Wonky is an English word with synonyms like askew or wobbly. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Wonky in a sentence
Wonky meaning
- Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.
- Feeble, shaky or rickety.
- Suffering from intermittent bugs.
Using Wonky
- The main meaning on this page is: Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre. | Feeble, shaky or rickety. | Suffering from intermittent bugs.
- Useful related words include: askew, wobbly, shaky, rickety.
- In the example corpus, wonky often appears in combinations such as: the wonky, of wonky, wonky but.
Context around Wonky
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wonky
- In this selection, "wonky" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, too, historical, little, posts, pub and route stand out and add context to how "wonky" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a historical wonky pub has and a little wonky. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wonky" sits close to words such as abstractions, accosted and adair, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wonky
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All of this was a little wonky. (7 words)
Finances are still wonky, but manufacturing and exports are up. (10 words)
It felt like I’d stubbed my toe on another wonky floorboard. (12 words)
Aaron's description of the 'wonky posts' is no criticism - the posts were designed to be wonky, one of several quirky features and art installations around the estate, but Aaron and Victoria say other aspects of The Bridge have also gone slightly askew. (43 words)
This UK supermarket has a way to indicate that a cart with a less-than-stellar wheel performance needs fixing, which is just a way to be a good samaritan and help ensure no one gets a wonky cart. (39 words)
But it is nifty for making quick checks for smudges, wonky lines or lipstick teeth – and since we usually have our phones to hand, it’s surprisingly helpful. (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
Aaron's description of the 'wonky posts' is no criticism - the posts were designed to be wonky, one of several quirky features and art installations around the estate, but Aaron and Victoria say other aspects of The Bridge have also gone slightly askew.
A historical "wonky pub" has gone up in in a suspected arson attack just a few minutes from where the iconic Crooked House once stood.
AI tells some them wonky route and some wacky roadside attractions to visit instead of the regular tourist destinations.
All of this was a little wonky.
Balali/Jhojhu Kalan: The wonky GPS can be switched off at the village-entrance-arch that has an idol of Hanuman at the very top.
But it is nifty for making quick checks for smudges, wonky lines or lipstick teeth – and since we usually have our phones to hand, it’s surprisingly helpful.
Finances are still wonky, but manufacturing and exports are up.
If you do something that feels good, and relaxes you or rejuvenates you, that already is therapeutic, and our bodies not to get too wonky again.
In browser terms, the cached data might load slowly or entirely incorrectly, leading to wonky-looking websites.
It felt like I’d stubbed my toe on another wonky floorboard.
It has fewer ports, isn't as bright, and has a wonky webcam.
It was a wonky little college house in Eau Claire, Wisconsin for $350/month.
One website even decided against reviewing it altogether because it was so wonky to play prior to a launch-day update.
Some of its controls and activities feel wonky compared to the sequels (e.g. tracking down hits in ; the Playa being male only and mute).
Something wonky is happening on the Facebook page for fast-food chain Wendy's.
This UK supermarket has a way to indicate that a cart with a less-than-stellar wheel performance needs fixing, which is just a way to be a good samaritan and help ensure no one gets a wonky cart.
Without getting too wonky, we'll attempt to briefly explain how this process works, using an electric guitar and vacuum tube amp as our first example.
Add in a bit too much flour or water and your cookies might turn out looking or even tasting wonky.
Folks who tune into ABC's hit reality series "Shark Tank" can tell you that things can go from zero-to-wonky on the show fast.
Intel has claimed the microcode update it's delivering for wonky 13th and 14th generation Raptor Lake CPUs won't compromise the chips' top end clock speeds.
Common combinations with wonky
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the wonky 8×
- of wonky 8×
- wonky but 4×
- is wonky 3×
- bit wonky 3×
- too wonky 2×
- another wonky 2×
- wonky and 2×
- with wonky 2×
- wonky physics 2×