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Chicane is an English word with synonyms like shaft or cheat. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Chicane in a sentence

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Chicane | Chicanery | Chicanes

Chicane meaning

  1. A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
  2. The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.
  3. The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself.

Synonyms of Chicane

bridge hand shaft chouse cheat dissimulation dissembling deceit deception shenanigan wile guile chicanery trickery movable barrier screw

Related words

Other words often associated with Chicane or its synonyms:

misrepresentation falsification untruth falsity falsehood rotate dig slickness deal shell conjuration craft

Using Chicane

  • The main meaning on this page is: A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception. | The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery. | The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself.
  • Useful related words include: bridge hand, shaft, chouse, cheat.
  • In the example corpus, chicane often appears in combinations such as: the chicane, chicane with, final chicane.

Context around Chicane

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

final 2× encapsulates 1× tamburello 1× juniper 1× first 1× mini 1× stop 1× ned 1× castrol 1×

Often after:

following 2× peoples 1× undoing 1× showbags 1× midway 1× voiced 1×

Sentence patterns with Chicane

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

into the chicane following the 2× a mini chicane midway down 1× and a chicane with cushions 1× and encapsulates chicane peoples 1× at the chicane on the 1× before the chicane before setting 1× bus stop chicane but he 1× chicane is a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bold one 1× a year later 1× but then error 1× charles milesi has 1× chicane is a 1× emily williams co 1×

Common sentence endings:

from the end 2× ahead this year 1× an overtaking opportunity 1× avoid bottoming out 1× by c mcelroy 1× chicane with cushions 1×

Words around Chicane

Just before it in the word index:

chicanas 2 chicana 11 chicamo 2 chicama 2 chicagowelcome 44 chicagoland 30

Just after it in the word index:

chicanery 34 chicanes 2 chicano 68 chicanos 14 chicanx 5 chicco 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarons 33 abra 33 accelerations 33 accies 33 adepoju 33 aduana 33

Corpus analysis for Chicane

  • In this selection, "chicane" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, final, encapsulates, tamburello, following, peoples and undoing stand out and add context to how "chicane" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include into the chicane following the and a mini chicane midway down. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chicane" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chicane

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

I saw a pack of cars go through the first chicane. (11 words)

A bold one around the outside of Grosjean in the chicane. (11 words)

Traffic calming measures considered included road humps, road cushions and a chicane with cushions. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

For 2002, the track was changed, by replacing the former "Castrol-chicane" at the end of the start/finish straight with a sharp right-hander (nicknamed " Haug-Hook "), in order to create an overtaking opportunity. (35 words)

The five-times world champion, now leading Bottas by 17 points, and Verstappen finished under investigation after they banged wheels into the chicane following the tunnel exit two laps from the end. (32 words)

The five-time world champion, now leading Bottas by 17 points, and Verstappen finished under investigation after they banged wheels into the chicane following the tunnel exit two laps from the end. (32 words)

Exclamation examples

He slides through the final chicane with ease to win his first race since Bahrain! (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

Chicane is a term adopted by Mexican Americans, whereas Latine refers to a person of Latin American descent and encapsulates Chicane peoples.

Traffic calming measures considered included road humps, road cushions and a chicane with cushions.

But then error No 2 of the day as Norris locked up going into the final chicane, undoing all of his hard work.

Charles Milesi has just passed the Isotta of Jean-Karl Vernay out of the Tamburello chicane.

Hamilton closes up in the final sector but he falls back a bit as they enter the flat-out final sector heading into the chicane.

Irwin was back ahead with a pass on the approach to Juniper chicane and led by 0.384s at the end of the lap.

Emily Williams, Co-Owner of Chicane Showbags, says she was devastated to hear the sad news that the Show won’t be going ahead this year.

I saw a pack of cars go through the first chicane.

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Over the race weekend, the bump acts as a mini chicane midway down the straight, forcing drivers to jut right then left to avoid bottoming out.

The five-times world champion, now leading Bottas by 17 points, and Verstappen finished under investigation after they banged wheels into the chicane following the tunnel exit two laps from the end.

The five-time world champion, now leading Bottas by 17 points, and Verstappen finished under investigation after they banged wheels into the chicane following the tunnel exit two laps from the end.

Vettel gets a bit of a wobble on in the bus stop chicane but he gets away with it as Hamilton goes deep.

A bold one around the outside of Grosjean in the chicane.

He slides through the final chicane with ease to win his first race since Bahrain!

The podcast features three main characters: Duck Newton voiced by J McElroy, Aubrey Little voiced by T McElroy and Edmond “Ned” Chicane voiced by C McElroy.

Vettel sails past Ericsson on the Mistral straight, just before the chicane before setting his sights on the McLaren.

A year later, Senna admitted that the move was premeditated, in retaliation for the collision at the chicane on the same course the previous year.

But it was Nannini who appeared on the top step of the podium, race officials having excluded Senna for missing the chicane.

For 2002, the track was changed, by replacing the former "Castrol-chicane" at the end of the start/finish straight with a sharp right-hander (nicknamed " Haug-Hook "), in order to create an overtaking opportunity.

He became deeply frustrated with the complexity of the English legal code, which he termed the "Demon of Chicane".

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Common combinations with chicane

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chicane" in a sentence?
An example: "Chicane is a term adopted by Mexican Americans, whereas Latine refers to a person of Latin American descent and encapsulates Chicane peoples." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "chicane" from authentic English texts.
What does "chicane" mean?
Chicane means: A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
What are synonyms of "chicane"?
Common synonyms of "chicane" include: bridge hand, shaft, chouse, cheat, dissimulation, dissembling, deceit, deception. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "chicane" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "chicane", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.