Wondering how to use Yobs in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Yobs meaning
plural of yob
Using Yobs
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of yob
- In the example corpus, yobs often appears in combinations such as: after yobs, the yobs.
Context around Yobs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yobs
- In this selection, "yobs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, football, mindless, ajax, set, towards and plagued stand out and add context to how "yobs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after football yobs told her and around after yobs raided the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yobs" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yobs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
During an argument, Simon takes a swing at one of the yobs. (12 words)
Senior officers admitted rowdy and thuggish behaviour by yobs towards ordinary passengers was among their most pressing concerns. (18 words)
Some yobs threw projectiles at police officers, while windows were smashed and three petrol bombs were used to start fires. (20 words)
In a letter addressed to a parent of a victim of the disaster, Ingham reiterated his belief that the disaster was caused by "tanked up yobs", citation a view later entirely refuted by the Hillsborough inquest. (36 words)
A Barnsley man who has lived and worked there all his life says he has been forced to close his dealership after yobs set it alight just days after his dad's funeral. (33 words)
A dad-of-one died from ‘unsurvivable’ burns and smoke inhalation after yobs kicked down his door and let off a 210-shot firework in his house, an inquest has heard. (31 words)
Example sentences (16)
A Barnsley man who has lived and worked there all his life says he has been forced to close his dealership after yobs set it alight just days after his dad's funeral.
After trouble with yobs, one boat hire firm on the Norfolk Broads has shocked customers by banning alcohol from its vessels.
Senior officers admitted rowdy and thuggish behaviour by yobs towards ordinary passengers was among their most pressing concerns.
Tesco bosses have announced a crackdown on boy racers after yobs plagued residents by performing doughnuts on the supermarket's car park.
Yobs aged 12 and under were arrested over a range of shocking offences, including rape, robbery, drugs, brutal assaults and possession of knives.
And last month she spoke to us about sometimes feeling fearful in Southampton - after football yobs told her she would be attacked if she kept going to Saints games.
As Carla climbs into her car, one of the yobs cycles towards her and she opens her door, knocking him off his bike sending him sprawling.
During an argument, Simon takes a swing at one of the yobs.
Meanwhile, Carla is on the warpath as she comes across the group of yobs who were hassling Roy before his heart attack.
Some yobs threw projectiles at police officers, while windows were smashed and three petrol bombs were used to start fires.
The last resident moved out in March and Jackie says she's scared to walk around after yobs raided the empty lounge.
We reported how the popular Yardmen figures, which took pride of place on the waterfront, had been destroyed by mindless yobs, sparking outrage.
Yobs at the centre of far-right riots in Middlesbrough were filmed blocking cars to question the ethnicity of drivers.
A dad-of-one died from ‘unsurvivable’ burns and smoke inhalation after yobs kicked down his door and let off a 210-shot firework in his house, an inquest has heard.
Four Ajax yobs were even jailed for 20 weeks after being charged with affray and leaving one rival fan with life threatening injuries.
In a letter addressed to a parent of a victim of the disaster, Ingham reiterated his belief that the disaster was caused by "tanked up yobs", citation a view later entirely refuted by the Hillsborough inquest.
Common combinations with yobs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: