Compendious Example Sentences
Definition
: marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter : concise and comprehensive
: something that has been explained in a concise or brief way
Synonym: compact, succinct, summary, pithy, short and to the point, concise, condensed, compressed, abridged, summarized, synoptic, capsule; informal, snappy
The small book included a short and compendious overview of the history of Feudal Japan.
Cliff notes give concise and compendious summarizes of commonly read books.
Reading the compendious version of the novel, the reader couldn’t help but feel that something was missing from this concise version.
The compendious collage showed a brief history of the couple’s relationship in picture form.
Learning little from the witness’s compendious summary of the event, the detective decided he needed a more detailed description of what happened.
They have produced a most compendious document taking into account all the evidence they had.
One cannot give a compendious answer on such a large subject.
He was always generous in sharing his compendious knowledge and providing students and colleagues with ideas.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Frenetic Example Sentences
Frenetic Example Sentences
Definition:
: marked by excitement, disorder, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied, frantic
: fast, harried
: fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
synonyms: frantic, wild, frenzied, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, mad, manic, hyperactive, energetic, intense, amped-up, fast and furious, turbulent, tumultuous
My husband doesn’t go to a movie unless it is full of the frenetic action of car chases, mob scenes, fights, and intense special effects.
Yesterday the sales floor was even more frenetic than usual because of the big clearance sale.
Although most people believe that the celebrity couple maintains a frenetic lifestyle, all the stories are pure publicity schemes.
After two hours of frenetic frolic, the puppies finally curled up in a ball for a nap.
After the concert, the frenetic crowd surged through the exit doors and began to dance in the street.
When they got home, they found that the apartment had been turned upside down, as if someone had conducted a frenetic search for something valuable.
This exercise program is so excellent for weight loss because the frenetic tempo of the music really helps burn the calories.
Although the Emergency Room seemed no more than a hive of frenetic activity after the bus crash, every doctor and nurse was performing at top efficiency.
When the game went into sudden death overtime, the crowd remained on their feet, cheering with frenetic energy.
Most brides will experience a frenetic day going from one place to another and spend a lot of time on their feet.
With soft soles and flexible styles, these shoes are the staple godsend of frenetic secretaries, busy corporate executives, and active soccer moms who still possess a flair for fashion.
After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.
She rushes from job to job at a frenetic pace.
It generated much excitement and frenetic activity.
There was frenetic trading on the Stock Exchange yesterday.
Even as I battled my fears with frenetic bursts of activity, whenever I slowed down I knew I was unprepared.
He was seventy and continually engaged in frenetic schemes to bolster up his old age.
Many of us go to workplaces rife with dissatisfactions, unrealistic expectations and frenetic changes.
Her writing is hectic and frenetic, but at the same time utterly controlled.
Definition:
: marked by excitement, disorder, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied, frantic
: fast, harried
: fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
synonyms: frantic, wild, frenzied, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, mad, manic, hyperactive, energetic, intense, amped-up, fast and furious, turbulent, tumultuous
My husband doesn’t go to a movie unless it is full of the frenetic action of car chases, mob scenes, fights, and intense special effects.
Yesterday the sales floor was even more frenetic than usual because of the big clearance sale.
Although most people believe that the celebrity couple maintains a frenetic lifestyle, all the stories are pure publicity schemes.
After two hours of frenetic frolic, the puppies finally curled up in a ball for a nap.
After the concert, the frenetic crowd surged through the exit doors and began to dance in the street.
When they got home, they found that the apartment had been turned upside down, as if someone had conducted a frenetic search for something valuable.
This exercise program is so excellent for weight loss because the frenetic tempo of the music really helps burn the calories.
Although the Emergency Room seemed no more than a hive of frenetic activity after the bus crash, every doctor and nurse was performing at top efficiency.
When the game went into sudden death overtime, the crowd remained on their feet, cheering with frenetic energy.
Most brides will experience a frenetic day going from one place to another and spend a lot of time on their feet.
With soft soles and flexible styles, these shoes are the staple godsend of frenetic secretaries, busy corporate executives, and active soccer moms who still possess a flair for fashion.
After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.
She rushes from job to job at a frenetic pace.
It generated much excitement and frenetic activity.
There was frenetic trading on the Stock Exchange yesterday.
Even as I battled my fears with frenetic bursts of activity, whenever I slowed down I knew I was unprepared.
He was seventy and continually engaged in frenetic schemes to bolster up his old age.
Many of us go to workplaces rife with dissatisfactions, unrealistic expectations and frenetic changes.
Her writing is hectic and frenetic, but at the same time utterly controlled.
Monday, December 10, 2018
Dingy Example Sentences
Dingy Example Sentences
Definition:
: DIRTY, UNCLEAN
: SHABBY, SQUALID
: gloomy and drab
: filthy, discolored, often dark or depressing
Synonyms
bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, blackened, cruddy, dirty, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, grotty [chiefly British], grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smudged, smutty, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly, gloomy, dark, dull, badly/poorly lit, murky, dim, dismal, dreary, drab, somber, grim, cheerless; shabby, faded, worn, dowdy, seedy, run-down
He's been staying in a dingy motel.
The bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile.
Their secret hiding place was a dingy room in the basement.
Her dress was a dingy grey that was two sizes too big and could have used a wash.
It wasn’t surprising that Catherine felt sad all the time when she lived in a room that was so dingy, dark, and depressing.
She wore a dingy dress that was discolored from years of sweat and little washing.
Meredith woke to a dark and dingy room covered in cobwebs.
The baseball player’s lucky hat was looking dingy and on the verge of falling apart but he refused to wash it.
He wore a flat gray cloth cap, a dingy wool-colored greatcoat, and cowhide boots.
Inspect your walls and trim for cracks and dingy paint.
A recent tour found the interior dingy and run-down.
Truth be told, the convention hall looked a bit dingy.
He was dressed a common soldier with dingy looking white uniform.
A dingy cloth hung in the doorway that led back into the house.
For nearly a month, he has been locked in a dingy cell.
The dingy white buildings are long overdue for a fresh coat of paint.
Definition:
: DIRTY, UNCLEAN
: SHABBY, SQUALID
: gloomy and drab
: filthy, discolored, often dark or depressing
Synonyms
bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, blackened, cruddy, dirty, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, grotty [chiefly British], grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smudged, smutty, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly, gloomy, dark, dull, badly/poorly lit, murky, dim, dismal, dreary, drab, somber, grim, cheerless; shabby, faded, worn, dowdy, seedy, run-down
He's been staying in a dingy motel.
The bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile.
Their secret hiding place was a dingy room in the basement.
Her dress was a dingy grey that was two sizes too big and could have used a wash.
It wasn’t surprising that Catherine felt sad all the time when she lived in a room that was so dingy, dark, and depressing.
She wore a dingy dress that was discolored from years of sweat and little washing.
Meredith woke to a dark and dingy room covered in cobwebs.
The baseball player’s lucky hat was looking dingy and on the verge of falling apart but he refused to wash it.
He wore a flat gray cloth cap, a dingy wool-colored greatcoat, and cowhide boots.
Inspect your walls and trim for cracks and dingy paint.
A recent tour found the interior dingy and run-down.
Truth be told, the convention hall looked a bit dingy.
He was dressed a common soldier with dingy looking white uniform.
A dingy cloth hung in the doorway that led back into the house.
For nearly a month, he has been locked in a dingy cell.
The dingy white buildings are long overdue for a fresh coat of paint.
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