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Haunches in a sentence

Haunches meaning

plural of haunch

Using Haunches

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

Context around Haunches

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

broad 1× rear 1× suggest 1× big 1×

Sentence patterns with Haunches

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

along the haunches that allow 1× at his haunches 1× lines suggest haunches over the 1× on his haunches 1× on his haunches and kick 1× own rear haunches as it 1× to her haunches a clenched 1× to his haunches and flintoff 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as england erupted 1× but the highlight 1× but you hit 1× compared to an 1× he dropped to 1× it can hit 1×

Common sentence endings:

almost straight line 1× and rear wheels 1× and wife jelena 1× at his ear 1× at his haunches 1× big side intakes 1×

Words around Haunches

Just before it in the word index:

haun 11 haumole 2 haumea 6 hauman 2 hauls 69 haulover 3

Just after it in the word index:

haunchwood 2 haunstrup 6 haunt 308 haunted 719 haunter 4 haunting 377

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Haunches

  • In this selection, "haunches" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, broad, rear and suggest stand out and add context to how "haunches" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include along the haunches that allow and at his haunches. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "haunches" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with haunches

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

As England erupted in celebration, Lee sank to his haunches and Flintoff crouched to offer consolation. (16 words)

Plop himself down on his haunches and kick up a back leg to scratch, ineffectively, at his ear. (18 words)

The sides tuck in at the bottom, and faint character lines suggest haunches over the front and rear wheels. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

It can hit 0-62mph in 4.3 seconds via launch mode - which, when activated, feels like the car is trying to tear its own rear haunches as it pushes and pulls on that engine's high torque before firing away in a(n almost) straight line. (47 words)

He dropped to his haunches just inside the baseline as Centre Court rose to acclaim the champion, hugging South African Anderson at the net before skipping over towards his box and celebrating wildly in front of his coaching team and wife Jelena. (42 words)

Ledy Perez fell to her haunches, a clenched hand covering her face as she wept, an arm clutching her small 6-year old son, who glared defiantly at the Mexican National Guard soldier blocking them from crossing into the United States. (41 words)

Example sentences (11)

As England erupted in celebration, Lee sank to his haunches and Flintoff crouched to offer consolation.

But the highlight of the game is a delicious drop-shot from Sinner that is far too good and leaves Djokovic on his haunches.

Thankfully, the 750S retains the spectacular air channel air vent along the haunches that allow the car to do without big side intakes.

They make the vehicle look strong and the play of light and shadow highlight the unusually broad haunches that seem to merge into the raised lip at the middle of the tailgate.

It can hit 0-62mph in 4.3 seconds via launch mode - which, when activated, feels like the car is trying to tear its own rear haunches as it pushes and pulls on that engine's high torque before firing away in a(n almost) straight line.

Ledy Perez fell to her haunches, a clenched hand covering her face as she wept, an arm clutching her small 6-year old son, who glared defiantly at the Mexican National Guard soldier blocking them from crossing into the United States.

The sides tuck in at the bottom, and faint character lines suggest haunches over the front and rear wheels.

Compared to an S5 Sportback, the RS5 sits just 7 millimeters lower to the ground, but with its large wheels, big haunches and larger air intakes, it looks substantially more aggressive.

He dropped to his haunches just inside the baseline as Centre Court rose to acclaim the champion, hugging South African Anderson at the net before skipping over towards his box and celebrating wildly in front of his coaching team and wife Jelena.

Plop himself down on his haunches and kick up a back leg to scratch, ineffectively, at his ear.

But you hit him and turned him into a wolf, His own herd-boys hunt him down And his dogs tear at his haunches.

Common combinations with haunches

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "haunches" in a sentence?
An example: "As England erupted in celebration, Lee sank to his haunches and Flintoff crouched to offer consolation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "haunches" from authentic English texts.
What does "haunches" mean?
Haunches means: plural of haunch
How many example sentences with "haunches" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "haunches", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.