Used in a Sentence

bands

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bands.

Editorial note

I might have thought it was cool if I had gone in expecting bands, but expecting actual thread, and seeing bands was a let down.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bands gathered in one view.

noun

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

noun

A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

noun

A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bands.

noun

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

noun

A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

noun

A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.

noun

A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.

Example sentences

1

I might have thought it was cool if I had gone in expecting bands, but expecting actual thread, and seeing bands was a let down.

2

People associate it with melodic stuff like Killswitch Engage, but in reality the first generation of metalcore bands were more like crossover thrash, bands like Cro-Mags and Agnostic Front.

3

Make fines high enough to scare most people to use illegal bands, make some example cases in media.

4

They don't get a lot of interest because they're more like cover bands than original talents.

5

In the US, it doesn't seem like organised bands are going to risk criminally attacking autonomous devices to steal parts.

6

Actually, behind the scenes, they have a graphic designer madly making up new bands and band logos in real time.

7

Otherwise, the unfairness moves to how people are assigned to different salary bands.

8

Plastic clarinets for instance are mostly found in marching bands due to their inferior (brighter) sound, and those instruments are certainly not all plastic.

9

I think red bands had to have a life jacket on even while in the pool on the shallow end.

10

It needs an update but we could use some credit:) I love building bands/musicians/artists websites.

11

We had 3 different colored bands to indicate your swimming ability.

12

They look at what light bands the planet's atmosphere absorbed.

Quote examples

1

The blue bands were super "rare" and I realize now it was just an inventive way to encourage the kids to swim better and harder.

2

The limitation for local regulation can (and should) be done in the base band, many routers will have (or at least used to have) different base bands for North America, Europe, Asia and "Other World" regions.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bands in a sentence?

I might have thought it was cool if I had gone in expecting bands, but expecting actual thread, and seeing bands was a let down.

What does bands mean?

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

What part of speech is bands?

bands is commonly used as noun.