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How do you use Yardsticks in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Yardsticks in a sentence

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Yardsticks | Yardstick

Yardsticks meaning

plural of yardstick

Using Yardsticks

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of yardstick
  • In the example corpus, yardsticks often appears in combinations such as: yardsticks and, two yardsticks.

Context around Yardsticks

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

two 2× testing 1× critical 1× separate 1× traditional 1×

Sentence patterns with Yardsticks

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

be two yardsticks 1× by traditional yardsticks and warn 1× having separate yardsticks for different 1× number of yardsticks the bank 1× of critical yardsticks and found 1× place two yardsticks on the 1× testing yardsticks have been 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

goa congress chief 1× i checked the 1× just place two 1× sceptics have dubbed 1× testing yardsticks have 1× the organised hindu 1×

Common sentence endings:

and coaches accountable 1× be two yardsticks 1× correction or crash 1× for different communities 1× of the yardstick 1× on the rebound 1×

Words around Yardsticks

Just before it in the word index:

yardstick 39 yardsales 2 yards 6.761 yardrat 6 yardline 3 yardley 25

Just after it in the word index:

yardwork 5 yared 4 yarema 2 yaremchuk 4 yaremenko 2 yaremko 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Yardsticks

  • In this selection, "yardsticks" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two, testing and critical stand out and add context to how "yardsticks" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be two yardsticks and by traditional yardsticks and warn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "yardsticks" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with yardsticks

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

Testing yardsticks have been set to keep players and coaches accountable. (11 words)

Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar said there can't be two yardsticks. (12 words)

The organised Hindu right has already accused the government of having separate yardsticks for different communities. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Sceptics have dubbed the latest phase of the bull market a “melt-up”, with US shares continuing to rise despite looking overpriced by traditional yardsticks, and warn it could be a last hurrah before a downward correction or crash. (39 words)

I checked the theory with the 250 highest-rated films on IMDb, admittedly not the most unassailable of critical yardsticks, and found that the top films are pretty evenly distributed. (30 words)

Just place two yardsticks on the counter on either side of the dough ball, and work the rolling pin over the dough until it reaches the height of the yardstick. (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

Testing yardsticks have been set to keep players and coaches accountable.

I checked the theory with the 250 highest-rated films on IMDb, admittedly not the most unassailable of critical yardsticks, and found that the top films are pretty evenly distributed.

Just place two yardsticks on the counter on either side of the dough ball, and work the rolling pin over the dough until it reaches the height of the yardstick.

The organised Hindu right has already accused the government of having separate yardsticks for different communities.

By a number of yardsticks, the bank hasn't yet persuaded investors it's on the rebound.

Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar said there can't be two yardsticks.

Sceptics have dubbed the latest phase of the bull market a “melt-up”, with US shares continuing to rise despite looking overpriced by traditional yardsticks, and warn it could be a last hurrah before a downward correction or crash.

Common combinations with yardsticks

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "yardsticks" in a sentence?
An example: "Testing yardsticks have been set to keep players and coaches accountable." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "yardsticks" from authentic English texts.
What does "yardsticks" mean?
Yardsticks means: plural of yardstick
How many example sentences with "yardsticks" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "yardsticks", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.