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Explore Skinks through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Skinks in a sentence

Related words

Skinks | Skink

Skinks meaning

plural of skink

Using Skinks

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

Context around Skinks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

two 1×

Often after:

family 1×

Sentence patterns with Skinks

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

ancestor of skinks and humans 1× geckos and skinks in abundance 1× island two skinks a gecko 1× skinks are probably 1× skinks family scincidae 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

pelycosaurs were descended 1× skinks are probably 1× skinks family scincidae 1× species extinction continued 1× the 11 endemic 1×

Common sentence endings:

and a bat 1× aren t they 1× excluded monophyletic group 1× skinks in abundance 1× to varying degrees 1×

Words around Skinks

Just before it in the word index:

skink 5 skinheads 39 skinhead 22 skinflint 3 skincoin 3 skinceuticals 7

Just after it in the word index:

skinless 8 skinn 2 skinnebach 2 skinned 231 skinner 279 skinnergate 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Skinks

  • In this selection, "skinks" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two and family stand out and add context to how "skinks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ancestor of skinks and humans and geckos and skinks in abundance. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "skinks" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with skinks

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

Skinks are probably edible aren't they? (7 words)

Skinks (family Scincidae) also have evolved a bony secondary palate, to varying degrees. (13 words)

The 11 endemic reptile species include a giant gecko ( Tarentola gigas), and there are other geckos and skinks in abundance. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Pelycosaurs were descended from the last common ancestor of skinks and humans, so vivipary could be paraphyletic only if the pelycosaurs were part of an excluded monophyletic group. (28 words)

Species extinction continued, including a freshwater Georgia snail and, on Australia’s Christmas Island, two skinks, a gecko and a bat. (21 words)

The 11 endemic reptile species include a giant gecko ( Tarentola gigas), and there are other geckos and skinks in abundance. (20 words)

Question examples

Skinks are probably edible aren't they? (7 words)

Example sentences (5)

Skinks are probably edible aren't they?

Species extinction continued, including a freshwater Georgia snail and, on Australia’s Christmas Island, two skinks, a gecko and a bat.

Pelycosaurs were descended from the last common ancestor of skinks and humans, so vivipary could be paraphyletic only if the pelycosaurs were part of an excluded monophyletic group.

Skinks (family Scincidae) also have evolved a bony secondary palate, to varying degrees.

The 11 endemic reptile species include a giant gecko ( Tarentola gigas), and there are other geckos and skinks in abundance.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "skinks" in a sentence?
An example: "Skinks are probably edible aren't they?" This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "skinks" from authentic English texts.
What does "skinks" mean?
Skinks means: plural of skink
How many example sentences with "skinks" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "skinks", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.