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Jackknifed in a sentence

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Jackknifed | Jackknifing

Jackknifed meaning

simple past and past participle of jackknife

Using Jackknifed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of jackknife
  • In the example corpus, jackknifed often appears in combinations such as: jackknifed in, jackknifed on, jackknifed tractor.

Context around Jackknifed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

alvarez 1× lorry 1× semi 1× vehicle 1× truck 1×

Often after:

tractor 2× semis 2× across 1× semi 1×

Sentence patterns with Jackknifed

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

a lorry jackknifed across the 1× a semi jackknifed in the 1× and three jackknifed semis 1× another jackknifed tractor trailer 1× dps alvarez jackknifed in the 1× large vehicle jackknifed at intersection 1× of a jackknifed tractor trailer 1× rig that jackknifed on the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a semi jackknifed 1× a semi truck 1× also bus routes 1× among the worst 1× another jackknifed tractor 1× one driver on 1×

Common sentence endings:

2019 chevrolet malibu 1× 22 jackknifed semis 1× across the road 1× closing the highway 1× community of kiron 1× freeway in chatsworth 1×

Words around Jackknifed

Just before it in the word index:

jackknife 14 jackjumpers 4 jacking 27 jackiey 3 jackie 740 jackichand 3

Just after it in the word index:

jackknifing 3 jackky 17 jackle 3 jackley 8 jacklin 8 jackline 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Jackknifed

  • In this selection, "jackknifed" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, alvarez, lorry, semi, tractor, semis and across stand out and add context to how "jackknifed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a lorry jackknifed across the and a semi jackknifed in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "jackknifed" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with jackknifed

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

Also, there were 22 jackknifed semis. (6 words)

A semi jackknifed in the Crawford County community of Kiron. (10 words)

A semi truck jackknifed on the 118 Freeway in Chatsworth. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

According to the DPS, Alvarez jackknifed in the center of the road, and Bailey Garcia, 21, struck the back of Alvarez’s vehicle with her 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. (28 words)

Other vehicles were reported stuck in snow in the San Bernardino Mountains, including a big rig that jackknifed on the 330 south of Running Springs, closing the highway. (28 words)

Among the worst was a jackknifed semi that blocked lanes of northbound I-694 near 10th Street in Oakdale for about two hours late Monday morning. (26 words)

Example sentences (11)

According to the DPS, Alvarez jackknifed in the center of the road, and Bailey Garcia, 21, struck the back of Alvarez’s vehicle with her 2019 Chevrolet Malibu.

Other vehicles were reported stuck in snow in the San Bernardino Mountains, including a big rig that jackknifed on the 330 south of Running Springs, closing the highway.

Another jackknifed tractor trailer crash was reported in Harvard on Route 2 west.

One driver on the Colchester-bound carriageway said they had seen a lorry “jackknifed across the road”.

There were also 57 vehicles that went off the road, four spin outs and three jackknifed semis.

A semi jackknifed in the Crawford County community of Kiron.

Also, bus routes Y46 and Y49 outbound are blocked at 51 at Brownsville Road because of a jackknifed tractor trailer.

Also, there were 22 jackknifed semis.

Among the worst was a jackknifed semi that blocked lanes of northbound I-694 near 10th Street in Oakdale for about two hours late Monday morning.

As of about 8:20 a.m., firefighters were on their way to a reported large vehicle jackknifed at intersection of Stagecoach and Old Stagecoach roads.

A semi truck jackknifed on the 118 Freeway in Chatsworth.

Common combinations with jackknifed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "jackknifed" in a sentence?
An example: "According to the DPS, Alvarez jackknifed in the center of the road, and Bailey Garcia, 21, struck the back of Alvarez’s vehicle with her 2019 Chevrolet Malibu." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "jackknifed" from authentic English texts.
What does "jackknifed" mean?
Jackknifed means: simple past and past participle of jackknife
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