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Explore Jink through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Jink in a sentence

Related words

Jink | Jinks | Jinkosolar | Jinkx | Jinked | Jinking | Jinkins | Jinka | Jinky

Jink meaning

  1. A quick evasive turn.
  2. A jack or knucklebone used in the game of jinks (possibly derived from the Scottish game high jinks).

Using Jink

  • The main meaning on this page is: A quick evasive turn. | A jack or knucklebone used in the game of jinks (possibly derived from the Scottish game high jinks).
  • In the example corpus, jink often appears in combinations such as: to jink, jink his.

Context around Jink

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Jink

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

tries to jink his way 2× attempts to jink and add 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he should shoot 1× joey carbery attempts 1× johnston has the 1×

Common sentence endings:

and falls over 1× comes from gardner 1× get it clear 1×

Words around Jink

Just before it in the word index:

jinjiri 6 jinjiang 4 jinjer 2 jinja 22 jining 4 jinichi 2

Just after it in the word index:

jinka 2 jinked 5 jinking 4 jinkins 4 jinkosolar 8 jinks 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Jink

  • In this selection, "jink" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include tries to jink his way and attempts to jink and add. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "jink" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with jink

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

He should shoot, but tries to jink his way past Lewis instead, and falls over. (15 words)

Joey Carbery attempts to jink and add some pace, but Japan get in over the ball when James Ryan carries towards the posts and the penalty comes from Gardner. (29 words)

Johnston has the ball on the edge of the box immediately, tries to jink his way past a heap of defenders, Rangers absorb the move and get it clear. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Joey Carbery attempts to jink and add some pace, but Japan get in over the ball when James Ryan carries towards the posts and the penalty comes from Gardner. (29 words)

Johnston has the ball on the edge of the box immediately, tries to jink his way past a heap of defenders, Rangers absorb the move and get it clear. (29 words)

He should shoot, but tries to jink his way past Lewis instead, and falls over. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

He should shoot, but tries to jink his way past Lewis instead, and falls over.

Joey Carbery attempts to jink and add some pace, but Japan get in over the ball when James Ryan carries towards the posts and the penalty comes from Gardner.

Johnston has the ball on the edge of the box immediately, tries to jink his way past a heap of defenders, Rangers absorb the move and get it clear.

Common combinations with jink

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "jink" in a sentence?
An example: "He should shoot, but tries to jink his way past Lewis instead, and falls over." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "jink" from authentic English texts.
What does "jink" mean?
Jink means: A quick evasive turn.
How many example sentences with "jink" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "jink", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.