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Woulda is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Woulda in a sentence

Woulda meaning

Contraction of would + have.

Using Woulda

  • The main meaning on this page is: Contraction of would + have.
  • In the example corpus, woulda often appears in combinations such as: coulda woulda, who woulda, woulda shoulda.

Context around Woulda

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

coulda 3× probably 2× stadium 1× chuck 1×

Often after:

thought 2× wanna 1× paid 1× looked 1× shoulda 1× flood 1× shouldas 1× stopped 1×

Sentence patterns with Woulda

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

and who woulda thought money 1× coulda woulda shoulda one 1× de stadium woulda been packed 1× he probably woulda made lt 1× head i woulda just been 1× hurricane me woulda flood out 1× if it woulda looked like 1× norris chuck woulda come out 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and who woulda 1× at the gathering 1× coulda woulda shoulda 1× dem ticket prices 1× for example americans 1× he probably woulda 1×

Common sentence endings:

about then too 1× by the rules 1× have bought it 1× having this convo 1× himself break bad 1× in the past 1×

Words around Woulda

Just before it in the word index:

would 155.993 wouk 3 woude 8 woud 3 woub 40 wou 3

Just after it in the word index:

wouldn 6.647 wouldnt 31 woulds 2 woulfe 11 woullard 3 wound 1.789

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Woulda

  • In this selection, "woulda" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, coulda, probably, stadium, thought, wanna and paid stand out and add context to how "woulda" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and who woulda thought money and coulda woulda shoulda one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "woulda" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with woulda

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

If it was a hurricane me woulda flood out. (9 words)

And who woulda thought money could buy happiness, San Fran area? (11 words)

If it woulda looked like that, maybe people would have bought it. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Were I someone in that situation - considering he was that farked in the head - I woulda just been gone for good when he came back, but left a big picture of me with a shaved head taken in the same room, with a newspaper to show the date. (48 words)

Dem ticket prices high, yes, but if all dat oil money was trickling down to we pockets, de stadium woulda been packed, even for matches between teams nobody hear ’bout. (30 words)

If he lost his legs due to his military service, the VA woulda paid for it and we wouldnt be having this convo. (23 words)

Question examples

Who woulda thought that the 2010s would’ve seen Captain America himself break bad? (14 words)

And who woulda thought money could buy happiness, San Fran area? (11 words)

Example sentences (13)

Were I someone in that situation - considering he was that farked in the head - I woulda just been gone for good when he came back, but left a big picture of me with a shaved head taken in the same room, with a newspaper to show the date.

Dem ticket prices high, yes, but if all dat oil money was trickling down to we pockets, de stadium woulda been packed, even for matches between teams nobody hear ’bout.

For example, Americans tend to say "coulda," "woulda," "wanna" or "wahder" instead of pronouncing the whole phrase.

If he lost his legs due to his military service, the VA woulda paid for it and we wouldnt be having this convo.

If it woulda looked like that, maybe people would have bought it.

At the gathering, Kauffman joked that he was no Chuck Norris: "Chuck woulda come out without a scratch.

Coulda’, woulda’, shoulda’ – One of Naperville’s (IL) greatest summer attractions is its picturesque riverwalk.

If it was a hurricane me woulda flood out.

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The day-after lamentations, the coulda, woulda, shouldas … those are all in the past.

Who woulda thought that the 2010s would’ve seen Captain America himself break bad?

And who woulda thought money could buy happiness, San Fran area?

He probably woulda made Lt. by now, but he doesn't play by the rules.

If we were Christopher Steele, we probably woulda stopped talking to the FBI right about then too.

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Common combinations with woulda

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "woulda" in a sentence?
An example: "Were I someone in that situation - considering he was that farked in the head - I woulda just been gone for good when he came back, but left a big picture of me with a shaved head taken in the same room, with a newspaper to show the date." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "woulda" from authentic English texts.
What does "woulda" mean?
Woulda means: Contraction of would + have.
How many example sentences with "woulda" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "woulda", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.