Used in a Sentence

tarry

How to use tarry in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for tarry.

Editorial note

"$500-$1100 SSD upgrade"That's quite a tarry brush you're carrying there.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

Meaning at a glance

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

verb

be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

verb

leave slowly and hesitantly

adjective

having the characteristics of pitch or tar

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tarry.

verb

be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

verb

leave slowly and hesitantly

Example sentences

1

"$500-$1100 SSD upgrade"That's quite a tarry brush you're carrying there.

2

The tar pit gets more tarry every year.

3

Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine.

4

But once the liquid alloy has spread out, pull the iron at once, don't tarry.

5

When i opened it up there was a tarry goo on the motherboard and the fan was seized solid.

6

Don't forget that lefties don't have blood like normal humans; they have a thick, black tarry substance that smells of sulphur.

7

One can't tarry on life's path to upbraid all the assholes in the world, and legal redress is well out of reach of most of us.

8

It specially improves the flavoring in very tarry/peaty whisky.

9

For we cannot tarry here, We must march my darlings, we must bear the brunt of danger, We, the youthful sinewy races, all the rest on us depend, Pioneers!

10

We shouldn't tarry in establishing self-sustaining habitats off the Earth.

11

Get out to the orbit of jupiter and you will be looking at 50% ice, methane, carbon monoxide and you'll need to use the Fischer-Tropsch process if you want tarry gunk.

12

It sounds more like a statement of faith.> I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah; and even though he may tarry, nonetheless, I wait every day for his coming.

13

Sounds more like a principle of faith than an empirical observation> I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah, and, though he tarry, I will wait daily for his coming.

14

As you move away from the sun you get more tarry gunk mixed in with your sand; it is like Saudi Arabia but instead of a little tar in your sand it is a little sand in your tar.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use tarry in a sentence?

"$500-$1100 SSD upgrade"That's quite a tarry brush you're carrying there.

What does tarry mean?

be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

What part of speech is tarry?

tarry is commonly used as verb, adjective.