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Hunkers is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Hunkers in a sentence

Related words

Hunkers | Hunkered | Hunker | Hunkering

Hunkers meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker

Using Hunkers

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker
  • In the example corpus, hunkers often appears in combinations such as: hunkers down.

Context around Hunkers

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

world 1× boy 1×

Often after:

down 2×

Sentence patterns with Hunkers

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

bad boy hunkers down and 1× the world hunkers down in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the world 1× kirkus reviews said 1×

Common sentence endings:

constantly produce continues 1× of his life 1×

Words around Hunkers

Just before it in the word index:

hunkering 24 hunkered 43 hunker 39 hunka 7 hunk 64 huning 3

Just after it in the word index:

hunks 20 hunkuyi 7 hunky 47 hunley 6 hunloke 3 hunn 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Hunkers

  • In this selection, "hunkers" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, world, boy and down stand out and add context to how "hunkers" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bad boy hunkers down and and the world hunkers down in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hunkers" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hunkers

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 the world hunkers down in quarantine, the social pressure to constantly produce continues. (14 words)

Kirkus Reviews said: “The noted film actor and notorious bad boy hunkers down and tells a few tales of his life. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Kirkus Reviews said: “The noted film actor and notorious bad boy hunkers down and tells a few tales of his life. (21 words)

As the world hunkers down in quarantine, the social pressure to constantly produce continues. (14 words)

Example sentences (2)

As the world hunkers down in quarantine, the social pressure to constantly produce continues.

Kirkus Reviews said: “The noted film actor and notorious bad boy hunkers down and tells a few tales of his life.

Common combinations with hunkers

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hunkers" in a sentence?
An example: "As the world hunkers down in quarantine, the social pressure to constantly produce continues." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "hunkers" from authentic English texts.
What does "hunkers" mean?
Hunkers means: third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker
How many example sentences with "hunkers" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "hunkers", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.