Used in a Sentence

clones

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for clones.

Editorial note

At the time Nintendo was not officially selling in Brazil, but there were several NES clones selling.

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Quick take

A small town in County Monaghan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 5026).

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A small town in County Monaghan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 5026).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for clones.

noun

A small town in County Monaghan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 5026).

Example sentences

1

At the time Nintendo was not officially selling in Brazil, but there were several NES clones selling.

2

The following year, Bob founded Corona Data Systems, which created one of the first IBM PC clones.

3

CP/M computer makers had to either convert to making PC Clones or go out of business.

4

The point about NES clones becoming popular in Brazil is also touched upon in the piece.

5

Has miniclip gone after clones that don't use the deobfuscated client source from the original?

6

What happens then if you want to have two clones of the same repo?

7

Soylent and their clones are, however, way too expensive compared to food in Spain (grocery store food; but cheap compared to restaurants).

8

Then the PC Clones came along and clobbered the CP/M computers in price.

9

Now, we have an enormously expensive plane that can't beat F-16's in short-range and might loose to China's clones in long-range.

10

Google's Android was basically the IBM PC and PC Clones of the mobile phone industry anyone could license it and make phones based on it.

11

Then they were all crushed by the IBM PC and clones.

12

So far the only Agar.io clones sent a letter are ones that directly copied and used the javascript code, so hopefully that's not the case here.

Quote examples

1

When PC clones turned "business" computers into a commodity, there was still a reason to buy Apples.

2

I often have second clones lying around, a main working clone and an "archaeological dig clone".

3

I thought "most" altcoins were simple Bitcoin or Litecoin clones with changed parameters.

Proper noun examples

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I think Visual Studio does it too with its Analyse Solution for Code Clones.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use clones in a sentence?

At the time Nintendo was not officially selling in Brazil, but there were several NES clones selling.

What does clones mean?

A small town in County Monaghan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 5026).

What part of speech is clones?

clones is commonly used as noun.