Example sentences for: umbrella

How can you use “umbrella” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • And when the Thai-language wrestles with new words for alien imports like ice hard water or parachute umbrella for supporting life, some might be amused at how downright literal Thai can be or impressed at how admirably sensible it so often is.

  • The Festival Fringe, perhaps Dr. Jekyll to the International Festival’s Mr. Hyde, is an umbrella title given to thousands of performances ranging from the avant-garde to the downright irreverent.

  • "The director expects us to believe not only that Gene Kelly would dance in the rain while using an umbrella as if it were a cane, but also that a symphony orchestra, conveniently hidden from view and under some shelter, just happens to be playing a tune while he does so."

  • Every gesture, from the most banal opening of an umbrella to the sublimest act of lovemaking, had its appropriate ceremonial.

  • "Do you know how many microbes there are on the typical umbrella handle?"


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