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Zounds in a sentence

Zounds meaning

Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc.

Using Zounds

  • The main meaning on this page is: Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc.

Context around Zounds

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

uses 1×

Sentence patterns with Zounds

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

shortened to zounds an example 1× who uses zounds would be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

god s woundswas 1× today anyone who 1×

Common sentence endings:

a minced oath 1× understood at all 1×

Words around Zounds

Just before it in the word index:

zoun 2 zouma 17 zouks 8 zoukis 2 zouk 4 zougotcha 2

Just after it in the word index:

zour 16 zourabichvili 6 zourmpanos 3 zoustar 3 zoutpansberg 2 zovatto 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Zounds

  • In this selection, "zounds" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, uses stand out and add context to how "zounds" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include shortened to zounds an example and who uses zounds would be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "zounds" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with zounds

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

Today anyone who uses “zounds” would be considered archaic and cute if they were understood at all. (17 words)

God’s woundswas therefore sometimes shortened to zounds, an example of what is known as a “minced oath”. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

God’s woundswas therefore sometimes shortened to zounds, an example of what is known as a “minced oath”. (18 words)

Today anyone who uses “zounds” would be considered archaic and cute if they were understood at all. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

God’s woundswas therefore sometimes shortened to zounds, an example of what is known as a “minced oath”.

Today anyone who uses “zounds” would be considered archaic and cute if they were understood at all.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "zounds" in a sentence?
An example: "God’s woundswas therefore sometimes shortened to zounds, an example of what is known as a “minced oath”." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "zounds" from authentic English texts.
What does "zounds" mean?
Zounds means: Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc.
How many example sentences with "zounds" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "zounds", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.