Explore Junks through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Junks meaning
plural of junk
Using Junks
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of junk
Context around Junks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Junks
- In this selection, "junks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chinese, useless, pirate, continued and escaped stand out and add context to how "junks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chinese war junks e and civilian chinese junks along the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "junks" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with junks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The New Encyclopædia Britannica, p357 Rebellion, unrest and external pressure British Steamship destroying Chinese war junks (E. (17 words)
I shouldn't have collected those useless junks and put them into some warehouse, assuming nobody needs them any more. (20 words)
Major battles were fought such as those at Ty-ho Bay and the Tonkin River though pirate junks continued operating off China for years more. (25 words)
Percival released the hostages after two days, attempting to show good faith towards the Mandarin, who had demanded their return. citation During a storm, the three junks escaped upriver; a detachment of Marines pursued and recaptured them. (37 words)
Commandeering four civilian Chinese junks along the river, they loaded all their wounded and remaining supplies onto them and pulled them along with ropes from the riverbanks. (27 words)
Major battles were fought such as those at Ty-ho Bay and the Tonkin River though pirate junks continued operating off China for years more. (25 words)
Example sentences (5)
Commandeering four civilian Chinese junks along the river, they loaded all their wounded and remaining supplies onto them and pulled them along with ropes from the riverbanks.
I shouldn't have collected those useless junks and put them into some warehouse, assuming nobody needs them any more.
Major battles were fought such as those at Ty-ho Bay and the Tonkin River though pirate junks continued operating off China for years more.
Percival released the hostages after two days, attempting to show good faith towards the Mandarin, who had demanded their return. citation During a storm, the three junks escaped upriver; a detachment of Marines pursued and recaptured them.
The New Encyclopædia Britannica, p357 Rebellion, unrest and external pressure British Steamship destroying Chinese war junks (E.