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Wondering how to use Broody in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as oviparous or sitter.

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Broody in a sentence

Broody meaning

  1. Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
  2. Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young.
  3. Brooding, dwelling upon one's thoughts; moody.

Synonyms of Broody

oviparous sitter setting hen broody hen brood hen thoughtful ruminative reflective pondering pensive musing meditative contemplative brooding hen

Related words

Other words often associated with Broody or its synonyms:

biddy chicken reflexion stargazer model somebody female viviparous incubation person bird thoughtfulness

Using Broody

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. | Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young. | Brooding, dwelling upon one's thoughts; moody.
  • Useful related words include: oviparous, sitter, setting hen, broody hen.
  • In the example corpus, broody often appears in combinations such as: of broody, the broody, broody and.

Context around Broody

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

deeply 1× tells 1× becomes 1× became 1×

Often after:

hen 2× tortured 1× opacity 1× wideboys 1× women 1× vampire 1× duck 1×

Sentence patterns with Broody

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

dragon became broody which meant 1× fan of broody tortured angel 1× far from broody 1× has the broody opacity of 1× louis a broody vampire who 1× moody and broody 1× of a broody or otherwise 1× rarely go broody and those 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

about to become 1× as viewers we 1× baby soup dragon 1× chicken eggs can 1× gellar said her 1× if you want 1×

Common sentence endings:

about 12 eggs 1× best in class 1× by christian slater 1× deeply broody wideboys 1× far from broody 1× for her eggs 1×

Words around Broody

Just before it in the word index:

broodstock 2 broods 20 broodryk 2 broodmare 3 brooding 111 broodiness 3

Just after it in the word index:

brooge 2 brook 618 brookbank 2 brookdale 28 brooke 604 brookeborough 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Broody

  • In this selection, "broody" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, deeply, tells, becomes, hen, tortured and opacity stand out and add context to how "broody" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dragon became broody which meant and fan of broody tortured angel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "broody" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with broody

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

They’ve made him moody and broody. (7 words)

I’ve always been fascinated by those deeply broody wideboys. (10 words)

Chicken eggs can also be hatched under a broody duck, with varied success. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

If you want a mech game that has the broody opacity of Soulsborne, filled with half-truths and skepticism about organizational and individual power, and a fiddliness about builds and loadouts, this franchise is probably the best in class. (39 words)

As viewers, we tend to like origin stories; we enjoy the idea of a broody or otherwise struggling hero coming into his power in the end and saving the day. (30 words)

The main one of these is Ovia, which tells broody women when the best time to have sex is by tracking their menstrual cycles. (24 words)

Example sentences (15)

Gellar said her daughter is a fan of broody, tortured Angel, while her son likes the punk-rock villain-turned-hero Spike.

Keira insists the cartoon about a cheeky little pig and her adventures makes her far from broody.

If you want a mech game that has the broody opacity of Soulsborne, filled with half-truths and skepticism about organizational and individual power, and a fiddliness about builds and loadouts, this franchise is probably the best in class.

As viewers, we tend to like origin stories; we enjoy the idea of a broody or otherwise struggling hero coming into his power in the end and saving the day.

I’ve always been fascinated by those deeply broody wideboys.

The main one of these is Ovia, which tells broody women when the best time to have sex is by tracking their menstrual cycles.

About to become a first-time mother hen, Violet becomes broody and begins preparing a nest for her eggs.

The film starred Brad Patt as Louis, a broody vampire who wished to tell his story to a writer, portrayed by Christian Slater.

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They’ve made him moody and broody.

Baby Soup Dragon was brought into the Clangers' world when the Soup Dragon became broody which meant the Clangers could not get any soup.

Chicken eggs can also be hatched under a broody duck, with varied success.

Many domestic hens will also do this–and are then said to "go broody ".

Modern egg-laying breeds rarely go broody, and those that do often stop part-way through the incubation.

Most domestic ducks neglect their eggs and ducklings, and their eggs must be hatched under a broody hen or artificially.

The broody hen will stop laying and instead will focus on the incubation of the eggs (a full clutch is usually about 12 eggs).

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Common combinations with broody

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "broody" in a sentence?
An example: "Gellar said her daughter is a fan of broody, tortured Angel, while her son likes the punk-rock villain-turned-hero Spike." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "broody" from authentic English texts.
What does "broody" mean?
Broody means: Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
What are synonyms of "broody"?
Common synonyms of "broody" include: oviparous, sitter, setting hen, broody hen, brood hen, thoughtful, ruminative, reflective. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "broody" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "broody", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.