complex sentence
noun
a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause, as When the bell rings (dependent clause), walk out (main clause).
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pluralof complex sentence.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I do have to say, so I give these long, sometimes very complex sentences and paragraphs, but they all come together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024
Similarly, a study published in May in the journal Communications Biology found that elephants form complex "sentences" through their various rumbles, ear flags, trunk rubbings and other actions.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2024
Longer, complex sentences may cause audience members to lose focus.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
That in turn may aid children in figuring out math problems and lead them to try new words and complex sentences, which helps them learn to read and succeed in school.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2019
Playfully she ran through complex sentences, calling the words alive with her voice, making it seem that the author somehow was speaking directly to me.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
