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Whetstones is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Whetstones in a sentence

Related words

Whetstones | Whetstone

Whetstones meaning

plural of whetstone

Using Whetstones

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of whetstone

Context around Whetstones

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 11 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

furniture 1×

Often after:

granite 1×

Sentence patterns with Whetstones

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

carried furniture whetstones granite and 1× whetstones were traded 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

later the wagons 1× whetstones were traded 1×

Common sentence endings:

other manufactured items 1× tools and knives 1×

Words around Whetstones

Just before it in the word index:

whetstone 16 whether 25.287 whet 35 wherstead 2 wherry 3 whernside 2

Just after it in the word index:

whetted 12 whetter 2 whetting 5 whettingsteel 2 whetton 3 whew 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Whetstones

  • In this selection, "whetstones" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 11 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, furniture and granite stand out and add context to how "whetstones" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include carried furniture whetstones granite and and whetstones were traded. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whetstones" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whetstones

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Later the wagons carried furniture, whetstones (granite), and other manufactured items. (11 words)

Whetstones were traded and used for sharpening weapons, tools and knives. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Later the wagons carried furniture, whetstones (granite), and other manufactured items. (11 words)

Whetstones were traded and used for sharpening weapons, tools and knives. (11 words)

Example sentences (2)

Later the wagons carried furniture, whetstones (granite), and other manufactured items.

Whetstones were traded and used for sharpening weapons, tools and knives.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whetstones" in a sentence?
An example: "Later the wagons carried furniture, whetstones (granite), and other manufactured items." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "whetstones" from authentic English texts.
What does "whetstones" mean?
Whetstones means: plural of whetstone
How many example sentences with "whetstones" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "whetstones", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.