Prophylactics is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Prophylactics meaning
plural of prophylactic
Using Prophylactics
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of prophylactic
Context around Prophylactics
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 1 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prophylactics
- In this selection, "prophylactics" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, towels and instead stand out and add context to how "prophylactics" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include paper towels prophylactics and hygiene and purveyors of prophylactics instead. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prophylactics" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prophylactics
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Did I fancy doing an after-dinner for the London Rubber Company, purveyors of prophylactics, instead? (16 words)
The brunt of the problem comes from residents putting flushable wipes, paper towels, prophylactics and hygiene products down the toilet, or pouring grease, fat and oil down the drain. (29 words)
The brunt of the problem comes from residents putting flushable wipes, paper towels, prophylactics and hygiene products down the toilet, or pouring grease, fat and oil down the drain. (29 words)
Did I fancy doing an after-dinner for the London Rubber Company, purveyors of prophylactics, instead? (16 words)
Did I fancy doing an after-dinner for the London Rubber Company, purveyors of prophylactics, instead? (16 words)
Example sentences (2)
Did I fancy doing an after-dinner for the London Rubber Company, purveyors of prophylactics, instead?
The brunt of the problem comes from residents putting flushable wipes, paper towels, prophylactics and hygiene products down the toilet, or pouring grease, fat and oil down the drain.