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Battens is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Battens in a sentence

Related words

Battens | Batten | Battened | Battening

Battens meaning

plural of batten

Using Battens

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of batten
  • In the example corpus, battens often appears in combinations such as: battens and, timber battens, battens are.

Context around Battens

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

timber 3× roof 1× horizontal 1×

Often after:

features 1× england 1×

Sentence patterns with Battens

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

apart as battens can bend 1× battling against battens and raised 1× gaffs and battens are the 1× length horizontal battens 1× of timber battens features led 1× ones the battens are replaced 1× onto timber battens england and 1× tiles timber battens and façades 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a wooden border 1× however many farmers 1× last year the 1× ledged and braced 1× masts yards booms 1× on some doors 1×

Common sentence endings:

and diagonal braces 1× and façades systems 1× and northern ireland 1× commonly encountered spars 1× door side plates 1× in their garden 1×

Words around Battens

Just before it in the word index:

battenkill 2 battening 4 battened 6 battenbergs 2 battenberg 4 batten 54

Just after it in the word index:

batter 699 battered 502 batterer 3 batterers 4 batterie 2 batteries 1.279

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abdulwahab 13

Corpus analysis for Battens

  • In this selection, "battens" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, timber, roof, horizontal, features and england stand out and add context to how "battens" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include apart as battens can bend and battling against battens and raised. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "battens" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with battens

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The striking wall of timber battens features LED light boxes. (10 words)

This method allows for standard- or full-length horizontal battens. (10 words)

Masts, yards, booms, gaffs and battens are the most commonly encountered spars. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

On some doors, especially antique ones, the battens are replaced with iron bars that are often built into the hinges as extensions of the door-side plates. (27 words)

The company's building products comprise clay bricks and pavers, cement, masonry blocks, retaining wall systems, concrete and terracotta roof tiles, timber battens, and façades systems. (26 words)

In the UK, fixing is typically with double nails onto timber battens (England and Wales) or nailed directly onto timber sarking boards (Scotland and Northern Ireland). (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

A wooden border using roof battens and membrane was £130, while they splashed out £250 on gorgeous lighting in their garden.

Last year, the Senior Soccer Sixes club held a charity football tournament for Ollie's Army Battling Against Battens and raised £1,072.

The company's building products comprise clay bricks and pavers, cement, masonry blocks, retaining wall systems, concrete and terracotta roof tiles, timber battens, and façades systems.

The striking wall of timber battens features LED light boxes.

However, many farmers place posts convert apart as battens can bend, causing wires to close in on one another.

In the UK, fixing is typically with double nails onto timber battens (England and Wales) or nailed directly onto timber sarking boards (Scotland and Northern Ireland).

Ledged and braced doors This type consists of vertical tongue and grooved boards held together with battens and diagonal braces.

Masts, yards, booms, gaffs and battens are the most commonly encountered spars.

On some doors, especially antique ones, the battens are replaced with iron bars that are often built into the hinges as extensions of the door-side plates.

This method allows for standard- or full-length horizontal battens.

Common combinations with battens

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "battens" in a sentence?
An example: "A wooden border using roof battens and membrane was £130, while they splashed out £250 on gorgeous lighting in their garden." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "battens" from authentic English texts.
What does "battens" mean?
Battens means: plural of batten
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