How do you use Fours in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Fours in a sentence
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Fours meaning
plural of four
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Using Fours
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of four
- Possible Dutch translations are: vieren.
- In the example corpus, fours often appears in combinations such as: fours and, fours in, all fours.
Context around Fours
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fours
- In this selection, "fours" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, petit, five, seven, image, off and title stand out and add context to how "fours" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 63 9 fours 2 sixes and after three fours in first. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fours" sits close to words such as behaviours, coke and echoing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fours
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
England back in lead after three fours in first over. (10 words)
Conway settles the nerves as he hits double fours to end te over. (13 words)
Allen struck five fours and two sixes while Brooks counted three fours and a six. (15 words)
Amidst the Suryakumar show, Hardik was quick in appreciating Rahul Tripathi, who unleashed an early counter-attack with his 35 off just 16 balls, slamming five fours and two sixes, ensuring India were 53/2 at the end of power-play. (41 words)
Beth Mooney shone again on the big stage as she top-scored with an unbeaten 74 off 53 balls, hitting nine fours and a six, as Australia made 156 for six after opting to bat first at Newlands. (38 words)
King belted seven fours and a six in his ninth T20I fifty while Charles carved out half-dozen fours and a six before picking out Warner on the ropes at deep cover in the ninth over. (36 words)
Petit fours at Petty Fours (Image: Falmouth Packet) As if that wasn’t enough, the meal ended with petit fours – how could it not? (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
Petit fours at Petty Fours (Image: Falmouth Packet) As if that wasn’t enough, the meal ended with petit fours – how could it not?
The overseas man hit seven fours and three sixes in his 85 not out with Dharm Singh making a vital 63 (9 fours, 2 sixes).
King belted seven fours and a six in his ninth T20I fifty while Charles carved out half-dozen fours and a six before picking out Warner on the ropes at deep cover in the ninth over.
Allen struck five fours and two sixes while Brooks counted three fours and a six.
Mohammed struck a pair of fours and sixes in an 82-ball innings while the left-handed Jangoo counted three fours off 61 balls.
A Cumbrian dog lover has shared the inspiring story of her two-year-old labrador, Barney, and his remarkable fight to stay on all fours.
After being impressive with the ball, Kuldeep struck two fours in his 10 not out, one of which was the winning runs to give India a hard-fought victory.
After Nissanka fell, Mendis marched forward to hit ten fours in his classy 63-ball 78, and his 105-run partnership with Samarawickrama fired Sri Lanka towards a big total.
Amid long periods of studied concentration he picked his moments, striking returning spinner Moeen Ali for five fours and two sixes.
Amidst the Suryakumar show, Hardik was quick in appreciating Rahul Tripathi, who unleashed an early counter-attack with his 35 off just 16 balls, slamming five fours and two sixes, ensuring India were 53/2 at the end of power-play.
Another great effort worth mentioning is Eli Morgan in the fast 9s who on the weekend before Christmas hit a mammoth 53 not out retired off 23 balls including 8 fours and 3 sixes.
Beth Mooney shone again on the big stage as she top-scored with an unbeaten 74 off 53 balls, hitting nine fours and a six, as Australia made 156 for six after opting to bat first at Newlands.
Bhuvneshwar’s death bowling vulnerabilities would be exposed with exquisite wristwork and timing to collect more fours.
Both opulent and tiny, the petit fours are bite-sized pastries or sweets served after a meal.
Conway settles the nerves as he hits double fours to end te over.
Daniel Storey top scored for Singleton with a swashbuckling 57 off 33 balls including four fours and six sixes.
Davis meanwhile struck 14 fours in his innings, and Jones said "batted just as well" as McMaster.
Devon Conway smacked six sixes and six fours on his way to 83 off 45 balls.
England back in lead after three fours in first over.
England won the Fours title, with Wales in second place, Scotland third and Ireland fourth.
Common combinations with fours
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: