Jackknifing is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Jackknifing meaning
present participle and gerund of jackknife
Using Jackknifing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of jackknife
Context around Jackknifing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jackknifing
- In this selection, "jackknifing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, buzzer stand out and add context to how "jackknifing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ended up jackknifing and sliding and lanes before jackknifing in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jackknifing" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jackknifing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Volvo ended up crossing over the median, through the cable barrier, and across the southbound lanes before jackknifing in the west ditch. (23 words)
She ended up jackknifing and sliding into the ditch, but luckily she wasn’t injured and she wasn’t hauling any chemicals, some of which “could destroy a neighbourhood,” at the time. (32 words)
At barely 6-foot-6, he was comparatively slight to the Goliaths stalking the NBA, which only made him that much more relatable to a generation tirelessly mimicking his jackknifing, buzzer-beating, fadeaway jumpers. (34 words)
At barely 6-foot-6, he was comparatively slight to the Goliaths stalking the NBA, which only made him that much more relatable to a generation tirelessly mimicking his jackknifing, buzzer-beating, fadeaway jumpers. (34 words)
She ended up jackknifing and sliding into the ditch, but luckily she wasn’t injured and she wasn’t hauling any chemicals, some of which “could destroy a neighbourhood,” at the time. (32 words)
The Volvo ended up crossing over the median, through the cable barrier, and across the southbound lanes before jackknifing in the west ditch. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
At barely 6-foot-6, he was comparatively slight to the Goliaths stalking the NBA, which only made him that much more relatable to a generation tirelessly mimicking his jackknifing, buzzer-beating, fadeaway jumpers.
The Volvo ended up crossing over the median, through the cable barrier, and across the southbound lanes before jackknifing in the west ditch.
She ended up jackknifing and sliding into the ditch, but luckily she wasn’t injured and she wasn’t hauling any chemicals, some of which “could destroy a neighbourhood,” at the time.