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How to use cor in a sentence

20 example sentences · interjection, noun

Cor means expression of surprise. Example: “(non-final) ancien régime, coup d'état, décor, déjà vu, détente, élite, résumé, séance.”

More sentences with cor

  • (non-final) ancien régime, coup d'état, décor, déjà vu, détente, élite, résumé, séance.From the entry ◌́
  • She has no idea how she wants the house to look in terms of décor.From the entry in terms of
  • Cor, strike a light! Did you see him jump into the river?From the entry strike a light
  • Yet Mrs Allen found much favour with the décor of the new vehicles.2024 March 20, Greg Morse, “XP64: the train the ^([sic]) [that] launched a new style”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 47. From the entry immeasurably
  • In addition to using natural elements, you might consider adding some seasonal décor to your porchscape.2024 February 1, Team Kaiyo, “6 Fall Decorating Trends You Need to Know”, in Kaiyo, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2024. From the entry porchscape
  • Devi, on Union Square, is named for an Indian goddess and favors templelike décor.2008 January 13, Matthew Fishbane, “A Passage to India”, in New York Times. From the entry templelike
  • Décor featured a centerpiece at the old maid's party—the old maid flower, a zinnia.2006, Anne Hart, 102 Ways to Apply Career Training in Family History/Genealogy, →ISBN. From the entry old maid
  • Cor, my husband, and I are going to Israël at the end of next month.2003 August 25, Fam van Delft, “Israël”, in alt.religion.christian.home-church (Usenet), retrieved 01 Jun 2022. From the entry Israël
  • "Décor doesn't add to the glamour of a suit," an owner pointed out.1974 July 12, Georgia Dullea, “Inflation-weary men turn to discount stores”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry tchotchke
  • Understandably impressed with her cool and super easy invention – the Queensland mum proudly shared it on Kmart Hacks & Décor.2020 August 10, Leesa Smith, “Mum's $3 Kmart hack to stop your towel from falling down”, in KidSpot. From the entry nappy fastener
  • The décor will have “a shacky look,” Mr.2009 September 2, “Opening in September”, in New York Times. From the entry shacky
  • The beauty of four in the morning is not its furnishings and décor, but its aim-lessness and stolen quality.2008, Laura Pedersen, The Big Shuffle, Random House. From the entry convict hour
  • Hadid’s décor, variously shunted around the stage) to look, calmly, at this bomblike view, as if to say “Oh la la!”2007 July 27, Alastair Macaulay, “I May Be Writhing on the Floor, but on Screen I’m Soaring Like Superman”, in New York Times. From the entry bomblike
  • This regional franchise operates out of Sauk City, Wisconsin, and is known for its frozen custard, butterburgers, and blue décor.1998, Culinary Tourism, page 277. From the entry butterburger
  • Cor, blimey, 'oo'd ever've thought it could 'appen like this!"1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954. From the entry cor blimey
  • Trump’s décor in the Oval Office.2025 May 21, Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, “Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation”, in The…. From the entry olive branch
  • With minimalist décor, clubby music, and a strikingly designed bar, Popular stands out not only for its clientele but also for its opium-den atmosphere.2004, Laurence Shorter, A Hedonist's Guide to Tallinn, page 120. From the entry clubby
  • Midway between these lay the alto and tenor pommers, of which the former (the alto), was doubtless the forerunner of the cor anglais.1900, Musical News, page 378. From the entry pommer
  • The hardware component is a bulbous bar code scanner, dressed up in Any-Décor White and mounted on a countertop stand, an undercabinet bracket or a wall mount.2008 June 19, David Pogue, “Grocery Shopping Made Easy”, in New York Times. From the entry undercabinet
  • Turning away from this rather charmless piece of décor, Sam went to the window, which was small and unglassed, the source of the thin, cold draught that nudged the drapes.2010, James Lovegrove, The Age of Zeus. From the entry unglassed

Meaning of cor

  1. interjection Expression of surprise.
  2. noun A Hebrew unit of liquid volume, about equal to 230 L or 60 gallons.
  3. noun Synonym of homer: approximately the same volume as a dry measure.

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Questions about cor in a sentence

How do you use cor in a sentence?
Cor is used as an interjection and noun. For example: “(non-final) ancien régime, coup d'état, décor, déjà vu, détente, élite, résumé, séance.”
What is a short sentence with cor?
“Trump’s décor in the Oval Office.”
What does cor mean?
Cor means expression of surprise.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cor (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes 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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