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Dribs is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Dribs in a sentence

Related words

Dribs | Drib

Dribs meaning

plural of drib

Using Dribs

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

Context around Dribs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Dribs

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

bills in dribs and drabs 1× boarded in dribs and drabs 1× but in dribs and drabs 1× flowering in dribs and drabs 1× paid in dribs and drabs 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but in dribs 1× doing this ensures 1× gov gavin newsom 1× the shelbourne squad 1× tsamba further said 1×

Common sentence endings:

dribs and drabs 2× his new administration 1× s world weariness 1× throughout the summer 1×

Words around Dribs

Just before it in the word index:

dribbling 88 dribbles 85 dribblers 5 dribbler 5 dribbled 58 dribble 125

Just after it in the word index:

dricus 11 drider 3 drie 2 dried 979 driedger 5 driediger 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Dribs

  • In this selection, "dribs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bills in dribs and drabs and boarded in dribs and drabs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dribs" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dribs

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

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)

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. (33 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)

Example sentences (5)

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 dribs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dribs" in a sentence?
An example: "Doing this ensures the plant will "keep flowering in dribs and drabs throughout the summer"." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "dribs" from authentic English texts.
What does "dribs" mean?
Dribs means: plural of drib
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "dribs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.