Get to know Harks better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Harks in a sentence
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Harks meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of hark
Using Harks
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of hark
- In the example corpus, harks often appears in combinations such as: harks back, that harks, which harks.
Context around Harks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Harks
- In this selection, "harks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, act, ruling and outfit stand out and add context to how "harks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and also harks back to and group that harks back to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "harks" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with harks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This barn inside the park, near the campground harks back to the area's agricultural past. (16 words)
She harks back to times when Noble Park was a village among market gardens and farms. (16 words)
The style of psalm chanting harks back to the Church of England's pre-reformation roots. (16 words)
Argentina’s resources, comparable to the United States or Canada are sadly mismanaged by big government, corruption and a socialist legacy of the ruling Peron deity and its enduring political ideology, which harks back to Evita Peron in the 1950’s. (41 words)
With a name that harks back to President Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal programmes to help the US in the Great Depression, the green new deal aims to tackle the climate and environment crises and social inequality. (38 words)
The lawsuit contends that California’s approach, known as the End of Life Option Act, harks back to the discredited practice of eugenics, which once sought to keep people with disabilities and other minority groups from reproducing. (37 words)
Example sentences (19)
Argentina’s resources, comparable to the United States or Canada are sadly mismanaged by big government, corruption and a socialist legacy of the ruling Peron deity and its enduring political ideology, which harks back to Evita Peron in the 1950’s.
The lawsuit contends that California’s approach, known as the End of Life Option Act, harks back to the discredited practice of eugenics, which once sought to keep people with disabilities and other minority groups from reproducing.
It harks back to the Greek agora, which I take to mean assembly, market or place for gathering.
The ruling harks back to a fraught dispute over the future of the city's Sendiass - an information, advice and support service for parents of children with special needs.
This woman's outfit harks back to colonial times and is dressed as a giant British West Africa penny from the reign of UK monarch George VI.
As for Dreamland the forthcoming album, Bayley revealed that it’s a formative record, which harks back to his childhood years and the most important moments in his life.
Perhaps the secret of its cheerful triumph is that it has a fireside appeal that celebrates family life — and also harks back to an age of uncomplicated comedy.
Reports of a by Ethiopian security forces harks back to the measures affiliated with the Derg era, as the military junta was once known.
This barn inside the park, near the campground harks back to the area's agricultural past.
As fundamentally flawed and trashy as it is, the film harks back to classic Perry in his roots.
Coaches like Shawn Clement and Brandel Chamblee are having great success teaching a golf swing that harks back more to the freewheeling actions of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Kite and Tom Watson.
Curry’s interest in the tech investing scene harks back to September 2015 when he founded the influencer platform Slyce with Barr.
Knights Templar International, a militant Christian group that harks back to the days of the crusades against Islam.
She harks back to times when Noble Park was a village among market gardens and farms.
With a name that harks back to President Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal programmes to help the US in the Great Depression, the green new deal aims to tackle the climate and environment crises and social inequality.
Lyrically that song harks back to girls, Sydney clubs – the Manzil Room – the 5am hook-ups and departures.
Cutting the wedding cake is often turned into a ritual, complete with sharing a symbolic bite of the cake in a rite that harks back to the pagan confarreatio weddings in ancient Rome.
The style of psalm chanting harks back to the Church of England's pre-reformation roots.
Usage of pilpul in this sense (that of "sharp analysis") harks back to the Talmudic era and refers to the intellectual sharpness this method demanded.
Common combinations with harks
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: