Tinker is an English word with synonyms like work or monkey. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tinker in a sentence
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Tinker meaning
- An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
- A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.
- A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
Synonyms of Tinker
Using Tinker
- The main meaning on this page is: An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal. | A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy. | A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
- Useful related words include: work, monkey around, monkey, potter.
- In the example corpus, tinker often appears in combinations such as: tinker with, to tinker, tinker bell.
Context around Tinker
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tinker
- In this selection, "tinker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, beth, sinead, former, bell, stations and tailor stand out and add context to how "tinker" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a former tinker was arrested and a m tinker stations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tinker" sits close to words such as abeokuta, abstained and accenture, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tinker
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Which Disney Franchises Is Tinker Bell In? (7 words)
Thry really don't give a tinker's t055. (9 words)
Come tinker at our S.T.E.A.M. tinker stations! (11 words)
For example, in "Robin Hood and the Tinker" and several other tales, the quarterstaff is the weapon in hand as the two engage in a duel, as the Tinker was apparently sent to bring Robin Hood to justice at the hands of the Sheriff of Nottingham. (46 words)
Sometimes when an eminent producer is tasked with a project like this, there is a tendency to over-tinker, to impose their own sonic vision to such a degree that it once again drowns out the band’s own work through overcorrection. (42 words)
Enthusiasts might want to tinker with this further, engaging AMD's PBO mechanism to gain further boosts for gaming and productivity which would further exacerbate the need for having quality cooling in play for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. (38 words)
Which Disney Franchises Is Tinker Bell In? (7 words)
Come tinker at our S.T.E.A.M. tinker stations! (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
She has also come under fire from Beth Tinker for having feelings for Daniel Osborne, who was married to her late niece Sinead Tinker.
Come tinker at our S.T.E.A.M. tinker stations!
For example, in "Robin Hood and the Tinker" and several other tales, the quarterstaff is the weapon in hand as the two engage in a duel, as the Tinker was apparently sent to bring Robin Hood to justice at the hands of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Enthusiasts might want to tinker with this further, engaging AMD's PBO mechanism to gain further boosts for gaming and productivity which would further exacerbate the need for having quality cooling in play for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
For those who don’t want to tinker with their pipes, there are countertop water filters which offer a more streamlined way to drink cleaner, purer water.
Howe has been reluctant to tinker with his settled side in recent weeks following a lengthy unbeaten run in the Premier League.
In the interim, Buet rose through the Studiocanal ranks to become president of distribution and marketing from 2015 to 2017, overseeing the rollout strategies for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy among other major films.
Players will be given little information as they must improvise their way through visual tasks and tinker with physics-based moves.
Sometimes when an eminent producer is tasked with a project like this, there is a tendency to over-tinker, to impose their own sonic vision to such a degree that it once again drowns out the band’s own work through overcorrection.
Speaking ahead of Mumbai Indians’ last league game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Suryakumar said he didn’t tinker with his technique during the mini-bad patch.
Synan, who is president at Pittsburgh manufacturing company F. Tinker & Sons, has served two terms as mayor.
The Bunyan family were its most famous residents and John, a former tinker, was arrested a couple of miles away in Harlington village after refusing to stop giving sermons in the local area.
The coach said he’ll definitely “tinker” with how he moves around Bertuzzi, who can play both wings.
The DualSense has been good, and it was fun to tinker with it in Asto’s Playroom, but it’s the lack of exclusive games that appeal to me which has been the worst thing about this console.
Thry really don't give a tinker's t055.
Tinker Air Force Base officials have engaged with our people following the recent losses of life and has a network of helping agencies to include mental health counselors, chaplains, and Military Family Readiness professionals,' she added.
We will continue to tinker with this over the next few print editions and thank everyone in advance for your patience.
Which Disney Franchises Is Tinker Bell In?
While Świątek has continued to test and tinker throughout the summer, Shelton settled on a personalized version of Ons by midyear.
Yara Shahidi appears in the cast as Tinker Bell, a fairy and Peter’s best friend.
Common combinations with tinker
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tinker with 42×
- to tinker 29×
- tinker bell 9×
- the tinker 6×
- tinker tailor 6×
- and tinker 6×
- tinker in 6×
- beth tinker 5×
- of tinker 5×
- as tinker 4×