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How do you use Roustabouts in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Roustabouts in a sentence

Roustabouts meaning

plural of roustabout

Using Roustabouts

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

Context around Roustabouts

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pumpers 1× drillers 1×

Often after:

theatre 1× bringing 1×

Sentence patterns with Roustabouts

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

builders drillers roustabouts and roughnecks 1× iron the roustabouts theatre co 1× performers and roustabouts who make 1× to being roustabouts bringing up 1× wellhead pumpers roustabouts and derrick 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brad bargains to 1× first came the 1× rosina reynolds iron 1× so the next 1× workers have flocked 1×

Common sentence endings:

and leather boots 1× derrick operators respectively 1× on earth employed 1× real cowboy life 1× roustabouts theatre co 1×

Words around Roustabouts

Just before it in the word index:

roust 6 roussy 2 roussos 2 rousso 3 roussin 38 roussimoff 3

Just after it in the word index:

roustan 4 rousted 2 rousteing 7 rousting 2 rout 249 routable 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Roustabouts

  • In this selection, "roustabouts" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pumpers, drillers, theatre and bringing stand out and add context to how "roustabouts" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include builders drillers roustabouts and roughnecks and iron the roustabouts theatre co. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "roustabouts" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with roustabouts

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

Rosina Reynolds – “Iron,” The Roustabouts Theatre Co. (7 words)

First came the rig builders, drillers, roustabouts, and roughnecks — wearing Texas hats, red corduroy shirts and leather boots. (18 words)

Workers have flocked to states such as North Dakota, Wyoming, and Texas for the surge in energy jobs, and indeed the most iconic jobs in these states are wellhead pumpers, roustabouts, and derrick operators, respectively. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

So the next time you encounter those Texas ranch hands – now reduced to being roustabouts bringing up our oil for Exxon – swaggering around in their black, duty-free SUVs, let them know they’re number two when it comes to the real cowboy life. (44 words)

Brad bargains to keep the circus on the road as long as it is making a profit, thus keeping the 1,400 performers and roustabouts who make Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus the Greatest Show On Earth employed. (39 words)

Workers have flocked to states such as North Dakota, Wyoming, and Texas for the surge in energy jobs, and indeed the most iconic jobs in these states are wellhead pumpers, roustabouts, and derrick operators, respectively. (35 words)

Example sentences (5)

Rosina Reynolds – “Iron,” The Roustabouts Theatre Co.

So the next time you encounter those Texas ranch hands – now reduced to being roustabouts bringing up our oil for Exxon – swaggering around in their black, duty-free SUVs, let them know they’re number two when it comes to the real cowboy life.

Workers have flocked to states such as North Dakota, Wyoming, and Texas for the surge in energy jobs, and indeed the most iconic jobs in these states are wellhead pumpers, roustabouts, and derrick operators, respectively.

First came the rig builders, drillers, roustabouts, and roughnecks — wearing Texas hats, red corduroy shirts and leather boots.

Brad bargains to keep the circus on the road as long as it is making a profit, thus keeping the 1,400 performers and roustabouts who make Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus the Greatest Show On Earth employed.

Common combinations with roustabouts

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "roustabouts" in a sentence?
An example: "Rosina Reynolds – “Iron,” The Roustabouts Theatre Co." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "roustabouts" from authentic English texts.
What does "roustabouts" mean?
Roustabouts means: plural of roustabout
How many example sentences with "roustabouts" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "roustabouts", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.