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Derricks is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Derricks in a sentence

Related words

Derricks | Derrick | Derrickson

Derricks meaning

plural of derrick

Using Derricks

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of derrick
  • In the example corpus, derricks often appears in combinations such as: oil derricks, derricks were.

Context around Derricks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 14.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

oil 2×

Often after:

spot 1×

Sentence patterns with Derricks

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

add to derricks spot on 1× and oil derricks 1× drilling and derricks were used 1× like oil derricks as an 1× these derricks were later 1× were 14 derricks in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

borehole drilling and 1× by 1930 there 1× carnegie started work 1× its bottles are 1× these derricks were 1× to add to 1×

Common sentence endings:

and oil derricks 1× as work progressed 1× distilled into salt 1× spot on comment 1× the jackson skyline 1× the oil industry 1×

Words around Derricks

Just before it in the word index:

derrick 288 derren 4 derrell 2 derrel 2 derrek 5 derradji 2

Just after it in the word index:

derrickson 18 derricos 4 derrida 110 derriere 30 derriford 14 derrik 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Derricks

  • In this selection, "derricks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 14.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, oil and spot stand out and add context to how "derricks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include add to derricks spot on and and oil derricks. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "derricks" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with derricks

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

To add to Derricks spot on comment. (7 words)

By 1930, there were 14 derricks in the Jackson skyline. (10 words)

These derricks were later replaced with steam hoists as work progressed. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Carnegie started work as a telegrapher and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges and oil derricks. (21 words)

Its bottles are shaped like oil derricks as an homage to the area's connection to the oil industry. (19 words)

Borehole drilling and derricks were used to lift brine to iron pans where it was distilled into salt. (18 words)

Example sentences (6)

Its bottles are shaped like oil derricks as an homage to the area's connection to the oil industry.

To add to Derricks spot on comment.

Borehole drilling and derricks were used to lift brine to iron pans where it was distilled into salt.

By 1930, there were 14 derricks in the Jackson skyline.

Carnegie started work as a telegrapher and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges and oil derricks.

These derricks were later replaced with steam hoists as work progressed.

Common combinations with derricks

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "derricks" in a sentence?
An example: "Its bottles are shaped like oil derricks as an homage to the area's connection to the oil industry." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "derricks" from authentic English texts.
What does "derricks" mean?
Derricks means: plural of derrick
How many example sentences with "derricks" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "derricks", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.