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Explore Blowfly through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like fly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Blowfly in a sentence

Blowfly meaning

Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.

Synonyms of Blowfly

blow fly fly

Related words

Other words often associated with Blowfly or its synonyms:

travel vanish hit dipteran move alert

Using Blowfly

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
  • Useful related words include: blow fly, fly.
  • In the example corpus, blowfly often appears in combinations such as: the blowfly.

Context around Blowfly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

cricket 1× christensen 1× strike 1×

Sentence patterns with Blowfly

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

impact of blowfly strike is 1× is the blowfly christensen began 1× sydney s blowfly cricket club 1× the blowfly in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a recent everyday 1× and sydney s 1× the blowfly in 1× the true economic 1×

Common sentence endings:

attractive and repulsive 1× bray street oval 1× is often underestimated 1× machine on friday 1×

Words around Blowfly

Just before it in the word index:

blowfish 28 blowers 80 blower 147 blowen 4 blowed 4 blowdown 6

Just after it in the word index:

blowhard 4 blowhards 8 blowhole 7 blowholes 3 blowin 6 blowing 961

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Blowfly

  • In this selection, "blowfly" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cricket, christensen and strike stand out and add context to how "blowfly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include impact of blowfly strike is and is the blowfly christensen began. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "blowfly" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with blowfly

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

The blowfly in the Robo Tea machine on Friday. (9 words)

The true economic impact of blowfly strike is often underestimated. (10 words)

A recent everyday motif is the blowfly - Christensen began collecting dead flies and inspecting them closely, finding them simultaneously attractive and repulsive. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

And Sydney’s Blowfly Cricket Club have provided this opportunity for a group of Coffs Coast children, with the club traveling to host an all-abilities coaching clinic at Bray Street Oval. (32 words)

A recent everyday motif is the blowfly - Christensen began collecting dead flies and inspecting them closely, finding them simultaneously attractive and repulsive. (22 words)

The true economic impact of blowfly strike is often underestimated. (10 words)

Example sentences (4)

And Sydney’s Blowfly Cricket Club have provided this opportunity for a group of Coffs Coast children, with the club traveling to host an all-abilities coaching clinic at Bray Street Oval.

A recent everyday motif is the blowfly - Christensen began collecting dead flies and inspecting them closely, finding them simultaneously attractive and repulsive.

The blowfly in the Robo Tea machine on Friday.

The true economic impact of blowfly strike is often underestimated.

Common combinations with blowfly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "blowfly" in a sentence?
An example: "And Sydney’s Blowfly Cricket Club have provided this opportunity for a group of Coffs Coast children, with the club traveling to host an all-abilities coaching clinic at Bray Street Oval." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "blowfly" from authentic English texts.
What does "blowfly" mean?
Blowfly means: Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
What are synonyms of "blowfly"?
Common synonyms of "blowfly" include: blow fly, fly.
How many example sentences with "blowfly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "blowfly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.