Wondering how to use Akimbo in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as crooked.
Akimbo in a sentence
Akimbo meaning
- With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
- With legs spread and the knees bent in an outward or awkward way, sometimes with the feet touching.
Synonyms of Akimbo
Using Akimbo
- The main meaning on this page is: With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. | With legs spread and the knees bent in an outward or awkward way, sometimes with the feet touching.
- Useful related words include: crooked.
- In the example corpus, akimbo often appears in combinations such as: arms akimbo, akimbo to.
Context around Akimbo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Akimbo
- In this selection, "akimbo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, arms, legs, stand, toes and option stand out and add context to how "akimbo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include comedy guns akimbo which is and his arms akimbo and his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "akimbo" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with akimbo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Radcliffe, 29, is also playing the lead in the action comedy “Guns Akimbo”, which is now in post-production. (19 words)
Thinking it would be easy, Hubbell tried cradling Papadakis while gliding into a spread-eagle position, legs akimbo, toes pointed east and west. (23 words)
With his arms akimbo and his chin turned artfully to the side, he looked as if he were posing in a bodybuilding lineup. (23 words)
Of course, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), failed to stand akimbo to watch, rather, its leader in the Senate, Eyinaya Abaribe, called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. (30 words)
The real problem with the gun came from using the akimbo option with it which meant players had twice the firepower, impressive range, and accurate damage without many drawbacks. (29 words)
In fact, at a point, her husband stood with arms akimbo to watch his wife take over the dance floor while he nodded his head in approval. (27 words)
Example sentences (6)
Thinking it would be easy, Hubbell tried cradling Papadakis while gliding into a spread-eagle position, legs akimbo, toes pointed east and west.
In fact, at a point, her husband stood with arms akimbo to watch his wife take over the dance floor while he nodded his head in approval.
Of course, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), failed to stand akimbo to watch, rather, its leader in the Senate, Eyinaya Abaribe, called for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The real problem with the gun came from using the akimbo option with it which meant players had twice the firepower, impressive range, and accurate damage without many drawbacks.
With his arms akimbo and his chin turned artfully to the side, he looked as if he were posing in a bodybuilding lineup.
Radcliffe, 29, is also playing the lead in the action comedy “Guns Akimbo”, which is now in post-production.
Common combinations with akimbo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- arms akimbo 2×
- akimbo to 2×