Wondering how to use Wishbone in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as furcula.
Wishbone meaning
- A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.
- A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew.
- Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
Synonyms of Wishbone
Wishbone vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Wishbone
- The main meaning on this page is: A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries. | A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew. | Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
- Useful related words include: wishing bone, furcula.
- Possible Dutch translations are: vorkbeen.
- In the example corpus, wishbone often appears in combinations such as: double wishbone, the wishbone, wishbone insignia.
Context around Wishbone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wishbone
- In this selection, "wishbone" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, double, front, designed, offense, ash and setup stand out and add context to how "wishbone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a double wishbone front suspension and a front wishbone rear multilink. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wishbone" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wishbone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
San Fernando and its wishbone attack is dealing with rising passing schools. (12 words)
My high school (zanesville) ran a bit of a wishbone/flexbone offense in the 80s. (15 words)
At home and away, the cap was all-red with a white wishbone C insignia. (15 words)
Veteran of the Broadway hit, Beatlemania, Tony Kishman has toured worldwide with productions of Twist and Shout, Classical Mystery Tour, All You Need Is Love, Legends in Concert, and was a member of classic rock band, Wishbone Ash. (38 words)
In one published case, the gastralia show evidence of injury during life. citation A furcula (wishbone) was also present, but has only been recognized since 1996; in some cases furculae were confused with gastralia. (34 words)
That unheard of combination of size and speed at the fullback position in then-head coach Emory Bellard’s famed Wishbone offense made Woodard a nearly unstoppable force in the old Southwest Conference. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
With the third generation, the suspension changed from a 4-wheel double wishbone setup to a front wishbone/rear multilink setup.
Investigators searching Holman’s home found Jeschke’s uniquely designed wishbone earrings, Hemme’s attorneys said.
Pictured: The scene on Wishbone Road in Cottage Hill late Friday night after a teen was shot and killed.
San Fernando and its wishbone attack is dealing with rising passing schools.
That unheard of combination of size and speed at the fullback position in then-head coach Emory Bellard’s famed Wishbone offense made Woodard a nearly unstoppable force in the old Southwest Conference.
The R1S adopts a double wishbone front suspension and air springs with a multi-link independent rear, as well as a hydraulic roll-mitigation system to reduce body lean in corners.
Like many of their era, Wishbone Ash – newcomers should start with their 1970 masterpiece – dabbled in prog-rock and full-tilt boogie.
This road is laid out a little like a wishbone and showcases the vast diversity of Colorado’s geography.
My high school (zanesville) ran a bit of a wishbone/flexbone offense in the 80s.
Veteran of the Broadway hit, Beatlemania, Tony Kishman has toured worldwide with productions of Twist and Shout, Classical Mystery Tour, All You Need Is Love, Legends in Concert, and was a member of classic rock band, Wishbone Ash.
A new home cap was created that had a red bill and a white crown with red pinstripes and a red wishbone C insignia.
At home and away, the cap was all-red with a white wishbone C insignia.
Buses such as Wishbone have been developed by the open source hardware movement in an attempt to further remove legal and patent constraints from computer design.
Generally this involves a running quarterback and a passing quarterback in an option or wishbone offense.
In 1983, the end zone design returned, with the addition of a large wishbone "C" Bears logo painted at midfield.
In one published case, the gastralia show evidence of injury during life. citation A furcula (wishbone) was also present, but has only been recognized since 1996; in some cases furculae were confused with gastralia.
Most significantly, the point was restored to the C insignia, making it a wishbone again.
Suspension was an independent double wishbone on all four wheels, with an anti-roll bar at the front and rear.
Television * 1995 The episode " Little Big Dog " of the PBS series Wishbone recounts the story of David, his favor with Saul, and his triumphant battle over Goliath.
The Dubonnet front suspension was replaced by a conventional coil-and-wishbone layout and the steering was correspondingly rearranged.
Common combinations with wishbone
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: