisson 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aaron pressley headed 1× he presented phil 1× jackson failed to 1× lamela tries a 1× like margaret he 1× p v sindhu 1×

Common sentence endings:

and his ships 1× and orange vodka 1× bunt to cover 1× but tamely describe 1× expedition had expired 1× goalkeeper to beat 1×

Words around Tamely

Just before it in the word index:

tamela 6 tameka 9 tameiya 3 tameika 2 tameem 3 tamed 81

Just after it in the word index:

tamenglong 2 tamer 44 tamera 21 tamerlan 8 tamerlane 9 tamers 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Tamely

  • In this selection, "tamely" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, effort, shot, firing, wide, named and steered stand out and add context to how "tamely" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as he tamely steered to and but shooting tamely at ortega. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tamely" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tamely

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

Second, Hooker had to stay tamely on the defensive. (9 words)

Álvarez poked a near-post effort tamely wide from a Jack Grealish cross. (13 words)

It was a time of joyous excitement which words can but tamely describe. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Root seemed to be caught in two minds as he tamely steered to gully, Stokes under-edged a booming cut on to his stumps while Ollie Pope carelessly extended himself to reach a wide full toss, only to bunt to cover. (41 words)

And, even if Charles could have persuaded his men to look tamely on while the Arabs stormed more towns and desolated more districts, he could not have kept an army together when the usual period of a military expedition had expired. (41 words)

P V Sindhu finished second best yet again in a major tournament final as she went down tamely to Carolina Marin in the World Championships’ women’s singles title clash, adding to the Indian’s tale of woes here today. (40 words)

Example sentences (13)

Álvarez poked a near-post effort tamely wide from a Jack Grealish cross.

He presented Phil Foden with an early opportunity when he gave the ball away but escaped as the England midfielder shot tamely.

United’s players had been guilty of wasting chances of their own before that goal with Bruno Fernandes missing the target with a far post header and Marcus Rashford firing tamely at Alisson with only the goalkeeper to beat.

Aaron Pressley headed Dan Butler's cross tamely at Marko Marosi, and Mal Benning saw his free-kick from distance easily collected by Taye Ashby-Hammond.

Jackson failed to deliver again early in the second half after breaking clear in the area but shooting tamely at Ortega.

Lamela tries a shot that Leno palms tamely right into the path of Eriksen, who cannot miss.

One of the more tamely-named is Rita’s Pushup, which involves a combination of marshmallow and orange vodka.

Root seemed to be caught in two minds as he tamely steered to gully, Stokes under-edged a booming cut on to his stumps while Ollie Pope carelessly extended himself to reach a wide full toss, only to bunt to cover.

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P V Sindhu finished second best yet again in a major tournament final as she went down tamely to Carolina Marin in the World Championships’ women’s singles title clash, adding to the Indian’s tale of woes here today.

And, even if Charles could have persuaded his men to look tamely on while the Arabs stormed more towns and desolated more districts, he could not have kept an army together when the usual period of a military expedition had expired.

It was a time of joyous excitement which words can but tamely describe.

Like Margaret, he appeared to be dispirited by the news of Tewkesbury and the Prince's death, and later rather tamely surrendered himself and his ships.

Second, Hooker had to stay tamely on the defensive.

Advertentie

Common combinations with tamely

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • tamely at 3×
  • tamely on 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tamely" in a sentence?
An example: "Álvarez poked a near-post effort tamely wide from a Jack Grealish cross." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tamely" from authentic English texts.
What does "tamely" mean?
Tamely means: In a tame manner.
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