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

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Spooners in a sentence

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Spooners | Spooner

Spooners meaning

plural of spooner

Using Spooners

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of spooner
  • In the example corpus, spooners often appears in combinations such as: wooden spooners.

Context around Spooners

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wooden 2×

Often after:

simply 1×

Sentence patterns with Spooners

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

2017 wooden spooners have ended 1× being wooden spooners simply because 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the 2017 wooden 1× they were saved 1×

Common sentence endings:

influenced the club 1× worse than them 1×

Words around Spooners

Just before it in the word index:

spoonerisms 3 spoonerism 8 spooner 45 spooned 14 spoonbills 3 spoon 401

Just after it in the word index:

spooney 2 spoonful 52 spoonfuls 13 spoonhour 4 spooning 12 spoonman 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Spooners

  • In this selection, "spooners" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wooden and simply stand out and add context to how "spooners" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2017 wooden spooners have ended and being wooden spooners simply because. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spooners" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spooners

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

They were saved from being wooden spooners simply because their fellow 2015 finalists - FC Goa - were even worse than them. (20 words)

The 2017 wooden spooners have ended a 10-year absence from the finals in style and veteran Luke Hodge has been given plenty of plaudits for how he has influenced the club. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

The 2017 wooden spooners have ended a 10-year absence from the finals in style and veteran Luke Hodge has been given plenty of plaudits for how he has influenced the club. (32 words)

They were saved from being wooden spooners simply because their fellow 2015 finalists - FC Goa - were even worse than them. (20 words)

Example sentences (2)

The 2017 wooden spooners have ended a 10-year absence from the finals in style and veteran Luke Hodge has been given plenty of plaudits for how he has influenced the club.

They were saved from being wooden spooners simply because their fellow 2015 finalists - FC Goa - were even worse than them.

Common combinations with spooners

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spooners" in a sentence?
An example: "The 2017 wooden spooners have ended a 10-year absence from the finals in style and veteran Luke Hodge has been given plenty of plaudits for how he has influenced the club." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "spooners" from authentic English texts.
What does "spooners" mean?
Spooners means: plural of spooner
How many example sentences with "spooners" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "spooners", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.