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How do you use Poundstone in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Poundstone in a sentence

Poundstone meaning

A surname from German.

Using Poundstone

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from German.
  • In the example corpus, poundstone often appears in combinations such as: paula poundstone.

Context around Poundstone

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 12.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

troubles 1× paula 1× dilemma 1×

Often after:

now 1× 1992 1×

Sentence patterns with Poundstone

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

poundstone but how 1× poundstone i just 1× poundstone i never 1× poundstone now we 1× poundstone oh she 1× s dilemma poundstone 1992 presenting 1× s paula poundstone 1× travel troubles poundstone was more 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

albert w tucker 1× despite her travel 1× first up it 1× poundstone but how 1× poundstone i just 1× poundstone i never 1×

Common sentence endings:

arrested and imprisoned 1× between the two 1× has a pole 1× it had feathers 1× s paula poundstone 1× show in virginia 1×

Words around Poundstone

Just before it in the word index:

pounds 2.763 poundmaker 9 poundland 46 pounding 240 poundies 2 pounders 9

Just after it in the word index:

poundstretcher 9 poundworld 3 pount 2 pountney 4 poupard 2 pour 747

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Poundstone

  • In this selection, "poundstone" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 12.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, troubles, paula, dilemma, now and 1992 stand out and add context to how "poundstone" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include poundstone but how and poundstone i just. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "poundstone" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with poundstone

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

First up, it's Paula Poundstone. (6 words)

POUNDSTONE: Oh, she has a pole. (6 words)

POUNDSTONE: I never thought I would meet you. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

Albert W. Tucker formalized the game with prison sentence rewards and named it, "prisoner's dilemma" (Poundstone, 1992), presenting it as follows: :Two members of a criminal gang are arrested and imprisoned. (32 words)

Despite her travel troubles, Poundstone was more than happy to discuss her upcoming show in Virginia. (16 words)

POUNDSTONE: I just - I don't see the relationship between the two. (12 words)

Question examples

POUNDSTONE: But how do they know it had feathers? (9 words)

Example sentences (8)

Despite her travel troubles, Poundstone was more than happy to discuss her upcoming show in Virginia.

First up, it's Paula Poundstone.

POUNDSTONE: I just - I don't see the relationship between the two.

POUNDSTONE: Now we're in a small space, genius.

POUNDSTONE: Oh, she has a pole.

POUNDSTONE: But how do they know it had feathers?

POUNDSTONE: I never thought I would meet you.

Albert W. Tucker formalized the game with prison sentence rewards and named it, "prisoner's dilemma" (Poundstone, 1992), presenting it as follows: :Two members of a criminal gang are arrested and imprisoned.

Common combinations with poundstone

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "poundstone" in a sentence?
An example: "Despite her travel troubles, Poundstone was more than happy to discuss her upcoming show in Virginia." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "poundstone" from authentic English texts.
What does "poundstone" mean?
Poundstone means: A surname from German.
How many example sentences with "poundstone" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "poundstone", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.