Explore Coppers through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Coppers meaning
plural of copper
Using Coppers
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of copper
- In the example corpus, coppers often appears in combinations such as: coppers and, of coppers.
Context around Coppers
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Coppers
- In this selection, "coppers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, five, few, bent, enjoy, snootily and narks stand out and add context to how "coppers" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a few coppers for the and away your coppers on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "coppers" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with coppers
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No more coppers’ narks. (4 words)
Peas became a symbol of coppers or pennies. (8 words)
He tossed a few coppers for the coffees onto her little counter. (12 words)
Caroline Cochrane, from Welbeck Road, in Walker, Newcastle, was being detained for breaching the peace when she rummaged around her crotch to pull out the drugs before throwing them away in full view of coppers. (35 words)
He was also captured on audio-surveillance saying that Suspect Number 1 was “getting it wrong” as the coffee shop they met at was “packed with coppers” and he wanted out of the gang. (34 words)
At the start of the game, the only treasure cards you have are Coppers, so the best you hand you can draw from your deck of 10 is a hand of five Coppers. (33 words)
Example sentences (13)
At the start of the game, the only treasure cards you have are Coppers, so the best you hand you can draw from your deck of 10 is a hand of five Coppers.
I know from my postbag and emails that coppers, and particularly ex-coppers, enjoy them as much as other loyal Daily Mail readers.
Peas became a symbol of coppers or pennies.
Caroline Cochrane, from Welbeck Road, in Walker, Newcastle, was being detained for breaching the peace when she rummaged around her crotch to pull out the drugs before throwing them away in full view of coppers.
For many of us, a trip to the seaside means fish and chips, ice cream, wasting away your coppers on the slot machines in the arcade and gambling on good weather.
He tossed a few coppers for the coffees onto her little counter.
Another aspect has been raised, that civil servants and coppers snootily refuse to do what elected politicians want, while doing each other favours.
He was also captured on audio-surveillance saying that Suspect Number 1 was “getting it wrong” as the coffee shop they met at was “packed with coppers” and he wanted out of the gang.
No more coppers’ narks.
And then it was the turn of the bent coppers themselves to face justice.
But Elsden-Smith was quickly restrained by the efficient coppers and taken into custody.
When the coppers waited outside for backup to arrive, Halliday accused Luther of using her as bate, with the pair arguing as Alice turned up and brutally shot her dead.
British coppers are always on the lookout for a Jag with a safe in the boot.
Common combinations with coppers
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- coppers and 3×
- of coppers 2×