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Knucklebones is an English word with synonyms like jacks. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Knucklebones in a sentence

Knucklebones meaning

plural of knucklebone

Synonyms of Knucklebones

jacks jackstones child's game

Related words

Other words often associated with Knucklebones or its synonyms:

jack game

Using Knucklebones

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of knucklebone
  • Useful related words include: jacks, jackstones, child's game.

Context around Knucklebones

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

astragali 1×

Sentence patterns with Knucklebones

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

known as knucklebones but knucklebones 1× knucklebones but knucklebones is not 1× rolling and knucklebones astragali or 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

activities for children 1× it is theorized 1×

Common sentence endings:

astragali or jacks 1× that incorporates randomness 1×

Words around Knucklebones

Just before it in the word index:

knuckleballs 2 knuckleballer 3 knuckleball 9 knuckle 102 knuckey 3 knu 10

Just after it in the word index:

knuckled 14 knuckleduster 8 knuckledusters 2 knucklehead 7 knuckleheads 9 knuckles 102

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Knucklebones

  • In this selection, "knucklebones" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, astragali stand out and add context to how "knucklebones" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include known as knucklebones but knucklebones and knucklebones but knucklebones is not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "knucklebones" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with knucklebones

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

Activities for children and young people included hoop rolling and knucklebones (astragali or "jacks"). (14 words)

It is theorized that dice developed from the practice of fortunetelling with the talus of hoofed animals, colloquially known as " knucklebones ", but knucklebones is not the oldest divination technique that incorporates randomness. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

It is theorized that dice developed from the practice of fortunetelling with the talus of hoofed animals, colloquially known as " knucklebones ", but knucklebones is not the oldest divination technique that incorporates randomness. (32 words)

Activities for children and young people included hoop rolling and knucklebones (astragali or "jacks"). (14 words)

Example sentences (2)

It is theorized that dice developed from the practice of fortunetelling with the talus of hoofed animals, colloquially known as " knucklebones ", but knucklebones is not the oldest divination technique that incorporates randomness.

Activities for children and young people included hoop rolling and knucklebones (astragali or "jacks").

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "knucklebones" in a sentence?
An example: "It is theorized that dice developed from the practice of fortunetelling with the talus of hoofed animals, colloquially known as " knucklebones ", but knucklebones is not the oldest divination technique that incorporates randomness." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "knucklebones" from authentic English texts.
What does "knucklebones" mean?
Knucklebones means: plural of knucklebone
What are synonyms of "knucklebones"?
Common synonyms of "knucklebones" include: jacks, jackstones, child's game.
How many example sentences with "knucklebones" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "knucklebones", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.