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

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Bootstraps | Bootstrap

Bootstraps meaning

plural of bootstrap

Using Bootstraps

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of bootstrap
  • In the example corpus, bootstraps often appears in combinations such as: the bootstraps, bootstraps to, own bootstraps.

Context around Bootstraps

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

own 2×

Often after:

message 1× fuck 1× square 1×

Sentence patterns with Bootstraps

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

by his bootstraps to be 1× by its bootstraps i e 1× by our bootstraps and abstain 1× by the bootstraps to become 1× by their bootstraps and living 1× by their bootstraps square their 1× by your bootstraps message you 1× his own bootstraps 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after volunteering in 1× as self levitating 1× doflamingo would not 1× menzies hosting a 1× reception philosopher david 1× the saying to 1×

Common sentence endings:

abstain from avocados 1× an impossible task 1× and aus governments 1× concocted and artificial 1× devil fruit smuggler 1× his own bootstraps 1×

Words around Bootstraps

Just before it in the word index:

bootstrapping 29 bootstrappers 2 bootstrapped 13 bootstrap 46 bootsie 3 boots 1.521

Just after it in the word index:

bootsy 7 bootu 2 bootup 4 booty 142 bootylicious 4 booxby 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Bootstraps

  • In this selection, "bootstraps" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, own, message, fuck and square stand out and add context to how "bootstraps" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by his bootstraps to be and by its bootstraps i e. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bootstraps" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bootstraps

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

That, or we just need to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and abstain from avocados. (16 words)

After volunteering in post-Katrina New Orleans, however, Zaidi began to suspect that “there were no bootstraps”. (17 words)

This sordid story just disgusts me to my bootstraps – fuck America and the fawning UK, Swedish, Ecuadorian and Aus governments…. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

It’s a fine enough answer, and certainly the kind of “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” message you’d expect to hear from a U.S. Marine veteran who’s had to do that herself throughout her life. (39 words)

Menzies hosting a royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II Elsewhere, Menzies publicly professed continued admiration for links with Britain, exemplified by his admiration for Queen Elizabeth II, and famously described himself as "British to the bootstraps". (36 words)

As self-levitating by pulling on one's bootstraps is physically impossible, this is often used by the bootstrappers themselves to deny the possibility that the bootstrap campaign is indeed concocted and artificial. (33 words)

Example sentences (14)

Doflamingo would not be deterred; he pulled himself up by the bootstraps to become a feared warlord and Devil Fruit smuggler.

But in the United States, where the ethos of grinding and pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is ubiquitous, getting enough sleep can seem like a dream.

It’s a fine enough answer, and certainly the kind of “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” message you’d expect to hear from a U.S. Marine veteran who’s had to do that herself throughout her life.

These books are designed to codify the myth of the self-sufficient pioneers, pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and living off the fat of the land.

Here was a potent vote-getting counter to the governing party’s welfarism — a black, socially conservative, unabashed capitalist who had pulled himself up by his own bootstraps.

That, or we just need to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and abstain from avocados.

This sordid story just disgusts me to my bootstraps – fuck America and the fawning UK, Swedish, Ecuadorian and Aus governments….

After volunteering in post-Katrina New Orleans, however, Zaidi began to suspect that “there were no bootstraps”.

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What kids our age need to do is pull themselves up by their bootstraps, square their shoulders, and ask their parents to pay rent for them.

As self-levitating by pulling on one's bootstraps is physically impossible, this is often used by the bootstrappers themselves to deny the possibility that the bootstrap campaign is indeed concocted and artificial.

It is in this sense that the computer "pulls itself up by its bootstraps", i.e. it improves itself by its own efforts.

Menzies hosting a royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II Elsewhere, Menzies publicly professed continued admiration for links with Britain, exemplified by his admiration for Queen Elizabeth II, and famously described himself as "British to the bootstraps".

Reception Philosopher David Lewis considers " '—All You Zombies—' " and " By His Bootstraps " to be examples of "perfectly consistent" time travel stories.

The saying "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" was already in use during the 19th century as an example of an impossible task.

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Common combinations with bootstraps

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bootstraps" in a sentence?
An example: "Doflamingo would not be deterred; he pulled himself up by the bootstraps to become a feared warlord and Devil Fruit smuggler." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "bootstraps" from authentic English texts.
What does "bootstraps" mean?
Bootstraps means: plural of bootstrap
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