CORRUGATE in a Sentence

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A small gust of wind that scarcely corrugated the surface was enough to disturb its accidental course with its accidental burden.

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 Meanings and Examples of CORRUGATE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
corrugate
 v.  fold into ridges
Classic Sentence:
1  A small gust of wind that scarcely corrugated the surface was enough to disturb its accidental course with its accidental burden.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
2  'He's a little black pup with a corrugated distemper,' said Mellors.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
3  But he did neither: and, when he was sitting alone in the deserted tram, he tore his ticket into shreds and stared gloomily at the corrugated footboard.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
4  He can make as many empty tubes and corrugations out of me as he likes.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
Example Sentence:
1  She wished she could smooth away the wrinkles from his corrugated brow.
2  Homes are built of weaker materials, including straw and corrugated steel, and may have had little stamina against Pam's raging winds.