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How to use hank in a sentence

15 example sentences · noun, verb

Hank means a coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. Example: “Hank worked as a baler for Farmer Jones part time, to make ends meet.”

Examples of hank by meaning

nounA coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.

  • The past year or two had brought knitting-needles into countenance for men, and he saw no reason why he should not put a few hanks of yarn into shape useful for himself.1919, Henry Blake Fuller, chapter 14, in Bertram Cope’s Year, Chicago: R.F. Seymour, page 131
  • He found a hank of clothesline on a counter.1957, Nevil Shute, chapter 9, in On the Beach, New York: William Morrow

More sentences with hank

  • Hank worked as a baler for Farmer Jones part time, to make ends meet.From the entry baler
  • Hank is just about everyone's favorite pig roaster around here. He stays pretty busy with block parties, weddings, and reunions.From the entry roaster
  • Hanks has often been called our generation's answer to James Stewart, and the similarities are certainly there.2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC. From the entry apple pie
  • Two hanks of clothesline had been wrapped around it and tied in large, clownish grannies.1977, Stephen King, Children of the Corn. From the entry granny
  • After de yarn was spin, it was reeled off de spools into hanks and then took to de warper.1936–1938, W. W. Dixon, quoting Dan Smith, “Dan Smith: Ex-slave 75 Years [Project #1655]”, in Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery…. From the entry woof
  • Hanks is known as being an avid reader of history and biography, and seems to seek out stories which offer a certain optimism and humanism.2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC. From the entry fundamentally
  • "Hank lives in the wop wops."2018, Michele Bacon, Antipodes. From the entry wop-wops
  • Hank was saying, "Lyssa showed me the screenshots of Nate's accounts, so we know he's helping himself to Nate's money every month.2016, C. T. Collier, Planted, Scottsdale, A.Z.: Asdee Press, →ISBN, page 301. From the entry operator
  • To hair a bow, a hank of horse hair (A) is selected and combed so that all hairs are parallel to each other.2015, Michael J. Pagliaro, The String Instrument Owner's Handbook, page 108. From the entry hair
  • Swift (rice) Skein holder, hank holder.1977, Marianne Straub, Hand weaving and cloth design. From the entry rice
  • E. will run parallel to the Khingan Range to Khailar, and thence to Moho, the gold district on the right hank of the Amur River.1920, Sun Yat-sen, The International Development of China, Shanghai: Commercial Press, →OCLC, →OL, page 6. From the entry moho
  • Hanks, Chairman of the Western Area Board, British Transport Commission, who presided, said that it was a moving occasion, but also a very proud day for Swindon.1960 May, “Evening Star”, in Railway Magazine, page 307. From the entry moving
  • Hanks shepherds the young girl to safety – first brusquely, and then with a sudden outburst of affection made all the more poignant for the way it is reserved previously.2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC. From the entry poignant

Meaning of hank

  1. noun A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
  2. noun A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
  3. noun Doubt, difficulty.

Full definition of hank

Questions about hank in a sentence

How do you use hank in a sentence?
Hank is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Hank worked as a baler for Farmer Jones part time, to make ends meet.”
What is a short sentence with hank?
“"Hank lives in the wop wops."”
What does hank mean?
Hank means a coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.

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