FUNK in a Sentence

Learn FUNK from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for FUNK, such as:

1. He put us all into a blue funk.
2. In short, she fell into a state of funk.
3. The man was in such a funk that he would not use his legs.
4. Their version of jazz funk is a pale imitation of the real thing.
5. At the end of the day, the only way out of this funk is to force myself into the habit of concentrating on the jobs at hand.

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 Meanings and Examples of FUNK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
funk
 n.  state of cowardly fright; state of severe depression; cowardly, fearful person
Classic Sentence:
1  He put us all into a blue funk.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
2  We revenged ourselves on Leo Dillon by saying what a funk he was and guessing how many he would get at three o'clock from Mr. Ryan.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In AN ENCOUNTER
3  The man was in such a funk that he would not use his legs.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
4  In short, she fell into a state of funk.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
Example Sentence:
1  At the end of the day, the only way out of this funk is to force myself into the habit of concentrating on the jobs at hand.
2  Their version of jazz funk is a pale imitation of the real thing.