Explore Boas through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Boas in a sentence
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Boas meaning
plural of boa
Using Boas
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of boa
- In the example corpus, boas often appears in combinations such as: boas and, boas was, franz boas.
Context around Boas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Boas
- In this selection, "boas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feather, villas, error, papers, error and student stand out and add context to how "boas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actually support boas and 1820 error boas and sapir. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "boas" sits close to words such as abbvie, almonds and assassinate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with boas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Don those spats, boas and fascinators and win the best-dressed prize. (12 words)
This biasing system will be responsible for the supply of boas or voltage to the device. (16 words)
Boas said that the answers we give to these questions are specific to our own society. (16 words)
Wilhelm von Humboldt declared in 1820: error Boas and Sapir Franz Boas Edward Sapir The idea that some languages are superior to others and that lesser languages maintained their speakers in intellectual poverty was widespread in the early 20th century. (40 words)
Boas's rival, W. H. Holmes (who had gotten the job of Director at the Field Museum for which Boas had been passed over 26 years earlier), was appointed to head the NRC; Morley was a protégé of Holmes. (39 words)
However, the announcement comes when Villas-Boas has been widely expected to quit in the wake of the departure of Spanish sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta, to whom he had tied his future. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Notes Sources/further reading Writings by Boas *Boas n.d. "The relation of Darwin to anthropology", notes for a lecture; Boas papers (B/B61.5) American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia.
Boas: error Boas' student Edward Sapir reached back to the Humboldtian idea that languages contained the key to understanding the world views of peoples.
Boas only produce hybrids with other species of boas, and pythons only produce hybrids with other species of pythons.
Boas's rival, W. H. Holmes (who had gotten the job of Director at the Field Museum for which Boas had been passed over 26 years earlier), was appointed to head the NRC; Morley was a protégé of Holmes.
Boas staged a funeral for the father of the boy, and instead of resting the remains in peace, Boas had the remains dissected and placed in the museum.
They argue that Sparks and Jantz misrepresented Boas' claims, and that Sparks' and Jantz' data actually support Boas.
They argue that Sparks and Jantz misrepresented Boas's claims, and that Sparks's and Jantz's data actually support Boas.
When Boas's letter was published, Holmes wrote to a friend complaining about "the Prussian control of anthropology in this country" and the need to end Boas's "Hun regime".
Wilhelm von Humboldt declared in 1820: error Boas and Sapir Franz Boas Edward Sapir The idea that some languages are superior to others and that lesser languages maintained their speakers in intellectual poverty was widespread in the early 20th century.
Fans of the superstar and former One Direction member have travelled from across the globe to see him live and came wearing feather boas, cowboy hats and sequins aplenty.
Small feather boas were among the other boudoir details mixed in with Magliano’s slouchy, downbeat ’80s tailoring, worn by men and women.
This biasing system will be responsible for the supply of boas or voltage to the device.
As I walked in, my eyes were drawn to the display of pink ribbons, boas and roses in the window.
Boas said that the answers we give to these questions are specific to our own society.
Don those spats, boas and fascinators and win the best-dressed prize.
However, the announcement comes when Villas-Boas has been widely expected to quit in the wake of the departure of Spanish sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta, to whom he had tied his future.
I have already said that my future is intimately linked to his future," said Villas-Boas in January.
Dress for this night of murderous mayhem includes flapper dresses, zoot suits, feather boas and headbands, pinstriped suits and fedoras.
During the 1930s, the New York-based anthropologist Franz Boas grew increasingly worried about events in his native Germany.
His former colleagues and rivals Andre Villas-Boas, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Luiz Felipe Scolari have all enjoyed healthy pay days in China, despite mixed on-field results.
Common combinations with boas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- boas and 10×
- boas was 10×
- franz boas 9×
- boas argued 7×
- of boas 5×
- feather boas 4×
- in boas 4×
- boas to 4×
- by boas 3×
- boas had 3×