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Squeegee is an English word with synonyms like wipe. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Squeegee in a sentence

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Squeegee | Squeegees | Squeegeeing

Squeegee meaning

  1. A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle.
  2. A long-handled tool with a blade used for cleaning and/or drying surfaces, or for levelling paths, roadways, etc.

Synonyms of Squeegee

cleaning implement wipe pass over

Related words

Other words often associated with Squeegee or its synonyms:

pass skip drop neglect contact jump omit implement rub transit

Using Squeegee

  • The main meaning on this page is: A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle. | A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle. | A long-handled tool with a blade used for cleaning and/or drying surfaces, or for levelling paths, roadways, etc.
  • Useful related words include: cleaning implement, wipe, pass over.
  • In the example corpus, squeegee often appears in combinations such as: squeegee kids, the squeegee, so-called squeegee.

Context around Squeegee

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

window 1× panhandlers 1× broom 1×

Often after:

kids 5× rubber 1× puddles 1× comes 1× cleaner 1× car 1× kid 1× inside 1×

Sentence patterns with Squeegee

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

so called squeegee kids is 2× are a squeegee a mesh 1× built in squeegee and heating 1× by a squeegee kid on 1× district with squeegee kids 1× foot window squeegee cleaner kit 1× had to squeegee puddles of 1× of a squeegee 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a debate over 2× baltimore leaders are 1× course officials have 1× grand forks country 1× mitclear 12 foot 1× mr davis frequents 1×

Common sentence endings:

with race relations 2× a different story 1× and a stencil 1× and heating capabilities 1× city s tourism 1× comes into use 1×

Words around Squeegee

Just before it in the word index:

squeamishness 3 squeamish 33 squeals 12 squealing 23 squealer 9 squealed 9

Just after it in the word index:

squeegeeing 2 squeegees 3 squeeze 604 squeezebox 5 squeezed 306 squeezers 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Squeegee

  • In this selection, "squeegee" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, window, panhandlers, broom, kids, rubber and puddles stand out and add context to how "squeegee" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include so called squeegee kids is and are a squeegee a mesh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "squeegee" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with squeegee

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

Squeegee kids are not an uncommon sight in Baltimore. (9 words)

It's at this point that the squeegee comes into use. (11 words)

The essential tools required are a squeegee, a mesh fabric, a frame, and a stencil. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Mitclear 12 Foot Window Squeegee Cleaner Kit is one of the top-rated options on the online retail giant's website when it comes to home window cleaning gadgets - and among the cheapest too, with a price tag of £30. (40 words)

The gentrification and marketing of New York was preceded by a war on tramps, panhandlers, squeegee car cleaners, graffiti painters and sex workers – all considered by then mayor Rudy Giuliani to constitute a threat to urban order. (37 words)

Screenprinting (occasionally known as "silkscreen", or "serigraphy") creates prints by using a fabric stencil technique; ink is simply pushed through the stencil against the surface of the paper, most often with the aid of a squeegee. (36 words)

Example sentences (18)

The operator then uses a squeegee (rubber blade) to move the mesh down to the substrate and pushes the squeegee to the rear of the screen.

Course officials have at times had to squeegee puddles of water that gathered on several fairways.

It's at this point that the squeegee comes into use.

Mitclear 12 Foot Window Squeegee Cleaner Kit is one of the top-rated options on the online retail giant's website when it comes to home window cleaning gadgets - and among the cheapest too, with a price tag of £30.

A debate over Baltimore's so-called squeegee kids is reaching a crescendo as the city grapples with issues of crime and poverty and a complicated history with race relations.

A debate over Baltimore’s so-called squeegee kids is reaching a crescendo as the city grapples with issues of crime and poverty and a complicated history with race relations.

Baltimore leaders are responding after comments by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan suggested that squeegee kids are hurting the city’s tourism.

Grand Forks Country Club workers and member volunteers use a squeegee during flood cleanup on the golf course on Thursday.

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Mr. Davis frequents the area of Charles Street & North Avenue, as well as the central district with squeegee kids.

The gentrification and marketing of New York was preceded by a war on tramps, panhandlers, squeegee car cleaners, graffiti painters and sex workers – all considered by then mayor Rudy Giuliani to constitute a threat to urban order.

You have proof an innocent man driving most likely to work beaten down by a squeegee kid on video tells a different story.

Pour the sealer out of the bucket and spread it around using a push broom squeegee.

Save yourself the headache (and backache!) before your morning commute, and allow the Heated Auto Ice Scraper to melt your windshield and windows clean thanks to its built-in squeegee and heating capabilities.

Squeegee kids are not an uncommon sight in Baltimore.

Printing technique Screen Printers use a silkscreen like this Screenstretch version, a squeegee, and hinge clamps to screen print their designs.

Rotary screen printing A development of screen printing with flat screens from 1963 was to wrap the screen around to form a tube, with the ink supply and squeegee inside the tube.

Screenprinting (occasionally known as "silkscreen", or "serigraphy") creates prints by using a fabric stencil technique; ink is simply pushed through the stencil against the surface of the paper, most often with the aid of a squeegee.

The essential tools required are a squeegee, a mesh fabric, a frame, and a stencil.

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Common combinations with squeegee

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "squeegee" in a sentence?
An example: "The operator then uses a squeegee (rubber blade) to move the mesh down to the substrate and pushes the squeegee to the rear of the screen." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "squeegee" from authentic English texts.
What does "squeegee" mean?
Squeegee means: A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle.
What are synonyms of "squeegee"?
Common synonyms of "squeegee" include: cleaning implement, wipe, pass over.
How many example sentences with "squeegee" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "squeegee", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.