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Wondering how to use Nabobs in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Nabobs in a sentence

Nabobs meaning

plural of nabob

Using Nabobs

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of nabob
  • In the example corpus, nabobs often appears in combinations such as: nabobs of.

Context around Nabobs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nattering 2× fellow 1×

Often after:

skim 1×

Sentence patterns with Nabobs

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

and nattering nabobs of negativism 1× for nattering nabobs of negativism 1× the nabobs in some 1× their fellow nabobs skim from 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the nabobs in 1× vice president spiro 1×

Common sentence endings:

nabobs of negativism 2× and the gentry 1× other execs do 1×

Words around Nabobs

Just before it in the word index:

nabo 2 nabma 3 nablus 79 nablf 2 nabla 5 nabl 5

Just after it in the word index:

nabokov 61 nabonassar 2 nabongo 2 nabonidus 7 naboo 41 nabopolassar 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Nabobs

  • In this selection, "nabobs" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nattering, fellow and skim stand out and add context to how "nabobs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and nattering nabobs of negativism and for nattering nabobs of negativism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nabobs" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nabobs

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

This is no time for nattering nabobs of negativism. (9 words)

The nabobs, in some cases, even managed to wrest control of boroughs from the nobility and the gentry. (18 words)

Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Will they and their fellow nabobs skim from those moneys and give themselves even bigger bonuses like so many other execs do. (22 words)

Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'. (21 words)

The nabobs, in some cases, even managed to wrest control of boroughs from the nobility and the gentry. (18 words)

Example sentences (4)

This is no time for nattering nabobs of negativism.

Will they and their fellow nabobs skim from those moneys and give themselves even bigger bonuses like so many other execs do.

The nabobs, in some cases, even managed to wrest control of boroughs from the nobility and the gentry.

Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'.

Common combinations with nabobs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • nabobs of 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nabobs" in a sentence?
An example: "This is no time for nattering nabobs of negativism." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "nabobs" from authentic English texts.
What does "nabobs" mean?
Nabobs means: plural of nabob
How many example sentences with "nabobs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "nabobs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.