Used in a Sentence

lorelei

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

Editorial note

Ie i used to use Lorelei but these days i just use Nix and Flakes with Direnv directly.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A siren; a temptress.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A siren; a temptress.

noun

A female given name from German.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lorelei.

noun

A siren; a temptress.

noun

A female given name from German.

Example sentences

1

Ie i used to use Lorelei but these days i just use Nix and Flakes with Direnv directly.

2

There are weak points, for sure, and your contrasting it with Lorelei makes sense.

3

Having played both of these games I agree that Lorelei stands out as a sort of foil for blue prince.

4

I grew up in the town below the mentioned Lorelei Rock, St.

5

> Lorelei and the Laser eyes was one of my favorite games that I played this past year.

6

I think the home ownership incentives over the past decade may have been well-intentioned from an emotional standpoint, but they were the siren song of Lorelei for many people.

7

Off the top of my head, check out Lorelei and the Laser eyes, the recent Monkey Island, Case of the Golden Monkey, the two Talos Principle games, maybe The Witness?

8

For reference, Annapurna Interactive are not a mainstream publisher churning out franchise type games, but tend to publish unique games, some of them considered classics: - Outer Wilds - Stray - Lorelei and the laser eyes - Cocoon - Neon White...and others.

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The games you listed were made by: - Outer Wilds: Mobius Digital - Stray: BlueTwelve Studio - Lorelei and the laser eyes: Simogo - Cocoon: Geometric Interactive - Neon White: Angel Matrix I'm confident that creators of distinctive, original games will be able to find other publishers.

Quote examples

1

As an example, see [1] where Charles Bernstein creates an English poem by choosing words that sound similar (but don't mean anything similar) to the German words in Heinrich Heine’s classic poem "Lorelei".

2

Every one who's code I had to work with, I'd point to it and say "what about that!" Even I was lured in by the Lorelei.

3

I suppose an AI could determine that my photos are from Burning Man 2015 by inspecting the Exif tags and doing some Freebase magic but there's a whole semantic chasm between that and "Lorelei's first Burning Man".

Proper noun examples

1

Lorelei is pretty great in its atmosphere, though the puzzles can be quite disappointing.

2

Lorelei’s puzzles felt so inelegant and largely detached from the ideas being explored.

3

Lorelei and the Laser eyes was one of my favorite games that I played this past year.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use lorelei in a sentence?

Ie i used to use Lorelei but these days i just use Nix and Flakes with Direnv directly.

What does lorelei mean?

A siren; a temptress.

What part of speech is lorelei?

lorelei is commonly used as noun.