Skittles is an English word with synonyms like ninepins or bowling. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Skittles meaning
- A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible.
- An informal form of chess played without a clock.
Using Skittles
- The main meaning on this page is: A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible. | An informal form of chess played without a clock.
- Useful related words include: ninepins, bowling.
- In the example corpus, skittles often appears in combinations such as: like skittles, skittles or, skittles is.
Context around Skittles
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skittles
- In this selection, "skittles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, biodegradable, old, waffled, packaging and room stand out and add context to how "skittles" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bag of skittles and bag of skittles or adorable. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skittles" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skittles
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sweet Skittles is waiting to find her forever home. (9 words)
He will rephrase it asking if you like Skittles and the rainbow. (12 words)
On immigration, during the 2016 campaign Don Jr. Syrian migrants to poisoned skittles. (13 words)
As well as enjoying the soothing benefits of music, a dedicated team of activities co-ordinators ensure residents also have access to a range of fun and stimulating activities, such as regular arts and crafts, chair yoga, playing darts or skittles. (41 words)
Waffle irons are relatively cheap, cook food quickly, and give it an even crunch, and opening a lid to reveal waffled Skittles or cheeseburgers makes a great visual on video-driven social media. (33 words)
No longer does Toontown feel like a place designed by Roger Rabbit while amped up on too many Red Bulls and binge-eating a king-size bag of Skittles. (29 words)
I could carry on in this fashion, a journalist playing skittles with Westminster’s failed resolutions and asking Dude, where’s my utopia? (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
Confectionery giant Mars-Wrigley has announced the roll-out of biodegradable Skittles packaging in the United States.
He will rephrase it asking if you like Skittles and the rainbow.
In 2022, Harry Styles was pelted with Skittles during one of his Love on Tour shows in Los Angeles and also sustained an eye injury.
Julie added: “The old skittles room has been knocked through so everything is now part of one big pub and that has really given it the wow factor.
No longer does Toontown feel like a place designed by Roger Rabbit while amped up on too many Red Bulls and binge-eating a king-size bag of Skittles.
Waffle irons are relatively cheap, cook food quickly, and give it an even crunch, and opening a lid to reveal waffled Skittles or cheeseburgers makes a great visual on video-driven social media.
While other stars became the spokespeople for random brands of car insurance, Lynch sponsored Skittles, a product he was known to love.
Mars Wrigley is responsible for a range of chocolates including M&Ms, Snickers, Skittles and of course Mars bars.
Sweet Skittles is waiting to find her forever home.
With May coming to an end, Pride Month is just around the corner and once again, Skittles is celebrating.
I could carry on in this fashion, a journalist playing skittles with Westminster’s failed resolutions and asking Dude, where’s my utopia?
Skittles is one of a flock of Scarlet Macaws that fly free around the park near Hayle for up to four hours a day.
That way you’re still giving your neighborhood children that extra bag of Skittles or adorable mini notepad.
Vegan ingredients — dairy-free milk chocolate and gelatin-free Skittles, for instance — are also in vogue.
As well as enjoying the soothing benefits of music, a dedicated team of activities co-ordinators ensure residents also have access to a range of fun and stimulating activities, such as regular arts and crafts, chair yoga, playing darts or skittles.
Getting people excited about candy helps “keep consumers engaged,” said LeBel, and makes sure that they keep coming back to products like Skittles.
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Officials said the driver wove along the road, knocking people down “like skittles”, for a distance of at least 2km.
On immigration, during the 2016 campaign Don Jr. Syrian migrants to poisoned skittles.
The top sellers nationwide were Skittles, M&M's, and Snickers — see which candy is your state's favorite.
Common combinations with skittles
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- like skittles 3×
- skittles or 3×
- skittles is 3×
- skittles and 2×
- with skittles 2×
- of skittles 2×
- skittles for 2×