Explore Japes through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Japes meaning
plural of jape
Using Japes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of jape
- In the example corpus, japes often appears in combinations such as: japes and.
Context around Japes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Japes
- In this selection, "japes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great and young stand out and add context to how "japes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include make great japes young orangutans and the japes and hilarity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "japes" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with japes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Great apes make great japes: Young orangutans like to tease their elders by pulling their hair, a new study found. (20 words)
The japes and hilarity-inducing quotes form a common thread, which brought players together yesterday to remember their old manager. (20 words)
David is hoping to take on the Ben Nevis challenge in June 2021 and will be joined by his dad, David senior, as well as volunteers from JAPES and Lochaber Mountain Rescue team. (33 words)
David is hoping to take on the Ben Nevis challenge in June 2021 and will be joined by his dad, David senior, as well as volunteers from JAPES and Lochaber Mountain Rescue team. (33 words)
Great apes make great japes: Young orangutans like to tease their elders by pulling their hair, a new study found. (20 words)
The japes and hilarity-inducing quotes form a common thread, which brought players together yesterday to remember their old manager. (20 words)
Example sentences (3)
Great apes make great japes: Young orangutans like to tease their elders by pulling their hair, a new study found.
David is hoping to take on the Ben Nevis challenge in June 2021 and will be joined by his dad, David senior, as well as volunteers from JAPES and Lochaber Mountain Rescue team.
The japes and hilarity-inducing quotes form a common thread, which brought players together yesterday to remember their old manager.
Common combinations with japes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: