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Hairpins is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Hairpins in a sentence

Related words

Hairpins | Hairpin

Hairpins meaning

plural of hairpin

Using Hairpins

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

Context around Hairpins

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

use 2× curvy 1× furthermore 1× china 1× internal 1×

Often after:

worn 1× serpentines 1×

Sentence patterns with Hairpins

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

ancient china hairpins were worn 1× as internal hairpins and loops 1× downhills curvy hairpins and straightaways 1× embellished by hairpins 1× everything from hairpins to whole 1× furthermore hairpins worn by 1× hairpins are also 1× illustration of hairpins in musical 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dynamics main an 1× furthermore hairpins worn 1× hairpins are also 1× in ancient china 1× in the mountains 1× particularly before the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a hair bun 1× considered as children 1× creating particular hairstyles 1× embellished by hairpins 1× in all styles 1× in musical notation 1×

Words around Hairpins

Just before it in the word index:

hairpin 32 hairpieces 5 hairpiece 8 hairoun 3 hairnets 3 hairnet 2

Just after it in the word index:

hairr 2 hairs 209 hairsplitting 4 hairspray 32 hairsprings 2 hairston 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Hairpins

  • In this selection, "hairpins" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, use, curvy, furthermore, worn and serpentines stand out and add context to how "hairpins" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ancient china hairpins were worn and as internal hairpins and loops. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hairpins" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hairpins

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

Hairpins are also used when creating particular hairstyles. (8 words)

Dynamics main An illustration of hairpins in musical notation. (9 words)

Furthermore, hairpins worn by women could also represent their social status. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

When oxidation nibbles more slowly — more delicately, like a tortoise — at the world around us, without a flame, we call it rust and we sometimes scarcely notice as it goes about its business consuming everything from hairpins to whole civilizations. (40 words)

Some hairpins are a single straight pin, but modern versions are more likely to be constructed from different lengths of wire that are bent in half with a u-shaped end and a few kinks along the two opposite portions. (40 words)

He has another 335m (1100 feet) to climb before he reaches the hill pass. When people build a road up a steep hillside, we use zig-zags and hairpins. (29 words)

Example sentences (15)

When oxidation nibbles more slowly — more delicately, like a tortoise — at the world around us, without a flame, we call it rust and we sometimes scarcely notice as it goes about its business consuming everything from hairpins to whole civilizations.

But really, I’m scared for him when he gets to the hairpins with no visibility.

He has another 335m (1100 feet) to climb before he reaches the hill pass. When people build a road up a steep hillside, we use zig-zags and hairpins.

The woods offer winding downhills, curvy hairpins, and straightaways for all levels in all styles.

Dynamics main An illustration of hairpins in musical notation.

Furthermore, hairpins worn by women could also represent their social status.

Hairpins are also used when creating particular hairstyles.

In ancient China, hairpins were worn by all genders, citation and they were essential items for everyday hairstyling, mainly for securing and decorating a hair bun.

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In the mountains, some roads can be narrow and windy with hairpins/serpentines and some missing guardrails.

Particularly, before the age of fifteen, girls did not use hairpins as they wore their hair in braids, and they were considered as children.

Primers should also not anneal strongly to themselves, as internal hairpins and loops could hinder the annealing with the template DNA.

Some hairpins are a single straight pin, but modern versions are more likely to be constructed from different lengths of wire that are bent in half with a u-shaped end and a few kinks along the two opposite portions.

The creation of different hairstyles, especially among women, seems to be common to all cultures and all periods and many past, and current, societies use hairpins.

When they turned fifteen, they could be considered as young women after the ceremony, and they started to style their hair as buns secured and embellished by hairpins.

While hairpins can symbolize the transition from childhood to adulthood, they were closely connected to the concept of marriage as well.

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Common combinations with hairpins

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hairpins" in a sentence?
An example: "When oxidation nibbles more slowly — more delicately, like a tortoise — at the world around us, without a flame, we call it rust and we sometimes scarcely notice as it goes about its business consuming everything from hairpins to whole civilizations." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hairpins" from authentic English texts.
What does "hairpins" mean?
Hairpins means: plural of hairpin
How many example sentences with "hairpins" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hairpins", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.