Example Sentences: Words Starting with G
537 words starting with G, each with example sentences that show how it is used.
- grayI have already gone gray and lost my looks.
- grazeCattle graze in the meadows.
- greaseTo my amazement, I greased the landing despite the tricky crosswinds.
- greasyWe found a good little greasy spoon down a side street.
- greatDinner was great.
- greatlyExpenses greatly exceeded revenues this year, much to nobody's surprise.
- greatnessDue to the greatness of his size, he was an effective bodyguard.
- greedHis greed was his undoing.
- greedyThis regular expression performs a greedy match.
- greenHe is wearing a green shirt.
- greeneryThe frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest...
- greenhouseTermites and cows account for much greenhouse gas.
- greenishThe stone has a greenish aspect in this light.
- greetA brilliant dawn greeted her eyes as she looked out of the window.
- greetingIt's polite to begin a letter with a greeting, but this practice is less common in email.
- gregariousRabbits are lively at nightfall, and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious.
- grenadePull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.
- greyHe dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen.
- greyhoundThey shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.
- gridOn the SAT, to answer a grid-in question, you grid in your answer by filling out the ovals.
- griddleCarnitas are also popular stuffed into gorditas, round corn flatbreads toasted on a griddle.
- griefThe neighbour's teenagers give me grief every time they see me.
- grievanceIf you want the problem fixed, you'll have to file a grievance with the city.
- grieveShe was at a loss for words when she saw the number of people who had come to grieve for her husband.
- grillI put some peppers and mushrooms on the grill to go with dinner.
- grimLife was grim in many northern industrial towns.
- grimaceHer face was twisted in a grimace of disgust.
- grimeUnderneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone.
- grimlyI waved the grimly thing away.
- grimyWhen I was 18 I was grimy af. I wouldn't share my food with you even if you were starving and about to die.
- grinWhy do you grin? Did I say something funny?
- grindThis corn grinds well.
- grinderI am going to the deli to get a grinder for lunch.
- gripThat suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.
- gripeWhat's griping you?
- grippingHis thrillers are always a gripping read.
- grislyThe photographs of the killings depict a grisly scene.
- gritThe flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways.
- gritsHe has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.
- grittyThat goth woman is very gritty.
- grizzlyShotgun blast kills charging grizzly!
- groanWe groaned at his awful jokes.
- grocerThe grocer delivered his goods by cart.
- groceryDid you buy the groceries? — With what money? We barely have any left.
- groinHe pulled a muscle in his groin.
- groomGive the mare a quick groom before you take her out.
- grooveI was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave.
- groovyThe back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
- gropeThe parents found the couple kissing and groping.
- grossI threw up all over the bed. It was totally gross.
- grosslyThe men were talking grossly about their sexual conquests.
- grotesqueThere is screaming, a grotesque, awful screaming coming from many human mouths, coming from somewhere down...
- grotesquelyTill the grotesquely angry scene was interrupted by the arrival of Mina, who came asking for Andrew.
- groundLook, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!
- groundbreakingThe latest model includes several groundbreaking features and improvements.
- groundedEric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!
- groundingA house's distribution panel should always be bonded to the grounding rods via a panel bond.
- groundwaterThe state of the groundwater is monitored at various boreholes in the area.
- groundworkThe discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.
- groupDid you see the new jazz group?
- groupieA bit of an eclipse groupie, he had paid the thirty guineas fee to join the BAA's first expedition, to...
- grouseI had a grouse day.
- groveHis arboricultural knowledge stood him in good stead when he planted the olive grove.
- grovelShe refused to grovel in front of the bully, standing her ground.
- growChildren grow quickly.
- growerHe was an orange grower from Florida.
- growlThe dog growled at me as I walked past.
- growlingThe growling dog frightened him.
- growthNanoelectronics is one of the area's few growth industries .
- grubHe grubbed along on foraged berries and nuts.
- grubbyHe's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream.
- grudgeThat guy sure can hold a grudge when something goes wrong.
- gruelThe climbers reached the top of the mountain after a gruelling ten-day hike.
- gruesomeThe team was so unprepared that the way it played was just gruesome.
- gruffThe kitten cosied up to the gruff old hound, and all resistance disappeared.
- grumbleThat whiner is never without a grumble to share.
- grumpyThe old man was grumpy because he couldn’t find his glasses.
- grungeThe cinema floor was covered in grunge deposited by the crowds.
- gruntWho just grunted?
- guacamoleMexicanizing a recipe isn't as simple as covering it in peppers and guacamole!
- guaranteeCan you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
- guaranteedThey guaranteed that our Web site would have 99.99% uptime, or four nines.
- guardThe prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard.
- guardianI think your guardian angel was working overtime this week. You're lucky to be unscathed.
- guerrillaThe right-wing paramilitary's offensive against the Marxist guerrillas failed because they did not know the...
- guessWe can only guess at what was going through her mind.
- guessworkThere's a lot of guesswork involved.
- guestThe guests were let in by the butler.
- guffawHe dug an elbow into my ribs and guffawed at his own joke.
- guidanceHe was too busy exploring to notice his son needed his guidance.
- guideThe guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.
- guidelineHe considered the Ten Commandments more as a guideline than a requirement.
- guild"Your victory has motivated other guild members to try out your peculiar strategy.
- guillotineMany counterrevolutionaries were guillotined during the French Revolution.
- guiltHe didn't want to do it, but his wife guilted him into it.
- guiltyHe was guilty of cheating at cards.
- guineaHe became a human guinea pig and was paid by the company.
- guiseOught we be concerned that our rights to protest are being continually eroded under the guise of enhancing...
- guitarLearning to strum the guitar rhythmically is essential.
- guitaristThe lead guitarist for the rock band Spinal Tap dialed his amplifier to 11.
- gulesThe symbol of the Red Cross is a cross gules.
- gulfOnly the gulf between them was widened still further by the Negro cops in the precinct, bad-mouthing among...
- gullWaterbirds, such as the duck or the gull, are common in the area.
- gulletGallager tossed another drink down his scarified gullet.
- gullibleAndrew is so gullible, the way he still believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the...
- gullyA new drainage run and rainwater gullies are to be installed between the station and Oxford Road, with...
- gulpThe dog chomped on the treat and swallowed it in one gulp.
- gumDo you have a gum to spare?
- gummyI opened the fridge to take out my lunch and gave her a gummy.
- gumptionWhatever the job turned out to be, if it went against her gumptions, she would make sure Gregory would have...
- gunGuns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.
- gunboatNothing beats a gunboat.
- gunfireLet's hide in the trees to avoid the gunfire.
- gunkI washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.
- gunmanThe policeman's first two shots went wild before he took down the gunman with his third.
- gunnerVeteran pilots “juked” their bombers to throw off the gunners' aim.
- gunpowder“Bacon was Lord Chancellor of England and the first European to experiment with gunpowder.” — “No, you are...
- gunshotPolice said they found the driver deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot injuries.
- guppyFred kept a tank of guppies by the windowsill.
- gurgleThe bath water gurgled down the drain.
- guruThe guru claimed that he could levitate.
- gushWater gushed out of the broken pipe.
- gustThere was a sudden gust of wind, on which spores were borne away.
- gustoHe sang with more gusto than talent.
- gustyWe could've spent today at the seaside if it weren't gusty.
- gutYou've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.
- gutterThe gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year.
- gutturalArabic is considered a very guttural language, with many harsh consonants.
- guyThe dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy.
- guzzleThis car just guzzles petrol.
- gymHe's been hitting the gym a lot. He has a membership at a commercial gym and also a bit of a home gym.
- gymnasiumThe fifth-graders are in the gymnasium, working off some of their squirrelliness.
- gymnastAfter their workout, the gymnasts’ faces were glowing.
- gymnasticTo cope with these mental gymnastics we apply various ways of simplifying and reducing the information.
- gypsumWe ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
- gypsySmooth hair, tight rippy jeans, one of those no-shoulder gypsy shirts.
- gyrationThe dancer titillated her audience with gyrations and suggestive movements.
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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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