Below you will find example sentences with "wooden spoon". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Wooden Spoon in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: wooden
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.9 words

Words in this phrase

wooden spoon

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • wooden can mean: Made of wood. Frequent word
  • spoon can mean: An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. Less frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

using a wooden spoon 2× a large wooden spoon carved by 1× accept a wooden spoon with a 1× back a wooden spoon or potato 1× bowl and wooden spoon set costing 1× final including wooden spoon ellerslie beating 1× insert a wooden spoon wrap the 1× means the wooden spoon battle will 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

add a good 1× add the chopped 1× bate conceded other 1× but north s 1× combine flours and 1× every three days 1×

Common sentence endings:

a wooden spoon 3× a local landmark 1× and residential breaks 1× board with chutney 1× dish is hidden 1× help them burst 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

mixture 4× add 4× tomatoes 4× helped 3× stir 3× using 3× pinch 3× champions 2× help 2× wales 2× finish 2× years 2×

Related phrases

wooden fence john wooden wooden beams wooden boat wooden cross small wooden

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around wooden:

wooden fence 5× john wooden 4× wooden beams 4× wooden boat 4× wooden cross 4× small wooden 3×

Just before it in the phrase index:

wooden fence wooden cross wooden boat wooden beams wonderful life wonder woman

Just after it in the phrase index:

woody allen worded document wore black wore blue wore pair wore white

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

wooden fence wooden beams wooden boat wooden cross

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "wooden spoon" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as using a wooden spoon, a large wooden spoon carved by, mixture, add and tomatoes stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with wooden fence, john wooden, wooden beams, wooden fence, john wooden and wooden beams, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with wooden spoon

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Mix well using a wooden spoon. (6 words)

Stir with wooden spoon until mixture is soft and sticky. (10 words)

It also means the wooden spoon battle will go down to the wire. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

It is the team’s best finish since 2017, and having taken the wooden spoon in four out of the last five years, it marks a change of tide and, more importantly, worth tens of millions of dollars in extra prize money for the former champions. (46 words)

Add the chopped fresh and tinned tomatoes, a pinch of dried red chilli and a pinch of oregano, and simmer for 20 minutes, pressing the tomatoes with the back a wooden spoon or potato masher, until rich, saucy and to your liking. (42 words)

That's just one of many unwanted feats the Black and Whites are looking to avoid this year, with a first Super League wooden spoon and a first bottom finish in sixty years still a possibility. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Fill the stuffing, insert a wooden spoon, wrap the remaining bread around the spoon, and seal.

Bate conceded other results helped them get to the final — including wooden spoon Ellerslie beating defending champions Eastern Suburbs, which also helped Southern — but said they had beaten the teams they should have.

Every three days, with the help of a wooden spoon, stir the mixture to facilitate fermentation.

Heavy defeats by Ireland and Scotland have placed Wales in wooden spoon contention, but Vunipola believes that against they will be driven by their sense of grievance and the prospect of humbling their fiercest rivals.

It also means the wooden spoon battle will go down to the wire.

It is the team’s best finish since 2017, and having taken the wooden spoon in four out of the last five years, it marks a change of tide and, more importantly, worth tens of millions of dollars in extra prize money for the former champions.

Mix well using a wooden spoon.

Sift over the flour and fold into the mixture using a wooden spoon.

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Stir with wooden spoon until mixture is soft and sticky.

The children’s charity of rugby union, Wooden Spoon Lancashire, has helped invest into a boat for the charity, The Outlook Trust, which supports and organises adventure-filled activities and residential breaks.

The range included an olive oil and balsamic vinegar pourer set, priced at £12.50, greek olives with a bowl and wooden spoon set, costing £18, and a £16 sharing board with chutney.

Add a good pinch of salt and pepper and cook, breaking up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon, for about 10-15 minutes until you have a thick, rich tomato sauce.

But North’s departure is a reminder of the heady heights to which Wales once soared – it is surely not good enough to simply accept a wooden spoon with a shrug.

Combine flours and salt, then slowly stir into liquid mixture with a wooden spoon.

Peekylad said: "I’ve watched quite a lot of sport so know it’s the wooden spoon.

That's just one of many unwanted feats the Black and Whites are looking to avoid this year, with a first Super League wooden spoon and a first bottom finish in sixty years still a possibility.

The structure's distinctive blue façade and a large wooden spoon carved by a local artisan now make it a local landmark.

Use a wooden spoon to gently press on the tomatoes as they soften to help them burst.

When the vegetables are well wilted, we add the meat, let it heat up, and add the white wine: using a wooden spoon, scrape well the bottom where the deliciousness of the dish is hidden.

Add the chopped fresh and tinned tomatoes, a pinch of dried red chilli and a pinch of oregano, and simmer for 20 minutes, pressing the tomatoes with the back a wooden spoon or potato masher, until rich, saucy and to your liking.

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