Random word

Sleeves is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Less frequent word

Sleeves in a sentence

Sleeves | Sleeve

Sleeves meaning

plural of sleeve

Using Sleeves

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

Context around Sleeves

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sleeves

  • In this selection, "sleeves" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, long, swinging, kimono, mostly, screw and twist stand out and add context to how "sleeves" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include up their sleeves and along the sleeves and hem. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sleeves" sits close to words such as abrams, affirmed and altar, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sleeves

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Gloves and long sleeves are highly recommended. (7 words)

All you have to do is to roll up your sleeves and get the job done. (16 words)

But her son's treatment, already several years in, takes a lot of Canadians rolling up their sleeves. (18 words)

At the party in question, the Duke initially has the sleeves covered up with another jacket, but later, while enjoying a singing performance of a friend dressed up as Queen Elizabeth II, takes it off - much to the shock of two guests in the audience. (45 words)

And speaking of sinking, we must have tried a dozen drink mixes that didn’t work over the years, so it was a pleasant surprise to pour miniature sleeves of energizing cannabis drink mix into some water and watch it go bye-bye. (43 words)

Men's kimono sleeves are attached to the body of the kimono with no more than a few inches unattached at the bottom, unlike the women's style of very deep sleeves mostly unattached from the body of the kimono. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Furisode A young woman wearing a furisode kimono :( 振袖 main): furisode literally translates as swinging sleeves—the sleeves of furisode average between 39 and convert in length.

Men's kimono sleeves are attached to the body of the kimono with no more than a few inches unattached at the bottom, unlike the women's style of very deep sleeves mostly unattached from the body of the kimono.

The dresses had a flared skirt and wide, long sleeves, and were trimmed with buckskin fringes along the sleeves and hem.

The most distinctive feature of both colors of the jersey was the patches worn on both sleeves, which were a reproduction of the patches worn on the full-length sleeves of the 1937 jerseys.

These mechanisms may be either threaded sleeves ("screw-lock"), spring-loaded sleeves ("twist-lock"), magnetic levers ("Magnetron") or double-gates ("Twin-Gate").

All you have to do is to roll up your sleeves and get the job done.

And by opting for dressed with unique sleeves—these are underrated, y’all, they really enhance a look without making you uncomfortable or overexposed.

And speaking of sinking, we must have tried a dozen drink mixes that didn’t work over the years, so it was a pleasant surprise to pour miniature sleeves of energizing cannabis drink mix into some water and watch it go bye-bye.

Advertentie

Angela was tailored to perfection in an ivory jumpsuit, which featured a plunging V-neckline, long sleeves, cinched waist and wide-leg trouser.

At the party in question, the Duke initially has the sleeves covered up with another jacket, but later, while enjoying a singing performance of a friend dressed up as Queen Elizabeth II, takes it off - much to the shock of two guests in the audience.

Brigitte chose Louis Vuitton for her elegant floor-length frock with sheer sleeves and gem-encrusted cuffs and collar as she attended the event alongside President Macron.

But her son's treatment, already several years in, takes a lot of Canadians rolling up their sleeves.

Captains are delineated by three stripes on their sleeves in the era -- two thick, one dashed -- which slightly alters to a single thin band sandwiched between two thicker ones.

Check out her trendy look featuring black cargo pants paired with a sheer text-branded top with a beautiful message about self-love and matching sleeves.

Coco Rocha took to the rose-lined runway wearing a black-and-white printed pantsuit featuring dramatic ruffle sleeves, and accessorized with an Audrey Hepburn-style hat and sky-high stilettos.

Co-launching Intel in 1968, Moore was the rolled-up-sleeves engineer within a triumvirate of technology luminaries that eventually put "Intel Inside" processors in more than 80 per cent of the world's personal computers.

Crafted from a delicate lace, it features a ruffled trim, short flutter sleeves and a pretty tie-up front.

Figures from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood show council staff is leading all other councils in the area in terms of rolling up their sleeves.

Gloves and long sleeves are highly recommended.

He rolls up his sleeves to show me his weirdly hairless arms, which are bulging with 'perfect' veins thanks to his less than six per cent body fat – making blood-drawing easier.

Advertentie

Common combinations with sleeves

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sleeves" in a sentence?
An example: "Furisode A young woman wearing a furisode kimono :( 振袖 main): furisode literally translates as swinging sleeves—the sleeves of furisode average between 39 and convert in length." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sleeves" from authentic English texts.
What does "sleeves" mean?
Sleeves means: plural of sleeve
How many example sentences with "sleeves" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sleeves", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.