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Pigeonholes meaning

An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).

Using Pigeonholes

  • The main meaning on this page is: An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).

Context around Pigeonholes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

platitudes 1× empty 1×

Often after:

conventional 1× itself 1×

Sentence patterns with Pigeonholes

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

be empty pigeonholes because the 1× cliches platitudes pigeonholes conventional wisdom 1× innovation and pigeonholes itself into 1× number of pigeonholes n m 1× pigeons to pigeonholes there is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in the absence 1× paak does not 1× remember that without 1×

Common sentence endings:

150 001st person 1× almost routine stylistically 1× be nearly impossible 1× clashes will occur 1×

Words around Pigeonholes

Just before it in the word index:

pigeonholed 18 pigeonhole 30 pigeon 235 pigb 4 pigasus 2 pigalle 6

Just after it in the word index:

pigeonholing 4 pigeons 163 pigford 6 pigg 9 piggee 2 piggery 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Pigeonholes

  • In this selection, "pigeonholes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, platitudes, empty, conventional and itself stand out and add context to how "pigeonholes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be empty pigeonholes because the and cliches platitudes pigeonholes conventional wisdom. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pigeonholes" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pigeonholes

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

Remember that without cliches, platitudes, pigeonholes, conventional wisdom and hackneyed ideas, life would be nearly impossible. (16 words)

In the absence of this constraint, there may be empty pigeonholes because the "collision" happens before we get to the 150,001st person. (23 words)

Paak does not deviate from his established sound seen on his earlier albums, and while there is quality evident, it lacks a certain level of innovation and pigeonholes itself into an almost routine stylistically. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

But even if the number of pigeons does not exceed the number of pigeonholes ( n ≤ m ), due to the random nature of the assignment of pigeons to pigeonholes there is often a substantial chance that clashes will occur. (38 words)

Paak does not deviate from his established sound seen on his earlier albums, and while there is quality evident, it lacks a certain level of innovation and pigeonholes itself into an almost routine stylistically. (34 words)

In the absence of this constraint, there may be empty pigeonholes because the "collision" happens before we get to the 150,001st person. (23 words)

Example sentences (4)

But even if the number of pigeons does not exceed the number of pigeonholes ( n ≤ m ), due to the random nature of the assignment of pigeons to pigeonholes there is often a substantial chance that clashes will occur.

Remember that without cliches, platitudes, pigeonholes, conventional wisdom and hackneyed ideas, life would be nearly impossible.

Paak does not deviate from his established sound seen on his earlier albums, and while there is quality evident, it lacks a certain level of innovation and pigeonholes itself into an almost routine stylistically.

In the absence of this constraint, there may be empty pigeonholes because the "collision" happens before we get to the 150,001st person.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pigeonholes" in a sentence?
An example: "But even if the number of pigeons does not exceed the number of pigeonholes ( n ≤ m ), due to the random nature of the assignment of pigeons to pigeonholes there is often a substantial chance that clashes will occur." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "pigeonholes" from authentic English texts.
What does "pigeonholes" mean?
Pigeonholes means: An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).
How many example sentences with "pigeonholes" are there?
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