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Explore Hocks through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Hocks in a sentence

Related words

Hocks | Hocking | Hock | Hocker | Hocked | Hockers | Hockings

Hocks meaning

plural of hock

Using Hocks

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

Context around Hocks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ham 4× basically 1×

Often after:

windows 1× mac 1×

Sentence patterns with Hocks

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

and ham hocks are fully 1× below the hocks when held 1× greens ham hocks mac n 1× gumbo ham hocks and beans 1× on its hocks and the 1× some ham hocks and it 1× where basically hocks windows xp 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hams and ham 1× he talks about 1× i mean who 1× she introduced her 1× so i stopped 1× the characteristic position 1×

Common sentence endings:

an arnold palmer 1× are properly smoked 1× had ham shanks 1× head in opisthotonos 1× hocks and beans 1× naturally carries it 1×

Words around Hocks

Just before it in the word index:

hockridge 2 hockomock 9 hockney 42 hockmeyer 3 hockman 7 hockley 28

Just after it in the word index:

hocl 2 hocsf 5 hocus 27 hocutt 2 hod 23 hoda 39

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Hocks

  • In this selection, "hocks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ham, basically, windows and mac stand out and add context to how "hocks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and ham hocks are fully and below the hocks when held. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hocks" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hocks

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

Hams and ham hocks are fully cooked once they are properly smoked. (12 words)

I mean, who could forget the Frasier episode where basically hocks Windows XP while taking with Frasier Crane. (18 words)

The characteristic position is called "stargazing", meaning a chick "sitting on its hocks and the head in opisthotonos ". (18 words)

Longer example sentences

He talks about the city's most underrated local delicacy — conch — and says if he ever opened a restaurant, it would be called "T-Double D-Licious" and serve collard greens, ham hocks, mac 'n' cheese, and "flop," the Miami version of an Arnold Palmer. (45 words)

The tail should be "banged", or cut straight across (usually above the fetlocks but below the hocks when held at the point where the horse naturally carries it). (28 words)

She introduced her husband to the eastern religion as well as to southern dishes including sweet potato pie, gumbo, ham hocks and beans. (23 words)

Example sentences (7)

So, I stopped by there to get some ham hocks, and it turned out that they had ham Shanks.

I mean, who could forget the Frasier episode where basically hocks Windows XP while taking with Frasier Crane.

He talks about the city's most underrated local delicacy — conch — and says if he ever opened a restaurant, it would be called "T-Double D-Licious" and serve collard greens, ham hocks, mac 'n' cheese, and "flop," the Miami version of an Arnold Palmer.

She introduced her husband to the eastern religion as well as to southern dishes including sweet potato pie, gumbo, ham hocks and beans.

Hams and ham hocks are fully cooked once they are properly smoked.

The characteristic position is called "stargazing", meaning a chick "sitting on its hocks and the head in opisthotonos ".

The tail should be "banged", or cut straight across (usually above the fetlocks but below the hocks when held at the point where the horse naturally carries it).

Common combinations with hocks

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hocks" in a sentence?
An example: "So, I stopped by there to get some ham hocks, and it turned out that they had ham Shanks." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "hocks" from authentic English texts.
What does "hocks" mean?
Hocks means: plural of hock
How many example sentences with "hocks" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "hocks", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.