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How to use pram in a sentence

23 example sentences · noun

Pram means a small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. Example: “The baby smiled happily as he was pushed along in the bockety pram.”

Examples of pram by meaning

nounA small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.

  • Janet Bird née Ollerenshaw was pushing her pram along Tockley High Street.1975, Margaret Drabble, The Realms of Gold, published 1977, page 127
  • For a start the pram was heavier than it appeared, and also they were pulling it along very uneven ground.2006, Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale
  • It highlights the need for space in carriages for unfolded pushchairs or prams, separate from areas for wheelchairs and cycles.2023 August 9, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Family-friendly travel: new standard covers pushchairs”, in RAIL, number 989, page 26

nounA type of dinghy with a flat bow.

  • Although the pram, like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat.August 1979, F. M. Paulson, “Car-topable Craft”, in Field & Stream, page 50
  • Nothing can beat the simple pleasure of paddling a pram around on a foggy dawn, probing pad flats, stumps and fallen logs for lurking bass.1994, Dave Hughes, Fly Fishing Basics

More sentences with pram

  • The baby smiled happily as he was pushed along in the bockety pram.From the entry bockety
  • To my amazement, he reappeared almost immediately with a perfect little doll's pram.2018, Faye Robinson, An Ordinary Girl, My Path to Peace of Mind, page 11. From the entry doll's pram
  • You can hardly carry a fully loaded pram and baby up two flights.2015, Susanne Hampton, Midwife's Baby Bump, →ISBN, page 160. From the entry pusher
  • Never felt the gooey drooliness she's observed in other women when they peek into a pram.2002, Regi Claire, chapter 20, in The Beauty Room, Edinburgh: Polygon, Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 157. From the entry gooey
  • Thomas added: "We presented our experiences of frantically trying to collapse a pram, surrounded by loads of grumpy commuters.2023 August 9, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Family-friendly travel: new standard covers pushchairs”, in RAIL, number 989, page 26. From the entry collapse
  • You're holding their hands, you're holding the luggage, you're trying to move the pram, you're working out where to go.2022 February 23, Paul Clifton, “A demand for family-friendly trains”, in RAIL, number 951, page 40. From the entry heaving
  • It wasn’t stopping the young couples huddling on the benches, nor the babcias walking rugged-up babies in prams.2018, Jay Martin, Vodka and Apple Juice: Travels of an Undiplomatic Wife in Poland, Fremantle Press, →ISBN. From the entry babcia
  • 'Ach Eddie,' he tilted his head to one side, 'are youze gonna start throwin' yer toys outta yer pram now?'2008, Cathi Unsworth, The Singer, page 108. From the entry youze
  • The tramps scarpered, the street-traders pushing prams scarpered, half of Dublin scarpered as if they all had something to hide.1998, Ardal O’Hanlon, chapter 1, in The Talk of the Town, London: Sceptre, published 1999, →ISBN, page 7. From the entry scarper
  • You can't be Walter in a pram.1991, Julian Barnes, Talking It Over, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry Walter
  • Jane could put him in the doll's pram and he would lie there and let her wheel him around.1965, New Zealand, School Publications Branch (contributor), School Journal, Volume 59, Issues 1-2, page 28. From the entry doll's pram
  • I saw a mother with a bikini over her gorilla suit pushing a pram with a baby inside who was wearing a tiny gorilla suit.2024, Greg Cummings, Gorilla Tactics: How to Save a Species. From the entry gorilla suit
  • The campaigners main requests are to have a dedicated space for unfolded prams on trains, with a reservation system for that space.2022 February 9, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Scorecard developed to rate family-friendly operators”, in RAIL, number 950, page 23. From the entry unfolded
  • Daenerys Crosbie was being taken to her Montessori school by her mum Carole-Anne when her pram was hit by the truck in Waterford.2014, Wayne O'Connor, "Mum 'inconsolable' as toddler (2) dies after truck strikes pram", The Herald (Ireland), 19 November 2014. From the entry Daenerys
  • Through the open front door ran Jessamy, down the steps to where Kitto was sitting at the bottom with the pram beside him.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 122. From the entry down
  • Eventually she made her way onto a train, disguised in a wig and wheeling a pram complete with lifelike baby doll, just purchased from a goodwill store.2008, Esther Carney, Avenging Angel, zeus, →ISBN, page 445. From the entry goodwill
  • The wheels gradually were made larger until a scooter became what was later known as a 'fairy cycle', with wheels similar to those on contemporary dolls' prams.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 128. From the entry fairy cycle
  • The commuters from the suburbs come unencumbered with luggage, children and prams, and can almost be relied upon to find their way blindfold to their trains.1962 April, J. N. Faulkner, “Summer Saturday at Waterloo”, in Modern Railways, page 258. From the entry blindfold

Meaning of pram

  1. noun A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
  2. noun A pushchair; a buggy.
  3. noun A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.

Full definition of pram

Questions about pram in a sentence

How do you use pram in a sentence?
Pram is used as a noun. For example: “The baby smiled happily as he was pushed along in the bockety pram.”
What is a short sentence with pram?
“You can't be Walter in a pram.”
What does pram mean?
Pram means a small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.

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