Explore Junk through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like trash or scrap. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Junk in a sentence
Related words
Junk meaning
- Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
- Material or resources of poor quality or low value, especially resources that lack commercial value.
- Nonsense; gibberish.
Synonyms of Junk
Using Junk
- The main meaning on this page is: Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items. | Material or resources of poor quality or low value, especially resources that lack commercial value. | Nonsense; gibberish.
- Useful related words include: trash, scrap, chuck out, toss away.
- In the example corpus, junk often appears in combinations such as: junk food, of junk, to junk.
Context around Junk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Junk
- In this selection, "junk" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, watching, watch, future, food, drawer and finishes stand out and add context to how "junk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a future junk or just and all that junk that you. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "junk" sits close to words such as beckham, byron and combustion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with junk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Avoid eating junk food. (4 words)
Are any junk foods/snack foods sent up? (8 words)
Can Junk Fees Prevention Act Thwart Live Nation’s Monopoly? (10 words)
The first words spoken to her come from a man telling her she’s going to fail; her first two big action set pieces involve chases through cities, the first a bicycle race in London and the second a junk-to-junk spree in the harbor of Hong Kong. (49 words)
I spy (a brand new junk portrait of) Pee-wee Herman at the :29 mark Exciting news: Jason Mecier, the artist who makes celebrity mosaic portraits in junk (or other objects like candy or cereal) has announced his first book. (40 words)
A time to rid yourself of all that junk that you've shoved in the garage, storage shed, or wherever to either make room for new stuff (a.k.a. future junk), or just have some space to breathe. (39 words)
That watching junk finishes our ability to think, reason, use logic, see different points of view and multi-task, would make an interesting longitudinal study for every generation that has lived, given who doesn’t watch junk? (37 words)
Are any junk foods/snack foods sent up? (8 words)
Can Junk Fees Prevention Act Thwart Live Nation’s Monopoly? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Or you can keep shopping at Junk’n Under the Stars hosted by Hooked on Junk from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
That watching junk finishes our ability to think, reason, use logic, see different points of view and multi-task, would make an interesting longitudinal study for every generation that has lived, given who doesn’t watch junk?
There’s even a junk drawer “because every home has a junk drawer, right?” said Gabrielle Clowdus, who designed the tiny house.
A time to rid yourself of all that junk that you've shoved in the garage, storage shed, or wherever to either make room for new stuff (a.k.a. future junk), or just have some space to breathe.
I spy (a brand new junk portrait of) Pee-wee Herman at the :29 mark Exciting news: Jason Mecier, the artist who makes celebrity mosaic portraits in junk (or other objects like candy or cereal) has announced his first book.
It involves the removal of junk, junk vehicles and nuisances from property.
The first words spoken to her come from a man telling her she’s going to fail; her first two big action set pieces involve chases through cities, the first a bicycle race in London and the second a junk-to-junk spree in the harbor of Hong Kong.
After 13 years of its debt being classed as junk bonds, Greece now has a positive rating for investors.
A quick way to sabotage your training session is just to stuff your mouth with junk after a training session.
Are any junk foods/snack foods sent up?
Avoid eating junk food.
Before joining the Resistance, she lived the life of a junk scavenger on Jakku.
Bowsza said he recalled that there was a definition of the word “junk” at some point.
Bro Science is junk science spewed by men who believe their charisma is a substitute for training.
Can Junk Fees Prevention Act Thwart Live Nation’s Monopoly?
Cheryl ditched all junk food, takeaways, chocolate and sugary drinks and started following a Mediterranean-style diet with lots of fruit and veg, wholegrains, lean protein and minimal processed foods.
DNA is less of a rigid plan than a set of options; what science previously designated “junk” genes turns out to be a huge library of evolutionary options from which to choose.
Dr Sophie Scamps is developing a private member's bill to regulate junk food advertising in online and traditional media.
First Republic Bank () was downgraded to junk by S&P and Fitch on March 15 and by Moody's on March 17, reflecting the pressure on the company following SVB's collapse earlier in March.
For years, PepsiCo Inc. tried to move past its junk-food roots and shift its business toward hummus, yogurt, kombucha, vegetable crisps and fruit-and-nut bars.
Common combinations with junk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- junk food 41×
- of junk 12×
- to junk 11×
- and junk 11×
- junk fees 10×
- junk bonds 8×
- the junk 8×
- on junk 7×
- junk bond 7×
- junk mail 7×