Turnbuckle is an English word with synonyms like coupling or coupler. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Turnbuckle meaning
- A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points connected in screw threads.
- A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together.
- The area at either end of a bench where the edge of the glass is padded and meets the boards at a right angle.
Using Turnbuckle
- The main meaning on this page is: A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points connected in screw threads. | A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. | The area at either end of a bench where the edge of the glass is padded and meets the boards at a right angle.
- Useful related words include: coupling, coupler.
- In the example corpus, turnbuckle often appears in combinations such as: the turnbuckle, top turnbuckle, turnbuckle and.
Context around Turnbuckle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 11 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Turnbuckle
- In this selection, "turnbuckle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, top, exposed, middle, pad and followed stand out and add context to how "turnbuckle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the exposed turnbuckle and the second turnbuckle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "turnbuckle" sits close to words such as aarp, abdi and abuzz, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with turnbuckle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Edge hit the second turnbuckle. (5 words)
Billie ran head-first into the exposed turnbuckle! (8 words)
Yano had the upper hand and undid a turnbuckle pad. (10 words)
It’s kind of like, okay, grab my arm and turn the turnbuckle or and and we’re talking and, the people can’t hear us, but we’re talking and we’re calling stuff all the time. (38 words)
Feroz hit Turner with the double knees and a meateora for a two count but the force of Turner’s kick out sent Feroz into the second turnbuckle. (28 words)
Hayes went for a pump kick that showed light, so Crews powered up and and unleashed, Irish whipping Crews into the corner with the exposed turnbuckle. (26 words)
Billie ran head-first into the exposed turnbuckle! (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
In most promotions, the wrestler to be tagged in must be touching the turnbuckle on their corner, or a cloth strap attached to the turnbuckle.
Ali drove Rollins into the corner and climbed the turnbuckle, but Rollins knocked him down with three elbow strikes to the back.
Cage kicked him in the face as Zach’s head was trapped in the turnbuckle, so Zach did the same move to Cage.
Edge hit the second turnbuckle.
Feroz hit Turner with the double knees and a meateora for a two count but the force of Turner’s kick out sent Feroz into the second turnbuckle.
Hayes went for a pump kick that showed light, so Crews powered up and and unleashed, Irish whipping Crews into the corner with the exposed turnbuckle.
He went at Hayes in a corner and set him up on the second turnbuckle for a suplex.
It’s kind of like, okay, grab my arm and turn the turnbuckle or and and we’re talking and, the people can’t hear us, but we’re talking and we’re calling stuff all the time.
Kenny Omega delivered a brutal DDT on the top turnbuckle to Ospreay.
Kushida hit a Flatliner into the middle turnbuckle, and he tagged in Tama at 6:00.
Ricochet nailed Dominik’s head into the turnbuckle and cracked him with a roundhouse kick.
Saint looked to continue with the momentum but James awkwardly dropped Saint on the top turnbuckle to stop Saint in her tracks.
Sikoa shoved Ford off the top turnbuckle before finishing Dawkins with the Samoan Spike.
The Dughementday showed up at ringside just in time for Dominik to flip Rey into the ropes, his head landing hard on the bottom turnbuckle.
When the show returned, Ruby broke free by running Storm into the turnbuckle, followed by a series of Saito Suplexes.
Yano had the upper hand and undid a turnbuckle pad.
Andrade tries the double knees in the corner but Nakamura avoids it and Andrade wipes out after Nakamura also removed a turnbuckle pad.
Billie ran head-first into the exposed turnbuckle!
Both men fell off the top turnbuckle, but quickly got back up to exchange right hands.
Dash and O’Reilly cleared out, but as Fish and Dawson went up the turnbuckle, O’Reilly blocked a superplex.
Common combinations with turnbuckle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: