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Explore Chafes through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Chafes in a sentence

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Chafes | Chafe

Chafes meaning

plural of chafe

Using Chafes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of chafe
  • In the example corpus, chafes often appears in combinations such as: chafes at.

Context around Chafes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

daele 1× nonsense 1× izzy 1× twenties 1×

Sentence patterns with Chafes

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

early twenties chafes at tallahassee 1× izzy chafes at her 1× sin nonsense chafes my chonies 1× this chafes against a 1× van daele chafes at the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

izzy chafes at 1× little rock now 1× this chafes against 1×

Common sentence endings:

chafes my chonies 1× columbus proposes marriage 1× government s control 1× hierarchical family relationships 1× straight laced ways 1×

Words around Chafes

Just before it in the word index:

chafers 2 chafer 5 chafee 9 chafed 19 chafe 23 chafa 2

Just after it in the word index:

chafetz 3 chaff 44 chaffe 2 chaffed 2 chaffee 39 chaffer 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Chafes

  • In this selection, "chafes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, daele, nonsense and izzy stand out and add context to how "chafes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include early twenties chafes at tallahassee and izzy chafes at her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chafes" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chafes

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

Izzy chafes at her mother's straight-laced ways. (9 words)

I have an appreciation for healthy cynicism, but damn; this kind of Original Sin nonsense chafes my chonies. (18 words)

This chafes against a cultural perspective that emphasises the social, political, and moral importance of hierarchical family relationships. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

But, as an Alaskan and a former member of the state’s Board of Game, Van Daele chafes at the federal government’s control. (24 words)

Little Rock, now in her early twenties, chafes at Tallahassee’s overbearing nature, running away with Wichita, who freaks out when Columbus proposes marriage. (24 words)

I have an appreciation for healthy cynicism, but damn; this kind of Original Sin nonsense chafes my chonies. (18 words)

Example sentences (5)

But, as an Alaskan and a former member of the state’s Board of Game, Van Daele chafes at the federal government’s control.

I have an appreciation for healthy cynicism, but damn; this kind of Original Sin nonsense chafes my chonies.

Izzy chafes at her mother's straight-laced ways.

Little Rock, now in her early twenties, chafes at Tallahassee’s overbearing nature, running away with Wichita, who freaks out when Columbus proposes marriage.

This chafes against a cultural perspective that emphasises the social, political, and moral importance of hierarchical family relationships.

Common combinations with chafes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • chafes at 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chafes" in a sentence?
An example: "But, as an Alaskan and a former member of the state’s Board of Game, Van Daele chafes at the federal government’s control." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "chafes" from authentic English texts.
What does "chafes" mean?
Chafes means: plural of chafe
How many example sentences with "chafes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "chafes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.