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Handholds is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Handholds in a sentence

Related words

Handholds | Handholding | Handhold

Handholds meaning

plural of handhold

Using Handholds

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

Context around Handholds

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

provide 1×

Often after:

citation 1×

Sentence patterns with Handholds

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

battle the handholds are used 1× foot and handholds were carved 1× given to handholds and footholds 1× to provide handholds and snap 1× use of handholds and footholds 1× used as handholds citation the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in battle the 1× similar care must 1× the final convert 1× the soldiers can 1× this can occur 1×

Common sentence endings:

anchor the cables 1× handholds and footholds 1× of native americans 1× the blade rapidly 1× the same reason 1× to secure themselves 1×

Words around Handholds

Just before it in the word index:

handholding 7 handhold 5 handhelds 40 handheld 336 handguns 188 handgun 559

Just after it in the word index:

handi 10 handicap 285 handicapped 164 handicapper 18 handicappers 5 handicapping 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Handholds

  • In this selection, "handholds" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, provide and citation stand out and add context to how "handholds" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include battle the handholds are used and foot and handholds were carved. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "handholds" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with handholds

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

In battle, the handholds are used to twirl and spin the blade rapidly. (13 words)

Similar care must be given to handholds and footholds, for the same reason. (13 words)

The soldiers can use ropes and equipment straps to provide handholds and snap links to secure themselves. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The final convert ascent is steeply up the rock between two steel cables used as handholds. citation The cables are fixed with bolts in the rock and raised onto a series of metal poles in late May (the poles do not anchor the cables). (44 words)

It's called the Indian Staircase because legend suggests the foot and handholds were carved into the cliff by the Adena tribe of Native Americans. (25 words)

This can occur as a result of the climber intentionally cleaning the boulder, or unintentionally from repeated use of handholds and footholds. (22 words)

Example sentences (6)

It's called the Indian Staircase because legend suggests the foot and handholds were carved into the cliff by the Adena tribe of Native Americans.

In battle, the handholds are used to twirl and spin the blade rapidly.

Similar care must be given to handholds and footholds, for the same reason.

The final convert ascent is steeply up the rock between two steel cables used as handholds. citation The cables are fixed with bolts in the rock and raised onto a series of metal poles in late May (the poles do not anchor the cables).

The soldiers can use ropes and equipment straps to provide handholds and snap links to secure themselves.

This can occur as a result of the climber intentionally cleaning the boulder, or unintentionally from repeated use of handholds and footholds.

Common combinations with handholds

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "handholds" in a sentence?
An example: "It's called the Indian Staircase because legend suggests the foot and handholds were carved into the cliff by the Adena tribe of Native Americans." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "handholds" from authentic English texts.
What does "handholds" mean?
Handholds means: plural of handhold
How many example sentences with "handholds" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "handholds", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.