Used in a Sentence

grazed

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for grazed.

Editorial note

We need safety nets everywhere - a grazed knee means the state failed.

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Quick take

scraped or touched lightly in passing

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

scraped or touched lightly in passing

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grazed.

adjective

scraped or touched lightly in passing

Example sentences

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We need safety nets everywhere - a grazed knee means the state failed.

2

In over-grazed lands (any place in the western USA) practically all riparian habitat has been destroyed by grazing.

3

All skills necessary to survive in corporate software development that were never touched or only very lightly grazed.

4

Of course the video doesn't show anything interesting, the mosquito's leg is hardly even grazed.

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If it dies the moment it is grazed by some flack, it will fail.

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One of his lasers grazed the aforementioned WMD, and blew up the entire level.

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The carbon will be used by the plants to regrow where the goats grazed.

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The Peter Jackson weight loss method consisted of replacing editing room trays of food full of junk with veggies he grazed on instead.

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If your experience with autism leads you to the conclusion that's a valid choice, then be grateful you were only grazed by the bullet.

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I would glad take a grazed knee over a head injury any day of the year.

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Optimists in the harsh Viking Greenland colonies who tried to increase their cattle herds died of starvation, because the over grazed pasture would fail.

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Grow beef mostly grazed on marginal land that can't support other agriculture.

Quote examples

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She was badly bruised." She was also extremely fat, and the meteorite grazed her ample side.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use grazed in a sentence?

We need safety nets everywhere - a grazed knee means the state failed.

What does grazed mean?

scraped or touched lightly in passing

What part of speech is grazed?

grazed is commonly used as adjective.