Example sentences for: word-formation

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

  • For instance, the American sailboat (for British sailing boat ) is surely a copying of German word-formation ( Segelboot ), as is also ski school ( Skischule ), though what you learn in such a school is obviously skiing.

  • He uses standard English word-formation devices in order to create new words with broad sensory connotations, such as foodist, bellyologist , and groggist to refer to people with uncontrolled appetites, dedicated drinkers of alcohol, and eaters.

  • Since the word-formation process by which they came into the vocabulary may provide crucial information, the list is organized according to that process.


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