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Ruffs in a sentence

Related words

Ruffs | Ruff | Ruffed | Ruffer | Ruffing

Ruffs meaning

plural of ruff

Using Ruffs

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

Context around Ruffs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

south 1× couple 1×

Often after:

plumes 1× two 1×

Sentence patterns with Ruffs

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

a couple ruffs also may 1× ace and ruffs two black 1× back and ruffs the last 1× beard like ruffs that are 1× cloaks and ruffs plumes and 1× collars and ruffs of fine 1× rings or ruffs 1× safe south ruffs a small 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the base 1× if west covers 1× starch was widely 1× the ability to 1× the game is 1× the stark bold 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a crossruff 1× dummy making five 1× like medieval woodcuts 1× on galarian meowth 1× rings or ruffs 1× trick or two 1×

Words around Ruffs

Just before it in the word index:

rufford 3 ruffo 4 ruffner 4 ruffling 6 ruffles 35 ruffled 76

Just after it in the word index:

rufftown 3 ruffy 3 rufiange 2 rufina 5 rufino 10 rufinus 21

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Ruffs

  • In this selection, "ruffs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, south, couple, plumes and two stand out and add context to how "ruffs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a couple ruffs also may and ace and ruffs two black. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ruffs" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ruffs

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

The stark, bold illustrations, featuring characters in cloaks and ruffs, plumes and doublets, look like medieval woodcuts. (17 words)

If West covers, South takes the ace and ruffs two black-suit losers in dummy, making five. (17 words)

Their design was inspired by Norwegian Forest cats that have the kind of beard-like ruffs that are seen on Galarian Meowth. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The game is now safe: South ruffs a small club with a dummy's trump, then ruffs a diamond in hand for an entry back, and ruffs the last club in dummy (sometimes described as a crossruff ). (37 words)

The ability to reach dummy with a couple ruffs also may allow the declarer to take a couple finesses or execute a squeeze that otherwise would not be possible, and which might yield another trick or two. (37 words)

Starch was widely used in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries to stiffen the wide collars and ruffs of fine linen which surrounded the necks of the well-to-do. (31 words)

Example sentences (7)

The game is now safe: South ruffs a small club with a dummy's trump, then ruffs a diamond in hand for an entry back, and ruffs the last club in dummy (sometimes described as a crossruff ).

Their design was inspired by Norwegian Forest cats that have the kind of beard-like ruffs that are seen on Galarian Meowth.

The stark, bold illustrations, featuring characters in cloaks and ruffs, plumes and doublets, look like medieval woodcuts.

If West covers, South takes the ace and ruffs two black-suit losers in dummy, making five.

At the base is a bulb that bears universal veil remnants in the form of two to four distinct rings or ruffs.

Starch was widely used in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries to stiffen the wide collars and ruffs of fine linen which surrounded the necks of the well-to-do.

The ability to reach dummy with a couple ruffs also may allow the declarer to take a couple finesses or execute a squeeze that otherwise would not be possible, and which might yield another trick or two.

Common combinations with ruffs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ruffs" in a sentence?
An example: "The game is now safe: South ruffs a small club with a dummy's trump, then ruffs a diamond in hand for an entry back, and ruffs the last club in dummy (sometimes described as a crossruff )." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "ruffs" from authentic English texts.
What does "ruffs" mean?
Ruffs means: plural of ruff
How many example sentences with "ruffs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "ruffs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.