Explore Barbs through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Barbs in a sentence
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Barbs meaning
plural of barb
Using Barbs
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of barb
- In the example corpus, barbs often appears in combinations such as: the barbs, traded barbs, barbs on.
Context around Barbs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barbs
- In this selection, "barbs" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, small, stinging, quiet, hit, choosing and designs stand out and add context to how "barbs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aiming his barbs at the and also aims barbs at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barbs" sits close to words such as abiola, algebras and altria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barbs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Instead he got in some spiky barbs of his own. (10 words)
Barbs on their talons allow the bird to hold onto their slippery catch. (13 words)
Both candidates exchanged barbs over immigration policy, the first question posed by the moderators Wednesday night. (16 words)
The Stockton native walked out of their head-to-head interview with Ariel Helwani last week and has avoided engaging in a war of words in the build-up despite willingly exchanging barbs with Paul on social media over the years. (41 words)
But, the visual of the 'barbs' around the cards and the mere idea of taking damage from playing them stops most players from playing anything at all, which easily puts it in the top rankings as a Debuff Card. (39 words)
The first 20 minutes are packed with his most politically-pointed barbs, choosing a voice to impersonate liberals that sounds not unlike fellow anti-vaxxer Jim Breuer, or even Carlos Mencia’s old shtick for mocking the intellectually disabled. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
The different species of honey bees are distinguished from all other bee species (and virtually all other Hymenoptera ) by the possession of small barbs on the sting, but these barbs are found only in the worker bees.
But also the dynamic between them was so rich and painfully real — the barbs they exchanged landed every time.
But, lately, that hide is looking thinner as the stinging barbs come from both within the organisation itself or from credible parts of civil society.
But, the visual of the 'barbs' around the cards and the mere idea of taking damage from playing them stops most players from playing anything at all, which easily puts it in the top rankings as a Debuff Card.
Eileen, naturally, is transfixed, and in their first few brief conversations Rebecca seizes on the fact that beneath that meek exterior and squeaky voice (this time sporting a variable Boston accent), Eileen can drop some quiet barbs.
Fergusson clarified that when Barbs hit the mid-to-late game, particularly with the number of legendary weapons they can hold, the tanky class can start bodying devils and demons.
From candidates exposing their opponents taking private meetings with billionaires to others making cereal jokes — the barbs have been traded and the gloves are off.
Instead he got in some spiky barbs of his own.
Mohammad also aims barbs at the government that promised housing “and hasn’t taken a single step as yet.
The first 20 minutes are packed with his most politically-pointed barbs, choosing a voice to impersonate liberals that sounds not unlike fellow anti-vaxxer Jim Breuer, or even Carlos Mencia’s old shtick for mocking the intellectually disabled.
The pair traded barbs as they clashed over contestants as it was revealed that the top six will all be subject to a public vote ahead of the finale episode.
The Stockton native walked out of their head-to-head interview with Ariel Helwani last week and has avoided engaging in a war of words in the build-up despite willingly exchanging barbs with Paul on social media over the years.
They ganged up on him but he dodged the barbs and came back with witty retorts and snappy comebacks.
They trade some barbs, PD run away, Sheamus tells his boys they’ll find out soon enough and the Brutes leave together for some pints and we go to break.
Through his business Rusty Barbs Designs he sells sculptures he made from agricultural scrap metal and was pleased with the response.
We shouldn’t be surprised, then, that he put in a few cleverly pitched barbs ahead of today’s first round Rugby Championship match between Australia and the at Loftus Versfeld.
Barbs on their talons allow the bird to hold onto their slippery catch.
Both candidates exchanged barbs over immigration policy, the first question posed by the moderators Wednesday night.
But by aiming his barbs at the fading embers of the MCU, the result is both a love letter to and absolution for fans of the comic book blockbuster.
Few genres proved as durable throughout the '80s and '90s as the action buddy comedy, in which a mismatched duo trade barbs while dodging bullets, growing to like each other along the way.
Common combinations with barbs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the barbs 14×
- traded barbs 12×
- barbs on 9×
- barbs and 8×
- barbs over 7×
- trading barbs 7×
- barbs with 6×
- barbs at 5×
- barbs of 4×
- trade barbs 4×