On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Twine. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as twist or distort and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Twine meaning
- A twist; a convolution.
- A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
- The act of twining or winding round.
Synonyms of Twine
Using Twine
- The main meaning on this page is: A twist; a convolution. | A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string. | The act of twining or winding round.
- Useful related words include: twist, distort, circle, encircle.
- In the example corpus, twine often appears in combinations such as: twine and, of twine, the twine.
Context around Twine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Twine
- In this selection, "twine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, flax, braided, garden, used, meanwhile and needs stand out and add context to how "twine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ball of twine for putting and bit of twine adams recalls. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "twine" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with twine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Twine's kick goes out of play. (7 words)
The jars are secured with a lid and a muslin cloth, tied together with twine. (15 words)
She brushed the dirt away and lifted up a bulky, heavy sack and unwound the twine. (16 words)
Twine arrived with a glowing reputation for the quality of his set-pieces, but his only free-kick goal came in the 3-0 win over Cardiff City in mid-December, and he says the difference in balls between Premier League and EFL didn't help. (46 words)
Although fragile, the construction is clear: it is made of bast fibre (almost certainly flax ) twine; the cords are braided in a 10-strand elliptical sennit and the cradle seems to have been woven from the same lengths of twine used to form the cords. (45 words)
The farm will supply a saw if you need one, but she also advises to bring a tarp and a ball of twine for putting the tree in the trunk of the car, or on the roof. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although fragile, the construction is clear: it is made of bast fibre (almost certainly flax ) twine; the cords are braided in a 10-strand elliptical sennit and the cradle seems to have been woven from the same lengths of twine used to form the cords.
The bone tip is fastened to a length of braided twine meanwhile; the hunter held the other end of the twine in his hand.
She brushed the dirt away and lifted up a bulky, heavy sack and unwound the twine.
The farm will supply a saw if you need one, but she also advises to bring a tarp and a ball of twine for putting the tree in the trunk of the car, or on the roof.
We’re expecting Mitch Marner to keep shooting the puck, picking Alex Killorn to get on the board and selecting Corey Perry to tickle the twine.
All you need is a strip of cotton from an old T-shirt or a piece of garden twine (needs to be natural fibre, not plastic or nylon), and a container of water.
On a power play, defenceman Bryce Pickford fired a shot from the point that found twine at 3:19 for the lead.
So far in January, City have signed Billy Sharp, Pandur and Fabio Carvalho while Scott Twine has been the sole high-profile departure from Rosenior's squad.
Speaking after the meeting, Mr Twine said: “There was a realisation within the parish forum that the national park authority was not the body that makes decision with regard to local transport or indeed school transport.
The jars are secured with a lid and a muslin cloth, tied together with twine.
Then, after Redfield robbed Douris, Olson got in the scoring fun, taking a pass from Brown and tickling the twine with 8:55 left, pushing the lead to 6-3.
Twine arrived with a glowing reputation for the quality of his set-pieces, but his only free-kick goal came in the 3-0 win over Cardiff City in mid-December, and he says the difference in balls between Premier League and EFL didn't help.
Twine's kick goes out of play.
You can use these holes to rig up the pot with some twine and hang it in your garden if you choose.
A doll in that context was two pieces of wood crossed to make a body and arms, and then held together with a little bit of twine,” Adams recalls.
Criss-cross the legs and use a piece of butcher’s twine to tie them together at the ends, just above the joint.
Even the most basic twine will work for a rugged look, or you can paint it using craft glue for a brighter look.
I’m all about this black twine and gold mousey combo, obviously: stylish, slick, obviously belonging to a magic cat.
Investigators would discover her mother, Penny, had driven to a secluded location, in the dark, tackled Karissa, and, strangled her with a piece of twine.
She commended Twine and Cordage for adhering to the recommended Covid-19 health measures to ensure that the pandemic is prevented from spreading.
Common combinations with twine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- twine and 9×
- of twine 7×
- the twine 7×
- twine to 4×
- twine with 3×
- or twine 3×
- twine the 2×
- braided twine 2×
- found twine 2×
- with twine 2×