Explore Yikes through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Yikes in a sentence
Yikes meaning
- Expression of shock and alarm.
- Expression of empathy with unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.
Using Yikes
- The main meaning on this page is: Expression of shock and alarm. | Expression of empathy with unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.
- In the example corpus, yikes often appears in combinations such as: yikes it, but yikes.
Context around Yikes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 4 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 1 questions, 4 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yikes
- In this selection, "yikes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, zzzzz, hours, adding, showcased, read and femcee stand out and add context to how "yikes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and yikes did their and closer to yikes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yikes" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yikes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Yikes, this is concerning! (4 words)
Yikes, read something real please. (5 words)
Yikes, so much for targeting Hamas! (6 words)
Nicki Minaj Claps Back at Meek Mill After He Dissed Her Husband, Twitter War EnsuesThe 'Yikes' femcee and her former boyfriend are embroiled in a war of words on social media after he was caught liking an Instagram post mocking Kenneth Petty. (42 words)
That comes out to a moderately horrifying 1.86 points per possession, a number obviously inflated by a very small sample that should not be used to draw any large conclusions about the press as a whole, but, yikes. (39 words)
We see the thin curtains of a hotel room in Haiti; the spartan interior of a cabin on the Coastal Express in Norway; the Sandman Signature Hotel in Newcastle upon … Zzzzz … yikes, I drifted off again! (36 words)
Yikes, three felonies for tossing glitter on some dude? (9 words)
We see the thin curtains of a hotel room in Haiti; the spartan interior of a cabin on the Coastal Express in Norway; the Sandman Signature Hotel in Newcastle upon … Zzzzz … yikes, I drifted off again! (36 words)
Yikes, this is concerning! (4 words)
Yikes, so much for targeting Hamas! (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
And, yikes, did their wish ever come true.
Because if he saw all the film, his response would be closer to “YIKES”.
We see the thin curtains of a hotel room in Haiti; the spartan interior of a cabin on the Coastal Express in Norway; the Sandman Signature Hotel in Newcastle upon … Zzzzz … yikes, I drifted off again!
Yikes, this is concerning!
For nearly four hours, YIKES! showcased quality and creativity.
The 43-year-old also documented the drainage, adding: "Yikes it kind of hurt coming out.
Though, Frazier had a pretty shitty experience with eharmony — after the extensive questionnaire, she was matched with a coworker's husband (yikes).
Yikes, read something real please.
Yikes, so much for targeting Hamas!
Yikes, three felonies for tossing glitter on some dude?
I’ll reserve online … Yikes, it’s booked for a week.
Nicki Minaj Claps Back at Meek Mill After He Dissed Her Husband, Twitter War EnsuesThe 'Yikes' femcee and her former boyfriend are embroiled in a war of words on social media after he was caught liking an Instagram post mocking Kenneth Petty.
Yikes, it certainly sounds like more cuts could be coming for this firm.
Yikes.) Luckily for us, the drama comes with a side of bangers and slow jams that we'll have in our heads for days, so it's a win-win!
Also, sorry I didn’t listen to you about unionizing until it was too late lol (yikes).
And it’s not like HHH was in top form in 2003 either, so, yikes.
Speaking of Bengals and Steelers… who wants to watch that game tonight… yikes.
That comes out to a moderately horrifying 1.86 points per possession, a number obviously inflated by a very small sample that should not be used to draw any large conclusions about the press as a whole, but, yikes.
Yikes, 850 is a lot of arrests.
Yikes, let’s hope Jared doesn’t get too upset at Warner Bros.
Common combinations with yikes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- yikes it 3×
- but yikes 2×