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Wondering how to use Bunkum in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as bunk or buncombe.

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Bunkum in a sentence

Bunkum meaning

  1. Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
  2. Bombastic political posturing or oratorical display designed only for show or public applause.

Synonyms of Bunkum

bunk buncombe guff rot hogwash drivel garbage

Related words

Other words often associated with Bunkum or its synonyms:

content waste substance message receptacle trough slobber slabber decompose bed nonsensicality saliva

Using Bunkum

  • The main meaning on this page is: Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense. | Bombastic political posturing or oratorical display designed only for show or public applause.
  • Useful related words include: bunk, buncombe, guff, rot.

Context around Bunkum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

complete 1× preach 1×

Often after:

passed 1×

Sentence patterns with Bunkum

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

19 are bunkum 1× and preach bunkum to me 1× is complete bunkum as anyone 1× out any bunkum that anyone 1× piece of bunkum passed off 1× story as bunkum when talking 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a waiter assessed 1× moreover the notion 1× the communist party 1× the new york 1× yes michael madsen 1× yet you sit 1×

Common sentence endings:

19 are bunkum 1× and r madhavan 1× bunkum to me 1× government already knows 1× london nyt included 1× talking to shelley 1×

Words around Bunkum

Just before it in the word index:

bunks 23 bunkroom 2 bunkpurugu 2 bunko 3 bunkmates 4 bunkmate 2

Just after it in the word index:

bunmathan 2 bunmi 10 bunn 34 bunnacurry 2 bunnaman 3 bunnell 32

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Bunkum

  • In this selection, "bunkum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, complete, preach and passed stand out and add context to how "bunkum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 19 are bunkum and and preach bunkum to me. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bunkum" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bunkum

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

Yet you sit here and preach bunkum to me. (9 words)

A waiter assessed the story as bunkum when talking to Shelley. (11 words)

The New York Times is a fine publication, but it falls under our remit to call out any bunkum that anyone spouts about London — NYT included. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Yes, Michael Madsen — Hollywood maverick of Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs — turns out in this bizarre piece of bunkum passed off as a thriller, sharing near-parallel footage with the top-billed Anushka Shetty and R. Madhavan. (37 words)

Moreover, the notion that government regulators are the best and brightest and attain their position through merit is complete bunkum, as anyone who’s paid more than five minutes of attention to the government already knows. (36 words)

The Communist Party of China is lying about coronavirus but the Left only cares about Boris JohnsonAll those graphs showing the death rates by country for Coronavirus Covid-19 are bunkum. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

Moreover, the notion that government regulators are the best and brightest and attain their position through merit is complete bunkum, as anyone who’s paid more than five minutes of attention to the government already knows.

The Communist Party of China is lying about coronavirus but the Left only cares about Boris JohnsonAll those graphs showing the death rates by country for Coronavirus Covid-19 are bunkum.

Yes, Michael Madsen — Hollywood maverick of Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs — turns out in this bizarre piece of bunkum passed off as a thriller, sharing near-parallel footage with the top-billed Anushka Shetty and R. Madhavan.

The New York Times is a fine publication, but it falls under our remit to call out any bunkum that anyone spouts about London — NYT included.

Yet you sit here and preach bunkum to me.

A waiter assessed the story as bunkum when talking to Shelley.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bunkum" in a sentence?
An example: "Moreover, the notion that government regulators are the best and brightest and attain their position through merit is complete bunkum, as anyone who’s paid more than five minutes of attention to the government already knows." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "bunkum" from authentic English texts.
What does "bunkum" mean?
Bunkum means: Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
What are synonyms of "bunkum"?
Common synonyms of "bunkum" include: bunk, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash, drivel, garbage.
How many example sentences with "bunkum" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "bunkum", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.