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Skunkworks is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Skunkworks meaning

A loosely organized research and development team or facility.

Using Skunkworks

  • The main meaning on this page is: A loosely organized research and development team or facility.
  • In the example corpus, skunkworks often appears in combinations such as: skunkworks project.

Context around Skunkworks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

early 1×

Often after:

project 2× lab 1×

Sentence patterns with Skunkworks

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

an early skunkworks project horbaczewski 1× as a skunkworks project road 1× google s skunkworks lab area 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a skunkworks 1× google s skunkworks 1× in 2017 when 1×

Common sentence endings:

a commercialized product 1× algorithms recommended content 1× variety has learned 1×

Words around Skunkworks

Just before it in the word index:

skunks 35 skunkhour 4 skunked 5 skunk 95 skuna 2 skully 4

Just after it in the word index:

skuntank 2 skupski 8 skurfer 3 skurge 2 skurski 2 skus 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 abasi 8

Corpus analysis for Skunkworks

  • In this selection, "skunkworks" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, early, project and lab stand out and add context to how "skunkworks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an early skunkworks project horbaczewski and as a skunkworks project road. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "skunkworks" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with skunkworks

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

As a skunkworks project, Road Runner is unlikely to become a commercialized product. (13 words)

Google’s skunkworks lab Area 120 has been quietly testing an events-centric crowdfunding service for YouTubers, Variety has learned. (20 words)

In 2017, when Vody was an early skunkworks project, Horbaczewski and Houghton launched a consumer-facing Android app in Southeast Asia to test how well its algorithms recommended content. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

In 2017, when Vody was an early skunkworks project, Horbaczewski and Houghton launched a consumer-facing Android app in Southeast Asia to test how well its algorithms recommended content. (29 words)

Google’s skunkworks lab Area 120 has been quietly testing an events-centric crowdfunding service for YouTubers, Variety has learned. (20 words)

As a skunkworks project, Road Runner is unlikely to become a commercialized product. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

In 2017, when Vody was an early skunkworks project, Horbaczewski and Houghton launched a consumer-facing Android app in Southeast Asia to test how well its algorithms recommended content.

Google’s skunkworks lab Area 120 has been quietly testing an events-centric crowdfunding service for YouTubers, Variety has learned.

As a skunkworks project, Road Runner is unlikely to become a commercialized product.

Common combinations with skunkworks

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "skunkworks" in a sentence?
An example: "In 2017, when Vody was an early skunkworks project, Horbaczewski and Houghton launched a consumer-facing Android app in Southeast Asia to test how well its algorithms recommended content." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "skunkworks" from authentic English texts.
What does "skunkworks" mean?
Skunkworks means: A loosely organized research and development team or facility.
How many example sentences with "skunkworks" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "skunkworks", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.