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Brood is an English word with synonyms like sulk or pout. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Brood in a sentence

Related words

Brood | Brooding | Broods | Broody | Brooded | Broodiness | Broodmare | Broodie | Broodryk

Brood meaning

  1. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
  2. The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
  3. The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.

Synonyms of Brood

sulk pout hatch stew grizzle hang bulk large loom hover dwell on care worry dwell animal group cover

Related words

Other words often associated with Brood or its synonyms:

waver anxiety hesitate waffle concern fit birth linger seem agitation mood vex

Using Brood

  • The main meaning on this page is: The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. | The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time. | The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.
  • Useful related words include: sulk, pout, hatch, stew.
  • In the example corpus, brood often appears in combinations such as: the brood, brood of, her brood.

Context around Brood

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

herman 2× magicada 1× 2000 1× capped 1× feed 1× facultative 1× reagan 1× star 1× big 1×

Often after:

imperium 1× empress 1× may 1× cell 1× receive 1× parasitism 1× wolverine 1× cows 1× stock 1× resemble 1×

Sentence patterns with Brood

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

against the brood with the 1× and her brood in the 1× bao the brood are a 1× brood never gained 1× by the brood 1× by the brood a massive 1× cell feed brood receive nectar 1× comics the brood may appear 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

akin to dc 1× brood never gained 1× complete family jacqueline 1× diving deeper into 1× during their marvel 1× frank reagan is 1×

Common sentence endings:

and production champions 1× big brood here 1× brood of five 1× by the brood 1× duty and foraging 1× facultative brood parasitism 1×

Words around Brood

Just before it in the word index:

broockman 3 brooches 21 brooch 46 broo 2 bronzy 2 bronzor 2

Just after it in the word index:

brooded 7 broodie 2 broodiness 3 brooding 111 broodmare 3 broodryk 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

amicable 159 amiga 159 ankles 159 archaeologist 159 ares 159 armenians 159

Corpus analysis for Brood

  • In this selection, "brood" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, herman, magicada, 2000, imperium, empress and may stand out and add context to how "brood" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include against the brood with the and and her brood in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brood" sits close to words such as amicable, amiga and ankles, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brood

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

Meet the A-list couple's big brood, here. (9 words)

The Brood resemble giant insects and have fanged teeth. (9 words)

Complete family: Jacqueline with four of her brood of five. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Akin to DC's Dominators, the Brood Imperium was a mysterious empire ruled by the Brood, a massive ancient alien race of insectoids that extended their reign of power from 2026 BC well past 2099 AD, following the orders of the Brood Empress. (43 words)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings decide to draw inspiration from the comics, the Brood may appear in the film as a villainous aid to Zheng Bao. the Brood are a parasitic alien lifeform that were birthed from another reality. (43 words)

In a preview for the issue, written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Stefano Caselli, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Clayton Cowles, the X-Men have come to the aid of Cyclops’ father Corsair, whose ship was attacked by the Brood. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

Akin to DC's Dominators, the Brood Imperium was a mysterious empire ruled by the Brood, a massive ancient alien race of insectoids that extended their reign of power from 2026 BC well past 2099 AD, following the orders of the Brood Empress.

Our Magicada Brood (Brood IX) “Locust” is making its first big appearance.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings decide to draw inspiration from the comics, the Brood may appear in the film as a villainous aid to Zheng Bao. the Brood are a parasitic alien lifeform that were birthed from another reality.

Brood never gained a big audience in the United States, but a poster of "Herman Brood and his Wild Romance" can be seen in the David Cronenberg film Scanners (about 53 minutes into the film).

Herman Brood in 2000 Brood's grave at Zorgvlied They are still best known for their second album, Shpritsz —a play on the German word Spritze for syringe—from 1978.

Their duties change upon the age of the bee in the following order (beginning with cleaning out their own cell after eating through their capped brood cell): feed brood, receive nectar, clean hive, guard duty, and foraging.

Complete family: Jacqueline with four of her brood of five.

Diving deeper into this, Associate Prof. Yasuyuki Choh from Chiba University, Japan, and Arne Janssen from the University of Amsterdam and the Federal University of Viçosa shed more light on factors that drive facultative brood parasitism.

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Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood.

Glyn said buyers will be spoiled for choice: “Everywhere you look are pedigrees filled with All-World Champions, Madison Champions, Royal Winter Fair Champions, UK National Champions, Highest Star Brood Cows, and production champions.

In a preview for the issue, written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Stefano Caselli, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Clayton Cowles, the X-Men have come to the aid of Cyclops’ father Corsair, whose ship was attacked by the Brood.

It comprises various phases, including brood stock holding, hatchery production of seed, nursing systems, grow-out systems, and quarantining.

Jason keeps his children out of the spotlight and rarely shares photos of his brood on social media.

Marvel teased, "After facing off against the Brood with the X-Men and losing someone she holds dear, Carol Danvers needs a break.

Meet the A-list couple's big brood, here.

Not everyone, though, is thrilled by the idea of a brood of little Peltz Beckhams.

Some residents throughout Suffolk County bit off more than they could chew during the worst months of the pandemic, adding animals ranging from dogs and cats to guinea pigs, rats, rabbits and roosters to their brood.

The Brood resemble giant insects and have fanged teeth.

The former husband of Kris Jenner is among those who will be offering insight into her ex and her brood in the first trailer for the upcoming docu-series about the famed clan.

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Common combinations with brood

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brood" in a sentence?
An example: "Akin to DC's Dominators, the Brood Imperium was a mysterious empire ruled by the Brood, a massive ancient alien race of insectoids that extended their reign of power from 2026 BC well past 2099 AD, following the orders of the Brood Empress." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "brood" from authentic English texts.
What does "brood" mean?
Brood means: The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
What are synonyms of "brood"?
Common synonyms of "brood" include: sulk, pout, hatch, stew, grizzle, hang, bulk large, loom. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "brood" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "brood", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.