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Tailbone is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tailbone in a sentence

Tailbone meaning

The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx.

Using Tailbone

  • The main meaning on this page is: The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx.
  • In the example corpus, tailbone often appears in combinations such as: the tailbone, my tailbone, your tailbone.

Context around Tailbone

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Tailbone

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

broke his tailbone 2× for my tailbone which was 1× fortunately my tailbone was there 1× from the tailbone are the 1× from the tailbone to the 1× from your tailbone one vertebrae 1× near the tailbone 1× pulling your tailbone back and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the arching 1× extending like a 1× fortunately my tailbone 1× he took a 1× inhale to prepare 1× kurt angle thought 1×

Common sentence endings:

broke his tailbone 2× 12 hours in 1× 40 000 babies 1× and urinary continence 1× break my fall 1× completely she says 1×

Words around Tailbone

Just before it in the word index:

tailbacks 36 tailback 40 tailang 4 tail 1.565 taikyu 2 taikonauts 2

Just after it in the word index:

tailboom 2 tailcoat 3 tailcoats 2 tailcone 3 taile 3 tailed 214

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Tailbone

  • In this selection, "tailbone" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include broke his tailbone and for my tailbone which was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tailbone" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tailbone

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

Kurt Angle thought he'd broke his tailbone. (8 words)

Fortunately my tailbone was there to break my fall. (9 words)

He took a nasty suplex on the concrete just prior to the glass moment and broke his tailbone. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Inhale to prepare, then exhale, and lift your hips - so roll up from your tailbone, one vertebrae at a time into a bridge, until you’re resting on your shoulder blades if you can - feel a nice hip extension. (39 words)

If this is you, she suggests pulling your tailbone back and then tipping it up — if you're a butt clencher, the crease will decrease or go away completely, she says. (31 words)

Teratomas growing from the tailbone are the most common type of tumour found in newborns and infants, although they are still rare, occurring in around one in 35-40,000 babies. (31 words)

Example sentences (9)

But the arching-back stretch was also most soothing for my tailbone, which was tired of supporting me by 12 hours in.

Fortunately my tailbone was there to break my fall.

If this is you, she suggests pulling your tailbone back and then tipping it up — if you're a butt clencher, the crease will decrease or go away completely, she says.

Inhale to prepare, then exhale, and lift your hips - so roll up from your tailbone, one vertebrae at a time into a bridge, until you’re resting on your shoulder blades if you can - feel a nice hip extension.

So-called teratomas are rare germ cell tumors containing several types of tissues and are usually found in the ovaries, testes and near the tailbone.

Extending like a hammock from the tailbone to the pubic bone they support the back, abdomen, bladder and bowel helping to maintain faecal and urinary continence.

Teratomas growing from the tailbone are the most common type of tumour found in newborns and infants, although they are still rare, occurring in around one in 35-40,000 babies.

He took a nasty suplex on the concrete just prior to the glass moment and broke his tailbone.

Kurt Angle thought he'd broke his tailbone.

Common combinations with tailbone

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tailbone" in a sentence?
An example: "But the arching-back stretch was also most soothing for my tailbone, which was tired of supporting me by 12 hours in." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "tailbone" from authentic English texts.
What does "tailbone" mean?
Tailbone means: The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx.
How many example sentences with "tailbone" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "tailbone", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.