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Janky is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Janky in a sentence

Janky meaning

  1. Of poor quality.
  2. Strange, odd.
  3. Untrustworthy, disreputable.

Using Janky

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of poor quality. | Strange, odd. | Untrustworthy, disreputable.
  • In the example corpus, janky often appears in combinations such as: the janky.

Context around Janky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Janky

  • In this selection, "janky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stars, look, guggimon, first and gameplay stand out and add context to how "janky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include against the janky physics and announcing a janky way to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "janky" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with janky

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The company I work for offers incentives for being part of a janky fitness game. (15 words)

Others do not, leading to a janky feel that used to permeate Android in its early years. (17 words)

Not a janky first-generation e-reader; not the tidy downloads I juggle now, as an editor at the Book Review. (21 words)

But while you kind of use these powers to solve puzzles, you’re more so just seeing how your overpowered skills like grappling hooks or reflector shields or box conjuring spells can cleverly push back against the janky physics. (39 words)

The true beacon of hope for this game is Decoration mode, while it’s just as janky as the Campaign, it’s at least off-set by the “do this, do that” monotony of the story. (36 words)

The chaplain also had to track all of these profound connections in a janky online record that kept freezing, costing her precious minutes of the day that could have been spent in communion and support. (35 words)

Example sentences (10)

The development of “The Janky & Guggimon Show” comes after Superplastic first built the characters into social media stars: Janky has 1 million Instagram followers and Guggimon had 1.5 million.

Not a janky first-generation e-reader; not the tidy downloads I juggle now, as an editor at the Book Review.

Sure, it's got some janky gameplay, and looks awful, but this is a game to play for gamers who appreciate an extremely nuanced story.

This announcement comes after years of heckling from Google, and Android phone maker Nothing announcing a janky way to use iMessage on its phone several days ago.

The chaplain also had to track all of these profound connections in a janky online record that kept freezing, costing her precious minutes of the day that could have been spent in communion and support.

The true beacon of hope for this game is Decoration mode, while it’s just as janky as the Campaign, it’s at least off-set by the “do this, do that” monotony of the story.

And because the smooth flying enables this cinematic style movement, there's a special something about the footage overall - it doesn't look janky or too abrupt.

The company I work for offers incentives for being part of a janky fitness game.

But while you kind of use these powers to solve puzzles, you’re more so just seeing how your overpowered skills like grappling hooks or reflector shields or box conjuring spells can cleverly push back against the janky physics.

Others do not, leading to a janky feel that used to permeate Android in its early years.

Common combinations with janky

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "janky" in a sentence?
An example: "The development of “The Janky & Guggimon Show” comes after Superplastic first built the characters into social media stars: Janky has 1 million Instagram followers and Guggimon had 1.5 million." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "janky" from authentic English texts.
What does "janky" mean?
Janky means: Of poor quality.
How many example sentences with "janky" are there?
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