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Explore Sackbutts through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Sackbutts in a sentence

Sackbutts meaning

plural of sackbutt

Using Sackbutts

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of sackbutt

Context around Sackbutts

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

playing 1×

Often after:

shawms 1×

Sentence patterns with Sackbutts

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

players playing sackbutts shawms and 1× resembling the sackbutts that often 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

its upper register 1× most wind bands 1×

Common sentence endings:

doubling on recorder 1× often accompanied it 1×

Words around Sackbutts

Just before it in the word index:

sackbuts 5 sackbut 11 sackboy 7 sackable 3 sack 797 sachverhalt 3

Just after it in the word index:

sackcloth 4 sacked 985 sacker 4 sackets 2 sackett 18 sackey 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Sackbutts

  • In this selection, "sackbutts" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, playing and shawms stand out and add context to how "sackbutts" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include players playing sackbutts shawms and and resembling the sackbutts that often. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sackbutts" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sackbutts

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

Most wind bands consisted of players playing sackbutts, shawms, and other loud instruments doubling on recorder. (16 words)

Its upper register sounded somewhat like a trumpet or modern cornet, the lower register resembling the sackbutts that often accompanied it. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Its upper register sounded somewhat like a trumpet or modern cornet, the lower register resembling the sackbutts that often accompanied it. (21 words)

Most wind bands consisted of players playing sackbutts, shawms, and other loud instruments doubling on recorder. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

Its upper register sounded somewhat like a trumpet or modern cornet, the lower register resembling the sackbutts that often accompanied it.

Most wind bands consisted of players playing sackbutts, shawms, and other loud instruments doubling on recorder.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sackbutts" in a sentence?
An example: "Its upper register sounded somewhat like a trumpet or modern cornet, the lower register resembling the sackbutts that often accompanied it." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "sackbutts" from authentic English texts.
What does "sackbutts" mean?
Sackbutts means: plural of sackbutt
How many example sentences with "sackbutts" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "sackbutts", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.