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Drabs is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Drabs in a sentence

Related words

Drabs | Drab | Drabness

Drabs meaning

plural of drab

Using Drabs

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

Context around Drabs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

throughout 1×

Sentence patterns with Drabs

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

dribs and drabs 2× dribs and drabs over the 1× dribs and drabs the viewer 1× dribs and drabs throughout the 1× drips and drabs from the 1× drips and drabs rather than 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but chimwendo who 1× but in dribs 1× doing this ensures 1× for now at 1× gov gavin newsom 1× the shelbourne squad 1×

Common sentence endings:

dribs and drabs 2× and form connections 1× families and government 1× his new administration 1× s world weariness 1× throughout the summer 1×

Words around Drabs

Just before it in the word index:

drabness 2 drabkin 2 drabik 2 drabble 8 drab 90 draal 2

Just after it in the word index:

drabu 12 dracaena 4 drache 2 drachma 10 drachmae 7 drachman 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Drabs

  • In this selection, "drabs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, throughout stand out and add context to how "drabs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dribs and drabs and dribs and drabs over the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "drabs" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with drabs

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

Doing this ensures the plant will "keep flowering in dribs and drabs throughout the summer". (15 words)

The Shelbourne squad, fresh from their 5-3 defeat to Rangers in Uefa Cup qualifying that same July night in 1998, boarded in dribs and drabs. (26 words)

Gov. Gavin Newsom has been acting on bills in dribs and drabs over the past month, giving plenty of insight into the direction of his new administration. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

For now at least, it would appear a more sensible approach for as much as possible will be using them in drips and drabs, rather than overly relying on them, as Carrick noted ahead of the game the need to gel and form connections. (44 words)

But Chimwendo who is also leader of government business in Parliament has said as far as government is concerned there is only “drips and drabs” from the experts that was only discussed with the families and government. (37 words)

Tsamba further said in breach of the deed of settlement, Sekeramayi has, since the signing of the agreement, only managed to pay a total of $7 500, which he also paid in “dribs and drabs”. (35 words)

Example sentences (7)

For now at least, it would appear a more sensible approach for as much as possible will be using them in drips and drabs, rather than overly relying on them, as Carrick noted ahead of the game the need to gel and form connections.

But Chimwendo who is also leader of government business in Parliament has said as far as government is concerned there is only “drips and drabs” from the experts that was only discussed with the families and government.

Doing this ensures the plant will "keep flowering in dribs and drabs throughout the summer".

The Shelbourne squad, fresh from their 5-3 defeat to Rangers in Uefa Cup qualifying that same July night in 1998, boarded in dribs and drabs.

But in dribs and drabs, the viewer eventually learns the story of the lighter, the inscription on it, who it came from — all of it coming together to explain Vlada’s world-weariness.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has been acting on bills in dribs and drabs over the past month, giving plenty of insight into the direction of his new administration.

Tsamba further said in breach of the deed of settlement, Sekeramayi has, since the signing of the agreement, only managed to pay a total of $7 500, which he also paid in “dribs and drabs”.

Common combinations with drabs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "drabs" in a sentence?
An example: "For now at least, it would appear a more sensible approach for as much as possible will be using them in drips and drabs, rather than overly relying on them, as Carrick noted ahead of the game the need to gel and form connections." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "drabs" from authentic English texts.
What does "drabs" mean?
Drabs means: plural of drab
How many example sentences with "drabs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "drabs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.