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Explore Mimes through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Mimes | Mime | Mimesis

Mimes meaning

plural of mime

Using Mimes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of mime
  • In the example corpus, mimes often appears in combinations such as: mimes the, man mimes, mimes and.

Context around Mimes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

man 2× halliwell 1× yes 1× flack 1× someone 1× modern 1× future 1× forbade 1×

Often after:

strangling 1× intense 1× intentionally 1× dancers 1×

Sentence patterns with Mimes

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

after someone mimes the act 1× as he mimes intentionally badly 1× caroline flack mimes the words 1× colored mr mimes and reach 1× conrad which mimes the beginning 1× golden man mimes that perform 1× he forbade mimes from appearing 1× he mimes intense scrutiny 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a further slight 1× caroline flack mimes 1× grainger 2003 p 1× he mimes intense 1× huston was boldest 1× mimes dancers and 1×

Common sentence endings:

clip instagram nathan 1× from his turban 1× in opponents goals 1× in these processions 1× kid part ii 1× often misunderstood artform 1×

Words around Mimes

Just before it in the word index:

mimeos 2 mimeography 2 mimeographs 4 mimeographed 4 mimeograph 4 mimeo 7

Just after it in the word index:

mimesis 6 mimetic 14 mimetics 2 mimi 113 mimic 338 mimica 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Mimes

  • In this selection, "mimes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, man, halliwell, yes, strangling, intense and intentionally stand out and add context to how "mimes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after someone mimes the act and as he mimes intentionally badly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mimes" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mimes

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 mimes intense scrutiny of several sets of genitalia. (9 words)

With Mahogany Purple, Modern Mimes, and Kafi, 1 p.m., Free. (11 words)

One of the “golden man” mimes that perform on the streets of Islamabad. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

A further slight comes in the form of Jerry Lewis's parody of her, as he mimes intentionally badly to her well-known song " Mamãe Eu Quero ", which is playing on a scratched record, and eats a banana that he plucks from his turban. (44 words)

Yes mimes, those characters who people often picture in white face pretending to be stuck in a glass box, because there’s a new festival coming that aims to chatter the misconceptions and speak loudly about the often misunderstood artform. (40 words)

Retro game enthusiasts may get flashbacks to their days in this air-hockey-style mini-game from In Barrier Ball, players must control different-colored Mr. Mimes and reach five points to win by scoring in opponents' goals. (38 words)

Example sentences (14)

Huston was boldest, once miaowing loudly at me across the auditorium during a scene in Prick Up Your Ears, as Alfred Molina’s character Kenneth Halliwell mimes strangling a cat.

One man mimes his bones being broken, a woman recounts her surrender to religious brainwashing, and a third man replicates his confinement in a tiny prison cell.

Retro game enthusiasts may get flashbacks to their days in this air-hockey-style mini-game from In Barrier Ball, players must control different-colored Mr. Mimes and reach five points to win by scoring in opponents' goals.

The film culminates in a predictable brawl between the Alpha Elite, Julie, and her boyfriend, Eric McGowen (Chris Conrad) which mimes the beginning of The Karate Kid Part II.

He mimes intense scrutiny of several sets of genitalia.

One of the “golden man” mimes that perform on the streets of Islamabad.

Yes mimes, those characters who people often picture in white face pretending to be stuck in a glass box, because there’s a new festival coming that aims to chatter the misconceptions and speak loudly about the often misunderstood artform.

Caroline Flack mimes the words to one of her favourite songs in the touching clip (Instagram: nathan.

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There is not much you can do after someone mimes the act of rocking your little infant self to sleep.

With Mahogany Purple, Modern Mimes, and Kafi, 1 p.m., Free.

A further slight comes in the form of Jerry Lewis's parody of her, as he mimes intentionally badly to her well-known song " Mamãe Eu Quero ", which is playing on a scratched record, and eats a banana that he plucks from his turban.

But it was the Pierrot as conceived by Legrand that had the greatest influence on future mimes.

Grainger (2003), p. 54 Consequently, he forbade mimes from appearing on stage in public.

Mimes, dancers, and musicians hired by the undertakers, and professional female mourners, took part in these processions.

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Common combinations with mimes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mimes" in a sentence?
An example: "Huston was boldest, once miaowing loudly at me across the auditorium during a scene in Prick Up Your Ears, as Alfred Molina’s character Kenneth Halliwell mimes strangling a cat." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mimes" from authentic English texts.
What does "mimes" mean?
Mimes means: plural of mime
How many example sentences with "mimes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mimes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.