Sentence examples for compounds words from inspiring English sources

Sonnet 76 may relate to complex wordplay relating in part to drugs (compounds and "weed"), and in part to a style of writing, associated with clothing ("weeds") and literary compounds (words combined to form one, as in the case of the word "Philsides" from Philip Sidney).

The internal structure of the word is strictly derivational (compounds, word class formatives) rather than inflectional.

They are compound words with the hyphens left out.

I've always loved the English language, the playfulness of compound words, the sounds, the rhythms.

Baker likes compound words, and uses them like two sticks rubbed together to shed sparks.

The German phenomenon of compound words also serves to confound the English sense of humour.

Some compound words are invented but vividly understandable: eye-fringes, hind-shoulders and lung-sponges.

In this context compound words like "Bauharoque" and "Christogenesis" echo Orwell's "NewSpeak".

The later period is characterized by the richness of its compound words, usually from native roots.

Cummings's linguistic experiments ranged from newly invented compound words to inverted syntax.

Even up through last week, Alex was working with Dr. Pepperberg on compound words and hard-to-pronounce words.