Winnows is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Winnows meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of winnow
Using Winnows
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of winnow
Context around Winnows
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Winnows
- In this selection, "winnows" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, likely and chips stand out and add context to how "winnows" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include candidates likely winnows to two and computer chips winnows the number. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "winnows" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with winnows
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This should be a dramatic process this cycle, as an early field of 17 Republican candidates likely winnows to two or three or four contenders. (25 words)
The battle underscores the growing importance of semiconductor technology to all manner of modern devices, even as the rising cost of developing computer chips winnows the number of producers to a well-heeled elite. (34 words)
The battle underscores the growing importance of semiconductor technology to all manner of modern devices, even as the rising cost of developing computer chips winnows the number of producers to a well-heeled elite. (34 words)
This should be a dramatic process this cycle, as an early field of 17 Republican candidates likely winnows to two or three or four contenders. (25 words)
Example sentences (2)
This should be a dramatic process this cycle, as an early field of 17 Republican candidates likely winnows to two or three or four contenders.
The battle underscores the growing importance of semiconductor technology to all manner of modern devices, even as the rising cost of developing computer chips winnows the number of producers to a well-heeled elite.