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How do you use Tinhorn in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Tinhorn in a sentence

Tinhorn meaning

Cheap, inferior; pretentious.

Using Tinhorn

  • The main meaning on this page is: Cheap, inferior; pretentious.
  • In the example corpus, tinhorn often appears in combinations such as: tinhorn creek.

Context around Tinhorn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 36 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

themselves 1× says 1×

Often after:

creek 2× dictators 1×

Sentence patterns with Tinhorn

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

he says tinhorn creek will 1× made themselves tinhorn dictators to 1× water from tinhorn creek and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

across the nation 1× he says tinhorn 1× would contain water 1×

Common sentence endings:

alberta sales elsewhere 1× in that area 1× of the classrooms 1×

Words around Tinhorn

Just before it in the word index:

tinh 6 tingz 2 tingyun 4 tingyi 2 tinguely 3 tingting 5

Just after it in the word index:

tini 6 tinian 27 tinie 4 tinier 7 tiniest 82 tinio 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Tinhorn

  • In this selection, "tinhorn" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 36 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, themselves, says, creek and dictators stand out and add context to how "tinhorn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include he says tinhorn creek will and made themselves tinhorn dictators to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tinhorn" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tinhorn

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

Across the nation, localities and school systems with no history of intentional racial discrimination were commandeered by federal judges who made themselves tinhorn dictators to control every aspect of the classrooms. (31 words)

Would contain water from *Tinhorn Creek and Reed Creek – both of which will form a confluence on the north side of Rd 9. A temporary road has been installed for improvements to drainage in that area. (36 words)

He says Tinhorn Creek will focus on selling more wine to the B.C. market in the short-term, but hopes the so-called wine war is short-lived because it would be difficult to make up the Alberta sales elsewhere. (41 words)

Longer example sentences

He says Tinhorn Creek will focus on selling more wine to the B.C. market in the short-term, but hopes the so-called wine war is short-lived because it would be difficult to make up the Alberta sales elsewhere. (41 words)

Would contain water from *Tinhorn Creek and Reed Creek – both of which will form a confluence on the north side of Rd 9. A temporary road has been installed for improvements to drainage in that area. (36 words)

Across the nation, localities and school systems with no history of intentional racial discrimination were commandeered by federal judges who made themselves tinhorn dictators to control every aspect of the classrooms. (31 words)

Example sentences (3)

Across the nation, localities and school systems with no history of intentional racial discrimination were commandeered by federal judges who made themselves tinhorn dictators to control every aspect of the classrooms.

Would contain water from *Tinhorn Creek and Reed Creek – both of which will form a confluence on the north side of Rd 9. A temporary road has been installed for improvements to drainage in that area.

He says Tinhorn Creek will focus on selling more wine to the B.C. market in the short-term, but hopes the so-called wine war is short-lived because it would be difficult to make up the Alberta sales elsewhere.

Common combinations with tinhorn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tinhorn" in a sentence?
An example: "Across the nation, localities and school systems with no history of intentional racial discrimination were commandeered by federal judges who made themselves tinhorn dictators to control every aspect of the classrooms." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "tinhorn" from authentic English texts.
What does "tinhorn" mean?
Tinhorn means: Cheap, inferior; pretentious.
How many example sentences with "tinhorn" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "tinhorn", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.