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

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Handballs in a sentence

Related words

Handballs | Handball | Handballed

Handballs meaning

plural of handball

Using Handballs

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

Context around Handballs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

clever 1× potential 1× pinball 1×

Often after:

downfiel 1×

Sentence patterns with Handballs

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

of the handballs and i 1× several clever handballs 1× story about handballs 1× they pinball handballs downfiel until 1× two potential handballs in the 1× with the handballs 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cameron s dare 1× the studio discuss 1× they pinball handballs 1×

Common sentence endings:

collide in goal 1× rangers aberdeen match 1× several clever handballs 1× story about handballs 1× with the handballs 1×

Words around Handballs

Just before it in the word index:

handballed 2 handball 195 handbags 110 handbag 193 handasyde 5 handanovic 7

Just after it in the word index:

handbasket 4 handbell 5 handbells 4 handbill 2 handbills 7 handblown 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Handballs

  • In this selection, "handballs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, clever, potential, pinball and downfiel stand out and add context to how "handballs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the handballs and i and several clever handballs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "handballs" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with handballs

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

So we go back to the story about handballs. (9 words)

The studio discuss two potential handballs in the Rangers-Aberdeen match. (11 words)

They are not calling most of the handballs and I think they are going in the right way with the handballs. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Cameron's dare and confidence were back in the first half, backing himself with a long-range snap and also setting up Logan Morris with an lasered cross in the second quarter and providing several clever handballs. (37 words)

They pinball handballs downfiel until Josh Kelly bombed it inside 50. But the Swans have stuffed it up again as Melican and Cunningham collide in goal. (26 words)

They are not calling most of the handballs and I think they are going in the right way with the handballs. (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

They are not calling most of the handballs and I think they are going in the right way with the handballs.

Cameron's dare and confidence were back in the first half, backing himself with a long-range snap and also setting up Logan Morris with an lasered cross in the second quarter and providing several clever handballs.

So we go back to the story about handballs.

The studio discuss two potential handballs in the Rangers-Aberdeen match.

They pinball handballs downfiel until Josh Kelly bombed it inside 50. But the Swans have stuffed it up again as Melican and Cunningham collide in goal.

Common combinations with handballs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "handballs" in a sentence?
An example: "They are not calling most of the handballs and I think they are going in the right way with the handballs." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "handballs" from authentic English texts.
What does "handballs" mean?
Handballs means: plural of handball
How many example sentences with "handballs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "handballs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.