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Explore Clanks through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

Rare word

Clanks in a sentence

Related words

Clanks | Clank | Clanking | Clanked

Clanks meaning

plural of clank

Using Clanks

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

Context around Clanks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

white 1×

Often after:

off 1×

Sentence patterns with Clanks

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

as he clanks off the 1× creaks and clanks and has 1× that white clanks the ball 1× turnovers and clanks on the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

compared to plan 1× he s fortunate 1× he slips as 1× neither team was 1×

Common sentence endings:

a goal kick 1× civic center rims 1× hold its position 1× off the pitch 1×

Words around Clanks

Just before it in the word index:

clanking 11 clanked 7 clank 19 clanging 22 clangers 11 clanger 14

Just after it in the word index:

clann 5 clannad 5 clannish 12 clanranald 3 clans 177 clansman 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Clanks

  • In this selection, "clanks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, white and off stand out and add context to how "clanks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as he clanks off the and creaks and clanks and has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "clanks" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with clanks

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

He’s fortunate that White clanks the ball out for a goal kick. (13 words)

Neither team was particularly efficient offensively early in the semifinals, trading turnovers and clanks on the soft Lahaina Civic Center rims. (21 words)

He slips as he slides into a tackle by the left touchline, hurting his knee as he clanks off the pitch. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Compared to Plan 9, Unix creaks and clanks and has obvious rust spots, but it gets the job done well enough to hold its position. (25 words)

Neither team was particularly efficient offensively early in the semifinals, trading turnovers and clanks on the soft Lahaina Civic Center rims. (21 words)

He slips as he slides into a tackle by the left touchline, hurting his knee as he clanks off the pitch. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

He’s fortunate that White clanks the ball out for a goal kick.

Neither team was particularly efficient offensively early in the semifinals, trading turnovers and clanks on the soft Lahaina Civic Center rims.

He slips as he slides into a tackle by the left touchline, hurting his knee as he clanks off the pitch.

Compared to Plan 9, Unix creaks and clanks and has obvious rust spots, but it gets the job done well enough to hold its position.

Common combinations with clanks

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "clanks" in a sentence?
An example: "He’s fortunate that White clanks the ball out for a goal kick." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "clanks" from authentic English texts.
What does "clanks" mean?
Clanks means: plural of clank
How many example sentences with "clanks" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "clanks", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.