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Copybook in a sentence

Copybook meaning

  1. A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied.
  2. A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers.
  3. A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate.

Synonyms of Copybook

book

Related words

Other words often associated with Copybook or its synonyms:

production aggregation volume product assemblage leger collection publication record accumulation ledger

Using Copybook

  • The main meaning on this page is: A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied. | A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers. | A series of instructions or data definitions copied into multiple programs from a shared library; boilerplate.
  • Useful related words include: book.
  • In the example corpus, copybook often appears in combinations such as: the copybook.

Context around Copybook

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

simply 1× blank 1× internship 1×

Often after:

models 1× lying 1× headings 1×

Sentence patterns with Copybook

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

a blank copybook lying on 1× of the copybook headings as 1× on the copybook is a 1× or internship copybook for a 1× sprinter s copybook when he 1× then simply copybook models for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ellmann 1988 322 1× moreover anyone who 1× okyo s sketches 1× only blot on 1× the all weather 1× words used mainly 1×

Common sentence endings:

an abm atm 1× clipped for four 1× from life achievements 1× had been saying 1× it always return 1× six furlong renewal 1×

Words around Copybook

Just before it in the word index:

copy 2.459 copus 2 copulatory 11 copulative 6 copulation 47 copulating 11

Just after it in the word index:

copycat 70 copycats 19 copycatting 4 copycursor 5 copyediting 3 copyflo 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Copybook

  • In this selection, "copybook" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, simply, blank, internship, models, lying and headings stand out and add context to how "copybook" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a blank copybook lying on and of the copybook headings as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "copybook" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with copybook

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

Only blot on the copybook is a ball that drifts onto the Root pads, clipped for four. (17 words)

Okyo’s sketches could also become, then, simply copybook models for his successors, somewhat devaluing the master’s “drawn from life” achievements. (22 words)

The All Weather Championships at Newcastle on Good Friday proved to be the other blot on the star sprinter’s copybook when he refused to go into the stalls for the six-furlong renewal. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Ellmann (1988:322) One evening, after discussing depictions of Salome throughout history, he returned to his hotel and noticed a blank copybook lying on the desk, and it occurred to him to write in it what he had been saying. (40 words)

Moreover, anyone who starts out with a pessimistic, reactionary view of life tends to be justified by events, for Utopia never arrives and 'the gods of the copybook headings', as Kipling himself put it, always return. (36 words)

Words used mainly in Quebec and especially in Montreal are: Boberg, p. 36. stage for "apprenticeship" or "internship", copybook for a notebook, dépanneur or dep for a convenience store, and guichet for an ABM/ATM. (35 words)

Example sentences (6)

The All Weather Championships at Newcastle on Good Friday proved to be the other blot on the star sprinter’s copybook when he refused to go into the stalls for the six-furlong renewal.

Okyo’s sketches could also become, then, simply copybook models for his successors, somewhat devaluing the master’s “drawn from life” achievements.

Only blot on the copybook is a ball that drifts onto the Root pads, clipped for four.

Ellmann (1988:322) One evening, after discussing depictions of Salome throughout history, he returned to his hotel and noticed a blank copybook lying on the desk, and it occurred to him to write in it what he had been saying.

Moreover, anyone who starts out with a pessimistic, reactionary view of life tends to be justified by events, for Utopia never arrives and 'the gods of the copybook headings', as Kipling himself put it, always return.

Words used mainly in Quebec and especially in Montreal are: Boberg, p. 36. stage for "apprenticeship" or "internship", copybook for a notebook, dépanneur or dep for a convenience store, and guichet for an ABM/ATM.

Common combinations with copybook

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "copybook" in a sentence?
An example: "The All Weather Championships at Newcastle on Good Friday proved to be the other blot on the star sprinter’s copybook when he refused to go into the stalls for the six-furlong renewal." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "copybook" from authentic English texts.
What does "copybook" mean?
Copybook means: A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied.
What are synonyms of "copybook"?
Common synonyms of "copybook" include: book.
How many example sentences with "copybook" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "copybook", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.