Explore Tray through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like receptacle. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tray in a sentence
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Tray meaning
- A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- The items on a full tray.
- A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.
Synonyms of Tray
Using Tray
- The main meaning on this page is: A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. | The items on a full tray. | A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.
- Useful related words include: receptacle.
- In the example corpus, tray often appears in combinations such as: tray and, the tray, tray of.
Context around Tray
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tray
- In this selection, "tray" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, baking, per, sim, pops, used and distillation stand out and add context to how "tray" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a baking tray to cook and a baking tray various utensils. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tray" sits close to words such as bombardment, chronicles and earbuds, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tray
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And finally, you'll move the concoction over to a tray. (11 words)
Add finely chopped dill and optionally crushed garlic, mix and pour into my baking tray. (15 words)
Allow to cool in the tin and then invert onto a wire tray and allow to cool. (17 words)
A lot cheaper (though it does not include crockery) is Argos’s 20-piece kitchen essentials starter set, on offer at at £19.99 at the time of writing, which includes a saucepan, frying pan and wok, plus a baking tray, various utensils and cutlery. (45 words)
After taking over the Tory leadership after the divisive premierships of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, Sunak conceded that he had “the worst in-tray you can possibly have”, with inflation high and mortgage costs going up for millions. (39 words)
A dice tray, a tray used to contain thrown dice, is sometimes used for gambling or board games, in particular to allow dice throws which do not interfere with other game pieces. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Insert the paperclip into the small hole next to the SIM tray and gently but firmly push until the tray pops out.
It also has a 250-sheet capacity paper tray or a 100-sheet multipurpose tray if you need to switch between envelopes, cardstock, or other specialty paper.
According to traders, the price of eggs per tray has increased from P225 last week to P234 this week, a hike of P9 per tray.
Water also attracts pollinators in the summer, so put out a shallow tray of water with some rocks in it and clean the tray and water once a week.
A dice tray, a tray used to contain thrown dice, is sometimes used for gambling or board games, in particular to allow dice throws which do not interfere with other game pieces.
Either the tray is filled with growing medium (clay granules being the most common) and planted directly or pots of medium stand in the tray.
Featuring a completely revised case, the Q overcomes the size limitation of the original GameCube's miniDVD tray by adding a commercial DVD-sized tray, among other hardware revisions.
Unlike conventional tray distillation in which every tray represents a separate point of vapor–liquid equilibrium, the vapor–liquid equilibrium curve in a packed column is continuous.
Add finely chopped dill and optionally crushed garlic, mix and pour into my baking tray.
Add in the sugar until combined and sprinkle onto a baking tray to cook separately in the oven.
A drug dealer was found with a tray bake of THC-infused cakes in his car after being pulled over by police.
After removing the SIM card, insert it into the new phone’s SIM card tray, which is usually located on the side or on top of the phone.
After taking over the Tory leadership after the divisive premierships of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, Sunak conceded that he had “the worst in-tray you can possibly have”, with inflation high and mortgage costs going up for millions.
Allow to cool in the tin and then invert onto a wire tray and allow to cool.
A lot cheaper (though it does not include crockery) is Argos’s 20-piece kitchen essentials starter set, on offer at at £19.99 at the time of writing, which includes a saucepan, frying pan and wok, plus a baking tray, various utensils and cutlery.
And finally, you'll move the concoction over to a tray.
As the moment approached, Mr. Shalodi, quickly flicking his wrists, flipped the pot onto the metal tray.
As the vegetables come off the grill, let them cool slightly on the sheet tray, and then transfer to a cutting board.
A student at the University of California, Berkeley carries a tray with organic vegetables at UC Berkeley's Crossroads dining commons.
Because the cooler can reach freezing temps as low as -4 degrees Fahrenheit, water in an ice cube tray can also make ice for drinks if you want to attempt that.
Common combinations with tray
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tray and 33×
- the tray 33×
- tray of 15×
- baking tray 15×
- tray with 15×
- tray to 9×
- sim tray 8×
- tray for 5×
- on tray 5×
- tray is 4×