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Explore Clods through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Clods in a sentence

Related words

Clods | Clod | Clodsire

Clods meaning

plural of clod

Using Clods

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of clod
  • In the example corpus, clods often appears in combinations such as: dirt clods.

Context around Clods

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dirt 3× dusty 1×

Sentence patterns with Clods

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

and dirt clods and place 1× crumbles dusty clods of earth 1× roots or clods was no 1× the dirt clods should be 1× with dirt clods 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

next charcoal or 1× the steel ploughs 1× they also gather 1× to barbecue in 1× vito amantia 67 1×

Common sentence endings:

around the nest 1× be glowing red 1× cut through them 1× high by now 1× with dirt clods 1×

Words around Clods

Just before it in the word index:

clodius 9 clodia 2 clodhoppers 2 clodfelter 2 clodagh 14 clod 6

Just after it in the word index:

clodsire 2 cloe 3 cloete 15 cloey 3 clofazimine 3 clog 112

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Clods

  • In this selection, "clods" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dirt and dusty stand out and add context to how "clods" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and dirt clods and place and crumbles dusty clods of earth. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "clods" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with clods

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 also gather stones, dung and dirt clods and place them around the nest. (14 words)

To barbecue in this manner, one first builds a hollow pyramid up with dirt clods. (15 words)

Next, charcoal or wood is burnt inside until the temperature inside the pyramid is very high (the dirt clods should be glowing red). (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The steel ploughs were so much easier to draw through the soil that the constant adjustments of the blade to react to roots or clods was no longer necessary, as the plough could easily cut through them. (37 words)

Vito Amantia, 67, crumbles dusty clods of earth between his hands as he searches in vain for seeds sown at the end of November, "which should have produced wheat 50 centimeters high by now". (34 words)

Next, charcoal or wood is burnt inside until the temperature inside the pyramid is very high (the dirt clods should be glowing red). (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

They also gather stones, dung and dirt clods and place them around the nest.

Vito Amantia, 67, crumbles dusty clods of earth between his hands as he searches in vain for seeds sown at the end of November, "which should have produced wheat 50 centimeters high by now".

Next, charcoal or wood is burnt inside until the temperature inside the pyramid is very high (the dirt clods should be glowing red).

The steel ploughs were so much easier to draw through the soil that the constant adjustments of the blade to react to roots or clods was no longer necessary, as the plough could easily cut through them.

To barbecue in this manner, one first builds a hollow pyramid up with dirt clods.

Common combinations with clods

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "clods" in a sentence?
An example: "They also gather stones, dung and dirt clods and place them around the nest." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "clods" from authentic English texts.
What does "clods" mean?
Clods means: plural of clod
How many example sentences with "clods" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "clods", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.