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Explore Ninepins through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like skittles or bowling. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Ninepins in a sentence

Ninepins meaning

  1. The game of skittles.
  2. plural of ninepin

Synonyms of Ninepins

skittles bowling

Related words

Other words often associated with Ninepins or its synonyms:

playing throw game

Using Ninepins

  • The main meaning on this page is: The game of skittles. | plural of ninepin
  • Useful related words include: skittles, bowling.
  • In the example corpus, ninepins often appears in combinations such as: like ninepins.

Context around Ninepins

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

due 1×

Sentence patterns with Ninepins

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

falling like ninepins in the 1× fell like ninepins due to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in march as 1× they were falling 1×

Common sentence endings:

commodity prices too 1× it sure is 1×

Words around Ninepins

Just before it in the word index:

ninemire 2 ninefold 5 ninebark 3 nineball 2 nine 12.953 ninds 3

Just after it in the word index:

ninepoint 4 niner 11 niners 139 nines 58 nineteen 342 nineteenth 394

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Ninepins

  • In this selection, "ninepins" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, due stand out and add context to how "ninepins" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include falling like ninepins in the and fell like ninepins due to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ninepins" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ninepins

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

In March, as equities fell like ninepins due to Covid-19, the risk-off trade pulled down commodity prices, too. (20 words)

They were falling like ninepins in the Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Novices' Hurdle at Newbury but Leighton Aspell kept Sevarano clear of the carnage to see off It Sure Is. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

They were falling like ninepins in the Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Novices' Hurdle at Newbury but Leighton Aspell kept Sevarano clear of the carnage to see off It Sure Is. (30 words)

In March, as equities fell like ninepins due to Covid-19, the risk-off trade pulled down commodity prices, too. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

In March, as equities fell like ninepins due to Covid-19, the risk-off trade pulled down commodity prices, too.

They were falling like ninepins in the Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Novices' Hurdle at Newbury but Leighton Aspell kept Sevarano clear of the carnage to see off It Sure Is.

Common combinations with ninepins

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ninepins" in a sentence?
An example: "In March, as equities fell like ninepins due to Covid-19, the risk-off trade pulled down commodity prices, too." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "ninepins" from authentic English texts.
What does "ninepins" mean?
Ninepins means: The game of skittles.
What are synonyms of "ninepins"?
Common synonyms of "ninepins" include: skittles, bowling.
How many example sentences with "ninepins" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "ninepins", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.