Get to know Clunker better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning.
Clunker meaning
- A decrepit motor car.
- Anything which is in poor condition or of poor quality.
Using Clunker
- The main meaning on this page is: A decrepit motor car. | Anything which is in poor condition or of poor quality.
Context around Clunker
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clunker
- In this selection, "clunker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old and wrecking stand out and add context to how "clunker" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a wrecking clunker and you and buying a clunker could become. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clunker" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clunker
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No wonder, your life has been a wrecking clunker and you somehow managed to struggle every time than succeed. (19 words)
He had an 0-for-8 clunker at MSG last weekend, but he is not yet in Knox territory. (19 words)
That’s sufficiently criminal to get it mentioned here but there’s more to this dusty old clunker than that. (20 words)
The Chargers should have parked their Week 7 clunker by the side of the road by now and moved on to Week 8. If not, if they’re still dwelling on it, then it could make for a long Sunday against the Saints. (43 words)
Now I’m not saying everyone should start on a clunker, or a rusty wreck, and I’d urge every new cyclist using a second-hand bike to get it checked over by a shop, or at least a knowledgeable mate. (41 words)
Now, critics say Californians’ ability to recoup their money after buying a clunker could become more difficult, due to a hastily passed bill that lobbyists representing U.S. auto manufacturers and powerful attorneys groups drafted in secret. (37 words)
Example sentences (6)
That’s sufficiently criminal to get it mentioned here but there’s more to this dusty old clunker than that.
Now, critics say Californians’ ability to recoup their money after buying a clunker could become more difficult, due to a hastily passed bill that lobbyists representing U.S. auto manufacturers and powerful attorneys groups drafted in secret.
The Chargers should have parked their Week 7 clunker by the side of the road by now and moved on to Week 8. If not, if they’re still dwelling on it, then it could make for a long Sunday against the Saints.
No wonder, your life has been a wrecking clunker and you somehow managed to struggle every time than succeed.
He had an 0-for-8 clunker at MSG last weekend, but he is not yet in Knox territory.
Now I’m not saying everyone should start on a clunker, or a rusty wreck, and I’d urge every new cyclist using a second-hand bike to get it checked over by a shop, or at least a knowledgeable mate.