Example Sentences: Words Starting with C
1,709 words starting with C, each with example sentences that show how it is used.
- cubicleMost libraries provide cubicles for quiet study.
- cuckooI think I'm going cuckoo!
- cucumberThis tub is filled with the pickle that we will put the small cucumbers into.
- cuddleGive me a cuddle, Paul; it'll cheer you up.
- cuddlyMy girlfriend is very cuddly.
- cueCue the cameraman, and action!
- cuffIt wasn't until the officer pulled out the cuffs and mirandarized me that everything fell into place.
- cuisineFrench cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking.
- culinaryHer culinary skills were excellent.
- cullThe company culled more employees this month.
- culminateThe tower culminates in a point.
- culminationThe culmination of this lead happened in 1998 when an informant came forward with details that tied the...
- culpaNot so much as a mea culpa as a vestra culpa, really.
- culpableI am culpable for stealing your money.
- culpritI have tightened the loose bolt that was the culprit; it should work now.
- cultSince making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.
- cultivarThe sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing.
- cultivateMost farmers in this region cultivate maize.
- cultivatedThe profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be...
- cultivationThe cultivation of these valleys dates back thousands of years.
- cultivatorAs the crop gets bigger, the shank spacing on the cultivator will need to be adjusted accordingly.
- culturalInterpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession.
- culturallyAn ememe can be any language which can be culturally used to convey an emotion. Even 'Ok'or 'How are you' can...
- cultureI'm headed to the lab to make sure my cell culture hasn't died.
- culturedParis has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.
- culvertA raft of twigs stayed upon a stone, suddenly detached itself, and floated towards the culvert.
- cumbersomeCumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
- cuminCumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
- cumulativeThe state wants to bring in ten blood-spatter experts to testify. Your Honor, that is cumulative testimony.
- cunningShe had a fiendish smile that hinted at a cunning plan.
- cupPour the tea into the cup.
- cupboardPut the cups back into the cupboard.
- cupcakeAustralia need a win to progress, but they have a cupcake in Italy for their last, so they're not likely to...
- cur"You have no more spirit than a mongrel cur.
- curateShe curated the traveling exhibition.
- curativeThe curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the 1950s was amazing at the time.
- curatorThe museum curator said that the sword originated from the Yamato period in Japan.
- curbPull up to that curb slowly; you don't want to scratch that other car.
- curdIn cheese making, milk coagulates into curds that become cheese.
- curdleToo much lemon will curdle the milk in your tea.
- cureUnaided nature cured him.
- curfewThe city has been reported calm after a curfew was imposed.
- curiosityHe put the strangely shaped rock in his curiosity cabinet.
- curiousYoung children are naturally curious about the world and everything in it.
- curiouslyThe children peeped curiously into the attic room.
- curlMy hair doesn't have much curl.
- curlerThe captain sent a curler into the top corner of the net.
- curlingWatch out — that curling iron is still piping hot.
- curlyHer curly hair trailed along her shoulders and down her back.
- currantGorblimey, would you ’ave a butcher’s at the bristols on this bird in the currant bun!
- currencyWampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
- currentThe teacher asked the students to write a report on current events.
- currentlyAll the beds of the hotel are currently occupied, but we have a free room tomorrow.
- curriculumSome amount of basic geography is part of any good curriculum for primary and secondary education.
- currySorry, I'm a bit flatulent at the moment - just eaten some curry.
- curseA curse lay upon the House of Atreus.
- cursedThat cursed bird keeps stealing my milk!
- cursorThe only other problem is that there's a nagging tendency for the highlight to overrun when cursoring through...
- cursoryA cursory view of the report revealed his egregious errors.
- curtailCurtailing horses procured long horse-hair.
- curtainHe drew the curtains at 11:00pm before falling asleep.
- curvaceousHe watched her walk, upon curvaceous legs, to the edge of the bed.
- curvatureMore precisely, a spherometer directly measures a sagitta (distance between a point and a chord), allowing...
- curveYou should slow down when approaching a curve.
- cushionIn potting the black, he also managed to chip the red off the side cushion.
- cushyThis is a really cushy job. Mostly I just sit around drinking tea.
- cuspThe nearby and much bigger Horton quarry is also on the cusp of rail reconnection.
- cussHe's an abrupt-sounding cuss, but good-hearted too.
- custardDo you eat the skin on custard?
- custodianAfter their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian.
- custodyThe court awarded custody to the child's father.
- customMuch forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.
- customarilyOn a day in the summer which began our sixth year Josella and I went down to the coast together, traveling...
- customaryAfter the field show, it is customary to parade the stands before exiting the field.
- customerEvery person who passes by is a potential customer.
- customizeI've customized my local install; the out-of-the-box version looks a bit different.
- cutWould you please cut the cake?
- cutaneousSome salamanders are both gillless and lungless as adults, relying solely on cutaneous respiration to breathe.
- cutbackThere has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Rates have been increasing too.
- cuteOur reaction to cute attributes is understood as the way nature ensures mammals care for their young.
- cutenessIt is music of great and quiet charm and proves to be a pleasant discovery after the more superficial...
- cuticleBy that time she has pushed back his cuticles, cleaned his nails and painted them with clear polish.
- cutieHer daughter is such a cutie pie!
- cutleryProper maintenance of your cutlery will keep the blades from dulling.
- cutletFor quotations using this term, see Citations:chicken cutlet.
- cutoffI did my best, but fell far short of the score cutoff.
- cutterIn some CNC programs, the diameter of the cutter (such as an end mill) is handled by cutter compensation...
- cutthroatHe found that playing cutthroat Spades was much more difficult than playing with a partner.
- cuttingHow many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- cyberI pointed out to him we have significant cyber capability and he knows it.
- cyberpunkThe film The Matrix redefined what a cyberpunk looked like.
- cybersecurityExamples abound regarding how firms are using blockchains to enhance cybersecurity; after all, at its most...
- cyberspaceMeanwhile, the pioneers of the computer-mediated communication networks collectively referred to as...
- cyborgI didn't know he was empathic until I realized that he had evidently read my mind with his cyborg implant.
- cycleThe Ring of the Nibelung is a cycle of four operas by Richard Wagner.
- cyclicThe weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.
- cyclistHe rates as the best cyclist in the country.
- cycloneThe city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.
- cylinderThe bore times the stroke times the number of cylinders equals displacement.
- cylindricalMore conical backbores give a richer tone, while more cylindrical ones give a brighter, more projected tone.
- cymbalThe piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbals.
- cynicWell, that's one in the eye for the nay-sayers, the doubters, the cynics and assorted tosspots what make up...
- cynicalAt the time I was a wide-eyed freshman, but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.
- cynicismI don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
- cypressThe bald cypress is a tree that loses its leaves in winter.
- cystSpermatoceles are intrascrotal cysts containing sperm that derive from the small tubules of the epididymis.
- cytokineThese latter substances have been defined as cytokines.
- cytoplasmAmong the infiltrating inflammatory cells, spindle-shaped, histiocytoid or myoid tumor cells with...
- cytotoxicA recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified...
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Example sentences adapted from Wiktionary, from the entry of each word and the entries the sentences come from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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