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Wondering how to use Hows in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Hows in a sentence

Related words

Hows | How | Howes | Howson | Howse | Howser | Howsam | Hower | Howsoever

Hows meaning

plural of how

Using Hows

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

Context around Hows

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

baggage 1× siemian 1×

Often after:

work 1×

Sentence patterns with Hows

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

excess baggage hows of us 1× explain the hows and the 1× explains the hows of lots 1× for the hows and whys 1× learning the hows and whys 1× on the hows and whys 1× the hows work out 1× trevor siemian hows the rehab 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the same 1× even last year 1× he can explain 1× somebody ask trevor 1× the hows work 1× weed out the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a read here 1× all rom com 1× and the whys 1× of service dogs 1× of three murders 1× the rehab coming 1×

Words around Hows

Just before it in the word index:

howrah 29 howorth 3 howo 2 howmuch 2 howmet 18 howlyn 2

Just after it in the word index:

howsam 6 howse 11 howser 8 howsoever 3 howson 20 howth 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Hows

  • In this selection, "hows" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, baggage, siemian and work stand out and add context to how "hows" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include excess baggage hows of us and explain the hows and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hows" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hows

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

He can explain the hows and the whys. (8 words)

Somebody ask Trevor Siemian hows the rehab coming. (8 words)

The “hows” work out well for the state, as they always have. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

For that – a colleague – is exactly what Max becomes as the series progresses and the two comb the city or, in one instance, a military academy outside it for the hows and whys of three murders. (36 words)

Weed out the truth about and join living treasure, (AM), as he explains the hows of lots of stuff, then meet Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova in conversation with Hamish Macdonald. (31 words)

But if you’re looking for more on the hows and whys of buying it, then have a read here. (20 words)

Example sentences (8)

He can explain the hows and the whys.

Weed out the truth about and join living treasure, (AM), as he explains the hows of lots of stuff, then meet Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova in conversation with Hamish Macdonald.

For that – a colleague – is exactly what Max becomes as the series progresses and the two comb the city or, in one instance, a military academy outside it for the hows and whys of three murders.

But if you’re looking for more on the hows and whys of buying it, then have a read here.

Even last year, (the hits) Excess Baggage, Hows of Us, they’re all rom-com.

Somebody ask Trevor Siemian hows the rehab coming.

The “hows” work out well for the state, as they always have.

At the same time, colleagues and the public were learning the hows and whys of service dogs.

Common combinations with hows

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hows" in a sentence?
An example: "He can explain the hows and the whys." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "hows" from authentic English texts.
What does "hows" mean?
Hows means: plural of how
How many example sentences with "hows" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "hows", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.