Wondering how to use Nailbiting in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Nailbiting meaning
Alternative form of nail-biting.
Using Nailbiting
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of nail-biting.
- In the example corpus, nailbiting often appears in combinations such as: nailbiting finish.
Context around Nailbiting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nailbiting
- In this selection, "nailbiting" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, finish, masterpiece and five stand out and add context to how "nailbiting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include even more nailbiting than their and for a nailbiting finish in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nailbiting" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nailbiting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And the season finale was a nailbiting masterpiece. (8 words)
The All Blacks have been left stunned after an insane finish as South Africa came back for a nailbiting finish in Wellington. (22 words)
The event took place on September 25, four days before the Wallabies would fall to Wales in a nailbiting 29-25 contest. (22 words)
Two tries in as many minutes to Sharks winger Georgia Ravics and Tonegato with a sensational long-range effort set up a nailbiting finish but Brisbane hung on. (28 words)
Stefanos Tsitsipas could have probably done with some support from his girlfriend Paula Badosa after losing a nailbiting five-setter against Chris Eubanks on Monday. (25 words)
Geelong met North Melbourne in the Preliminary Final in a match which proved even more nailbiting than their match with Footscray 2 weeks prior. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
And the season finale was a nailbiting masterpiece.
Stefanos Tsitsipas could have probably done with some support from his girlfriend Paula Badosa after losing a nailbiting five-setter against Chris Eubanks on Monday.
Two tries in as many minutes to Sharks winger Georgia Ravics and Tonegato with a sensational long-range effort set up a nailbiting finish but Brisbane hung on.
The All Blacks have been left stunned after an insane finish as South Africa came back for a nailbiting finish in Wellington.
The event took place on September 25, four days before the Wallabies would fall to Wales in a nailbiting 29-25 contest.
Geelong met North Melbourne in the Preliminary Final in a match which proved even more nailbiting than their match with Footscray 2 weeks prior.
Common combinations with nailbiting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: