Used in a Sentence

cushioned

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cushioned.

Editorial note

The question is whether we will have moved on enough by then that the blow is cushioned.

Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cushioned gathered in one view.

adjective

Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.

adjective

(cycling) Having cushion tires.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cushioned.

adjective

Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.

Example sentences

1

The question is whether we will have moved on enough by then that the blow is cushioned.

2

I would say the full weight isn't down until the phone is nicely cushioned by cheek flesh.

3

A small high society and one big low society, cushioned by a minimal middle class section of pyramid.

4

This sounds like a really well cushioned description of a generic system to implement Jim Bell's[1] Assassination Politics[2] system...

5

It seems to me the chances of reaching the rubber vestibule or the coil-spring-cushioned blast room are fairly slim.

6

Then do your long, easy miles in cushioned road shoes like a normal person.

7

Key travel is about half an inch, and the newer (1930 and later) models have spring-loaded green keytops with a nice cushioned spring mechanism.

8

Buying a cushioned mat made the difference between having to sit after a few hours and being able to comfortably stand all day long.

9

Short-travel keys definitely take a lighter touch than mechanical keyboards, and 15 years of finger-pounding on cushioned keys is probably a hard habit to break.

10

I really wish there was a good javascript implementation of cushioned treemaps (www.win.tue.nl/~vanwijk/ctm.pdf).

11

In a centrifuge you could probably strap in the passenger a lot better and provide much more cushioned seating and neck support so there's no pain involved.

12

Compare these aspects to animals that actually fight with horns, cushioned brains, fangs and so on, it's clear to see that fighting is a spectator sport for us.

Quote examples

1

"well cushioned" in that it uses the 'free market' rhetoric of the establishment to preemptively self-justify.

2

In the real world, the laws of robotics don't work, and we would at best be put "safe" into cushioned rooms so we can't hurt ourselves.

3

She cushioned the things that trigger me, guided me in making correct choices and basically taught me, over the almost 20 years we have been married, to be "normal" and I truly believe she saved my life.

4

The fact that this inconsequential squabble gets discussed so much and gets portrayed as the fight between David and "Goliath The Man", instead of being seen as a public tantrum being thrown by a spoiled kid living a cushioned life inside a cocoon made out of hopes and dreams, makes me sick to my stomach.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cushioned in a sentence?

The question is whether we will have moved on enough by then that the blow is cushioned.

What does cushioned mean?

Furnished with a cushion or cushions; padded.

What part of speech is cushioned?

cushioned is commonly used as adjective.