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Tantalises is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tantalises in a sentence

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Tantalises | Tantalise

Tantalises meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of tantalise

Using Tantalises

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of tantalise

Context around Tantalises

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hope 1×

Sentence patterns with Tantalises

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

frustrates and tantalises in equal 1× of hope tantalises after years 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a sliver of 1× this ambitious novel 1×

Common sentence endings:

dis united states 1× in equal measure 1×

Words around Tantalises

Just before it in the word index:

tantalise 8 tanta 6 tant 2 tansy 8 tansu 2 tansnat 2

Just after it in the word index:

tantalising 40 tantalisingly 12 tantalite 4 tantalize 9 tantalized 6 tantalizes 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Tantalises

  • In this selection, "tantalises" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hope stand out and add context to how "tantalises" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include frustrates and tantalises in equal and of hope tantalises after years. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tantalises" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tantalises

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

This ambitious novel frustrates and tantalises in equal measure. (9 words)

A sliver of hope tantalises after years of what has amounted to a new dark age where a kind of Muzak of madness has dominated what could charitably be described as the “public discourse” in the dis-United States. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

A sliver of hope tantalises after years of what has amounted to a new dark age where a kind of Muzak of madness has dominated what could charitably be described as the “public discourse” in the dis-United States. (39 words)

This ambitious novel frustrates and tantalises in equal measure. (9 words)

Example sentences (2)

A sliver of hope tantalises after years of what has amounted to a new dark age where a kind of Muzak of madness has dominated what could charitably be described as the “public discourse” in the dis-United States.

This ambitious novel frustrates and tantalises in equal measure.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tantalises" in a sentence?
An example: "A sliver of hope tantalises after years of what has amounted to a new dark age where a kind of Muzak of madness has dominated what could charitably be described as the “public discourse” in the dis-United States." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "tantalises" from authentic English texts.
What does "tantalises" mean?
Tantalises means: third-person singular simple present indicative of tantalise
How many example sentences with "tantalises" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "tantalises", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.