Wayans is an English word starting with the letter W. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Using Wayans
- In the example corpus, wayans often appears in combinations such as: marlon wayans, damon wayans, the wayans.
Context around Wayans
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wayans
- In this selection, "wayans" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, marlon, damon, shawn, family, patriarch and excuse stand out and add context to how "wayans" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a result wayans came on and against marlon wayans stemming from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wayans" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wayans
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Who is Damon Wayans? (4 words)
Wayans is also the father of son Shawn. (8 words)
Howell Wayans, patriarch of the Wayans family, has died. (9 words)
Fortunately for fans, the decision not to recast Coach left the door open for Damon Wayans Jr. to return as the arrogant yet awkward former athlete, and the show was all the better when he did come back in Season 3, even if he didn't stay that long. (49 words)
The 2000 psychological drama is an adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s eponymous novel and counts with a star-studded cast that includes the likes of Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, and Mark Margolis. (39 words)
The actor and comic, 50, was heartbroken when he heard the Wayans family patriarch - who had nine other children including Marlon's famed siblings Keenen, Shawn, and Damon - had died aged 86 on Friday, March 31 night. (37 words)
Who is Damon Wayans? (4 words)
SNL All Stars Benefit, Shawn Wayans Hits South Florida & More! (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Howell Wayans, patriarch of the Wayans family, has died.
Ulrich responded to Wayans' excuse that using Napster was just "sharing" by saying that Wayans' idea of sharing was "borrowing things that were not yours without asking".
Denver prosecutors asked a judge on Friday to dismiss a case against Marlon Wayans stemming from a luggage dispute with an airline employee who the actor and comedian said targeted him because of his race.
Fans of the film have been hoping the Wayans brothers would reprise their roles in a sequel.
Following the incident, the actor/comedian takes to Twitter to blast United, accusing the gate agent of hating 'White Chicks', his 2004 movie that also features his brother Shawn Wayans.
Fortunately for fans, the decision not to recast Coach left the door open for Damon Wayans Jr. to return as the arrogant yet awkward former athlete, and the show was all the better when he did come back in Season 3, even if he didn't stay that long.
Marlon Wayans was also set to finally debut as Robin (he'd signed up to appear in the first two movies but the character had been cut).
The actor and comic, 50, was heartbroken when he heard the Wayans family patriarch - who had nine other children including Marlon's famed siblings Keenen, Shawn, and Damon - had died aged 86 on Friday, March 31 night.
Wayans was cited for disturbing the peace, a municipal violation, in June, police said.
As a result, Wayans came on board for New Girl (via ).
Put us in the area of the funny and we’ll find it,’” says Wayans.
The 2000 psychological drama is an adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s eponymous novel and counts with a star-studded cast that includes the likes of Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, and Mark Margolis.
Wayans is also the father of son Shawn.
The exhausted mother of two adorable girls, Laura is worried that her entrepreneur husband, Dean, (Marlon Wayans), might be cheating on her, an idea that Felix is only too happy to entertain.
The Wendy Williams Show Marlon Wayans (“On the Rocks”).
SNL All Stars Benefit, Shawn Wayans Hits South Florida & More!
The 46-year-old recently took to his Instagram account to sing his daughter Amai Wayans praises in a touching Pride Month post.
They began circulating after it was announced that Wayans’ will serve as executive producer of the new show “Glamourous” on the CW.
Who is Damon Wayans?
A TV adaption of the successful feature film franchise, stars Damon Wayans, Clayne Crawford, Keesha Sharp, Kevin Rahm, Jordana Brewster, Johnathan Fernandez, Dante Brown, Chandler Kinney, and Michelle Mitchenor.
Common combinations with wayans
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: