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Thimbles in a sentence

Related words

Thimbles | Thimble

Thimbles meaning

plural of thimble

Using Thimbles

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of thimble

Context around Thimbles

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ceramic 1× using 1×

Often after:

artificial 1×

Sentence patterns with Thimbles

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

instead of thimbles 1× like ceramic thimbles 1× taking on thimbles and shot 1× thimbles are not 1× while using thimbles artificial finger 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

additionally katz uses 1× ok that may 1× the tips of 1× the wind was 1× thimbles are not 1×

Common sentence endings:

bend and play 1× instead of thimbles 1× keeping fingers safe 1× like ceramic thimbles 1× wave which passed 1×

Words around Thimbles

Just before it in the word index:

thimblerow 2 thimble 19 thilo 5 thillana 2 thill 6 thile 3

Just after it in the word index:

thimerosal 4 thimmapur 2 thimodya 2 thimphu 88 thimpu 2 thin 2.438

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Thimbles

  • In this selection, "thimbles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ceramic, using and artificial stand out and add context to how "thimbles" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include instead of thimbles and like ceramic thimbles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thimbles" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thimbles

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

Additionally, Katz uses fingerpicks instead of thimbles. (7 words)

Thimbles are not required but are good for keeping fingers safe. (11 words)

OK, that may be worse – it makes them sound like ceramic thimbles. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

The wind was now coming from the south, pushing with it small waves broadside, forcing us to paddle in the troughs and taking on thimbles and shot glasses of water for every wave which passed. (35 words)

The tips of his fingers were severed in a steel factory, citation and while using thimbles (artificial finger tips) he found that standard guitar strings were too difficult to bend and play. (32 words)

OK, that may be worse – it makes them sound like ceramic thimbles. (12 words)

Example sentences (5)

The wind was now coming from the south, pushing with it small waves broadside, forcing us to paddle in the troughs and taking on thimbles and shot glasses of water for every wave which passed.

OK, that may be worse – it makes them sound like ceramic thimbles.

Additionally, Katz uses fingerpicks instead of thimbles.

The tips of his fingers were severed in a steel factory, citation and while using thimbles (artificial finger tips) he found that standard guitar strings were too difficult to bend and play.

Thimbles are not required but are good for keeping fingers safe.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thimbles" in a sentence?
An example: "The wind was now coming from the south, pushing with it small waves broadside, forcing us to paddle in the troughs and taking on thimbles and shot glasses of water for every wave which passed." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "thimbles" from authentic English texts.
What does "thimbles" mean?
Thimbles means: plural of thimble
How many example sentences with "thimbles" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "thimbles", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.