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Potholes in a sentence

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Potholes meaning

plural of pothole

Using Potholes

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

Context around Potholes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 2 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Potholes

  • In this selection, "potholes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, noticing, six, treacherous, fill, per and typically stand out and add context to how "potholes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include action on potholes after being and all the potholes everywhere. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "potholes" sits close to words such as alvin, broaden and climbers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with potholes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Could have spent the money fixing all the potholes everywhere! (10 words)

Does this town have the most 'dangerous' potholes in the county? (11 words)

But, there is some wisdom in leaving them covered with ice — no potholes! (13 words)

For a long time, the SNP has been seen as the best and only route to independence but that starts to look like a flawed strategy when the party runs into trouble and the route is full of potholes and blocked by a bloody great campervan. (46 words)

For some years small potholes on the road were repaired and filled in by some of the private companies that use the route, but Cllr Vaughan is now calling for the council and the rail infrastructure operator to step up and provide overdue maintenance. (44 words)

Brown also drew some chuckles when mentioning Wood would only take action on potholes after being told 17 times - a reference to the fact he was told 16 times by the Cabinet office to sell his shares before selling them. (40 words)

Does this town have the most 'dangerous' potholes in the county? (11 words)

But, there is some wisdom in leaving them covered with ice — no potholes! (13 words)

Could have spent the money fixing all the potholes everywhere! (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

Complaints about potholes have risen steeply in recent years, though it isn't clear how much of the rise is because of more potholes or about more people noticing potholes because they became the hot topic of conversation.

Also, when it rains the potholes fill with water so you can't tell where the potholes are.

In a video posted to social media, Allison, showed how deep the potholes are, as well as the impact vehicles are having travelling over the potholes.

According to RAC, drivers in England and Wales encounter an average of six potholes per mile and vehicle damage from potholes typically costs around £500.

Across Scotland, only one in six claims for damage caused by potholes were compensated in Scotland this year.

A freedom of information request (FOI) submitted to the county council by the revealed all the carriageways in Basingstoke and Deane that have had potholes reported between 2020 and 2022.

After the winter storms in January, the city received more than 3,400 complaints about potholes.

Amid all the chaos and frustration about the present condition of National Highway (NH) 66, including treacherous potholes, that pass through the City, adding these rumblers has made it much worse.

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As part of a multi-million-pound programme, Council is to double the amount of money spent on fixing potholes in the town.

Brown also drew some chuckles when mentioning Wood would only take action on potholes after being told 17 times - a reference to the fact he was told 16 times by the Cabinet office to sell his shares before selling them.

But, there is some wisdom in leaving them covered with ice — no potholes!

Could have spent the money fixing all the potholes everywhere!

Disruptive rainfall leading to flooding of potholes, settlements and low-lying bridges, difficult driving conditions expected in KZN.

Dodgy daubings have appeared in white spray paint on a UK road after locals got fed up of potholes.

Does this town have the most 'dangerous' potholes in the county?

Even if repair is done somewhere, its quality is so bad that potholes again appear on the road.

For a long time, the SNP has been seen as the best and only route to independence but that starts to look like a flawed strategy when the party runs into trouble and the route is full of potholes and blocked by a bloody great campervan.

For some years small potholes on the road were repaired and filled in by some of the private companies that use the route, but Cllr Vaughan is now calling for the council and the rail infrastructure operator to step up and provide overdue maintenance.

He said: "As well as improving and protecting our roads, this important programme of work plays a crucial role in helping to prevent potholes and other defects forming in the future.

Highways faults that can be reported on Warwickshire County Council’s website include potholes, street light problems, rights of way problems, faulty traffic light and roadwork problems.

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Common combinations with potholes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "potholes" in a sentence?
An example: "Complaints about potholes have risen steeply in recent years, though it isn't clear how much of the rise is because of more potholes or about more people noticing potholes because they became the hot topic of conversation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "potholes" from authentic English texts.
What does "potholes" mean?
Potholes means: plural of pothole
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