choppy - use in sentences

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • get: Ride NOW, this is where it all gets a bit choppy.
  • make: Two factors assist the Greeks: the wind makes the water choppy, which reduces maneuverability of the Persian side.
  • find: I found the plot rather choppy, bouncing between several points of view, Riva's in the first person.

Modifies a noun

  • riff: It's raw and rocky, it gets straight to the point with choppy guitar riffs and a solo which is pure Weller.
  • sea: Users may be seeking less choppy seas of their own.
  • guitar: It also features some excellent choppy guitar from Chris Spedding.
  • water: Or kayaking the choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean on the shores of Tahiti or Fiji.
  • wave: It is sheltered from the east, but can be affected by choppy waves during a blow from the west.
  • ride: A choppy ride took us to the nicest island yet.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: The weather was practically calm, wind force 3 with a slightly choppy sea.
  • through: Would visit offered these ships were off through choppy.
  • rather: I found the plot rather choppy, bouncing between several points of view, Riva's in the first person.
  • quite: Probably several hundred kilometers of quite choppy sea rolling in onto beach does not make easy fishing for ospreys.
  • too: Not built for professional golf lectures too choppy for the bad news.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Only recently have the games, mainly the bowling one have become choppy.
  • get: There were people on the jetty, but what if they realized it was getting choppy, and went back to the beach?
  • look: There is still a small but very broken up reflection, and the sea looks very choppy indeed.

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