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Pounds | Pound | Pounding | Pounded | Pounder | Pounders | Poundstone | Poundstretcher

Pounds meaning

plural of pound

Using Pounds

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of pound
  • In the example corpus, pounds often appears in combinations such as: pounds of, of pounds, at pounds.

Context around Pounds

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 16 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

500 2× 150 1× 155 1× 250 1× 200 1× 448 1× 156 1× 560 1× 225 1× 106 1×

Often after:

heavier 2× worth 1× making 1× stonington 1× landed 1×

Sentence patterns with Pounds

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

183 6 pounds while fury 1× 184 5 pounds 1× 2 500 pounds at the 1× 22 million pounds in the 1× 31 million pounds of halibut 1× 4 500 pounds in october 1× 6 million pounds landed in 1× 8 million pounds in canada 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the end 1× city councilor stephen 1× donaldson who weighs 1× following their arrests 1× for a few 1× he further said 1×

Common sentence endings:

184 5 pounds 1× 50 per pound 1× 85 pounds heavier 1× around 45 pounds 1× at 106 pounds 1× from last season 1×

Words around Pounds

Just before it in the word index:

poundmaker 9 poundland 46 pounding 240 poundies 2 pounders 9 pounder 90

Just after it in the word index:

poundstone 9 poundstretcher 9 poundworld 3 pount 2 pountney 4 poupard 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

occasion 3.178 saving 3.174 contribute 3.172 fame 3.169 sharp 3.169 discussions 3.168

Corpus analysis for Pounds

  • In this selection, "pounds" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 500, 150, 155, heavier, worth and making stand out and add context to how "pounds" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 183 6 pounds while fury, 184 5 pounds, billion pounds and weighs pounds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pounds" sits close to words such as occasion, saving and contribute, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pounds

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

Paul came in at 183.6 pounds, while Fury weighed 184.5 pounds. (13 words)

The needle settled at 179 pounds, about 20 pounds below his playing weight. (13 words)

Sophomore edge Ethan Burke is listed at 257 pounds, up 12 pounds from last season. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

She provided an example to illustrate nutrient removal in hay versus grazing: “If we harvest a three-ton crop of hay from one acre, we’re removing, on average, 150 pounds of nitrogen, 22 pounds of phosphorus and 155 pounds of potassium,” she said. (44 words)

The sight of the ball going into deep space when it gets to Diakite on the block and pounds, pounds, pounds the ball into the floor before firing off a fadeaway will haunt this Virginia team when it awaits its fate on Selection Sunday. (44 words)

Donaldson, who “weighs 122 pounds when she is soaking wet and holding a bowling ball,” was captured on video holding on tight to Zeppelin’s leash to prevent the dog, a Belgian Malinois that weighs 75 pounds, from falling. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

She provided an example to illustrate nutrient removal in hay versus grazing: “If we harvest a three-ton crop of hay from one acre, we’re removing, on average, 150 pounds of nitrogen, 22 pounds of phosphorus and 155 pounds of potassium,” she said.

The sight of the ball going into deep space when it gets to Diakite on the block and pounds, pounds, pounds the ball into the floor before firing off a fadeaway will haunt this Virginia team when it awaits its fate on Selection Sunday.

City Councilor Stephen Long prepared his seafood dish with 15 pounds of mussels, 9 pounds of shrimp and 8 pounds of scallops.

In other words, a person who weighed 250 pounds and lost 50 pounds would have to eat less than a person who always weighed 200 pounds.

Some 31 million pounds of halibut were harvested commercially last year, including about 8 million pounds in Canada and 22 million pounds in the U.S., with an average price to harvesters of $6.50 per pound.

At the end of the episode, she weighed 448 pounds, and had lost a total of 156 pounds.

Following their arrests, detectives found the trio were in possession of hundreds of pounds worth of heroin and cocaine as well as thousands of pounds in cash.

For a few years, Marla, who was on like LaShanta White, lost 560 pounds and got down to around 225 pounds, making her absolutely unrecognizable.

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He further said the prices dropped to 2,500 pounds at the end of July before rising to 4,500 pounds in October this year.

Individual gold medalists for the Raiders included Jax Hanson at 86 pounds and Holden Jacobs at 106 pounds.

In terms of pounds, Stonington was also the top port in Maine with 11.6 million pounds landed in 2022.

It also adds that Carrillo was about 60 pounds heavier than R.V and the second officer was about 8 inches taller and about 85 pounds heavier.

Last month, boaters found 87 pounds of hashish in the waters off Marathon, while another group spotted 62 pounds of cocaine, printed with pictures of the Eiffel Tower.

Paul came in at 183.6 pounds, while Fury weighed 184.5 pounds.

Sophomore edge Ethan Burke is listed at 257 pounds, up 12 pounds from last season.

The Indigenous patrols had been successful at times, including leading authorities to a poacher with 650 pounds of illegal game and nearly 900 pounds of illegal fish.

The largest, Harley, weighed in at around 75 pounds, and Jetta came in at around 45 pounds.

The needle settled at 179 pounds, about 20 pounds below his playing weight.

The TV personality previously sold denim shorts for just two pounds and she also received three pounds for a pair of denim jeans.

Donaldson, who “weighs 122 pounds when she is soaking wet and holding a bowling ball,” was captured on video holding on tight to Zeppelin’s leash to prevent the dog, a Belgian Malinois that weighs 75 pounds, from falling.

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Common combinations with pounds

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pounds" in a sentence?
An example: "She provided an example to illustrate nutrient removal in hay versus grazing: “If we harvest a three-ton crop of hay from one acre, we’re removing, on average, 150 pounds of nitrogen, 22 pounds of phosphorus and 155 pounds of potassium,” she said." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pounds" from authentic English texts.
What does "pounds" mean?
Pounds means: plural of pound
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