Wondering how to use Washboard in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as device or protection.
Washboard in a sentence
Washboard meaning
- A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
- Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
- A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
Synonyms of Washboard
Using Washboard
- The main meaning on this page is: A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed. | Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument. | A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
- Useful related words include: device, splashboard, protective covering, protective cover.
- In the example corpus, washboard often appears in combinations such as: washboard abs, her washboard, the washboard.
Context around Washboard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 13 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Washboard
- In this selection, "washboard" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rattling, achieve, abs, roads and jere stand out and add context to how "washboard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about her washboard abs doesn and and my washboard abs non. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "washboard" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with washboard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gotta get those washboard abs! (5 words)
Why didn’t have washboard abs? (6 words)
Other instruments include banjo, cello, guitar, harmonica and washboard. (9 words)
If you read the Tele often, you know that exercise and I are not friends, however, with a holiday coming up and my washboard abs non-existent, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to start getting myself in some sort of shape. (42 words)
Leaving the prior checkpoint of Rohn, mushers steeled themselves for what Iditarod officials described as the worst moguls in the history of the race, comparing the stretch to a washboard with 4-foot-high bumps. (35 words)
If you have a taste for adventure and don’t mind brain-rattling washboard roads, head out to Death Valley’s Racetrack, one of the national park’s most famous sights. (31 words)
Why didn’t have washboard abs? (6 words)
Ask yourself: What sort of person is able to achieve washboard abs? (12 words)
Gotta get those washboard abs! (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
But it was the casting that really captured viewers' imaginations - particularly Gorka's performance as Ken with his double denim and washboard abs.
In the movies, Jolie flaunted her washboard abs and curves like a pro and wore outfits with too much revelation.
Leaving the prior checkpoint of Rohn, mushers steeled themselves for what Iditarod officials described as the worst moguls in the history of the race, comparing the stretch to a washboard with 4-foot-high bumps.
One picture showed Emily gazing at the camera while her milkmaid-style crop top bared her washboard abs.
The animal lover showed off her washboard abs whilst she made the most of her stunning surroundings.
Wearing a plunging black crop top with matching leggings, Christine looked relaxed as she flashed her washboard abs.
Why didn’t have washboard abs?
A low scooped neckline gave fans a generous view of her décolletage and the hem cropped just below the bust to expose her washboard abs.
If you have a taste for adventure and don’t mind brain-rattling washboard roads, head out to Death Valley’s Racetrack, one of the national park’s most famous sights.
If you read the Tele often, you know that exercise and I are not friends, however, with a holiday coming up and my washboard abs non-existent, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to start getting myself in some sort of shape.
In her latest picture, she was seen flaunting her washboard abs on Instagram.
The ensemble allowed her to flaunt her washboard abs, and the outfit hugged all of her curves to their best advantage.
Trump greets the world dressed in Rocky Balboa’s washboard abs.
Ask yourself: What sort of person is able to achieve washboard abs?
Ellen continued working and still is a hostess and an occasional musical contributor on the washboard.
Gotta get those washboard abs!
Just listened to “Perfect Woman” by Jimmy Pines and Washboard Jere.
Notably, this new piece about her “washboard abs” doesn’t say anything about a pregnancy.
Other instruments include banjo, cello, guitar, harmonica and washboard.
Peyton indeed sounds like a guitarist and a bassist, while Breezy hammers out rhythms on her washboard, and drummer Max Senteney thunders along on a stripped-down kit.
Common combinations with washboard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: