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

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Collie in a sentence

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Collie | Collier | Colliery | Colliers | Collierville | Collieries | Collies

Collie meaning

Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs

Synonyms of Collie

shepherd dog sheepdog sheep dog

Using Collie

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs
  • Useful related words include: shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog.
  • In the example corpus, collie often appears in combinations such as: border collie, collie mix, collie and.

Context around Collie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

border 14× paula 1× dustin 1× old 1×

Often after:

mix 2× australian 1× received 1× snoop 1× normally 1× greyhound 1× named 1× facility 1×

Sentence patterns with Collie

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

a border collie and owner 1× a border collie with a 1× accomplice dustin collie were charged 1× adorable border collie then personalised 1× beloved border collie with some 1× cent border collie 32 per 1× collie had five 1× continued a collie normally goes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 3 year 1× a border collie 1× among this year 1× and hercules the 1× beuy is a 1× bottom right australian 1×

Common sentence endings:

a cleft palate 1× agility intermediate final 1× and ran off 1× border collie mix 1× border collie snoop 1× collie named floki 1×

Words around Collie

Just before it in the word index:

colliding 180 collides 52 colliders 2 collider 116 collided 680 collide 228

Just after it in the word index:

collier 231 collieries 12 colliers 52 collierville 16 colliery 55 collies 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

abortive 79 adel 79 agonising 79 akhilesh 79 alibi 79 alleyway 79

Corpus analysis for Collie

  • In this selection, "collie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, border, paula, dustin, mix, australian and received stand out and add context to how "collie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a border collie and owner and a border collie with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "collie" sits close to words such as abortive, adel and agonising, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with collie

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

A 3-year-old border collie named Floki. (8 words)

Sam, Liz’s beloved border collie, with some chickens. (9 words)

Maizie is an 7-8 year old border collie mix. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

The two-year-old Collie Greyhound cross had never before been scared of fireworks - but the intensity of the loud bang, which was followed by a number of other explosions, spooked the pooch as it slipped its collar and ran off. (41 words)

If you’ve opted for an adorable Border Collie then personalised gift site can help – they’ve surveyed thousands of their customers to come up with the most popular names people choose for their loveable Border Collie. (37 words)

Collie had five receptions for 105 yards during the first two quarters in the Colts’ 31-17 win over the Jets that season, sending Indianapolis to the Super Bowl, where it lost to the New Orleans Saints. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

If you’ve opted for an adorable Border Collie then personalised gift site can help – they’ve surveyed thousands of their customers to come up with the most popular names people choose for their loveable Border Collie.

A border collie with a rare and severe form of pneumonia is more energetic than ever following lifesaving treatment at an animal hospital in Cheshire.

Among this year’s featured animals are Julius (a hearing-impaired Dalmatian), Marmalade (a sight and hearing-impaired Border Collie/ Australian Cattle Dog) and Mykonos (an American Staffordshire Terrier/ Bulldog with a cleft palate).

Beuy is a Belgian malinois cross border collie who is looking for an experienced new owner with the skills and patience to continue his training.

His owners said they think their dog was a spaniel hound mix 'with perhaps some border collie', but they were unsure because he was adopted.

Joey is a five-month old border collie mix and Fiona is a four-year old lab mix.

Maizie is an 7-8 year old border collie mix.

Paula Collie received her nursing cap at New England Baptist School of Nursing.

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Sam, Liz’s beloved border collie, with some chickens.

The honour given to the best canine in the festival's films went to the film's border collie, Snoop.

The officers transported Sparky to an emergency veterinary clinic, where the collie and its owner were reunited, per the video.

The property owner, Richard Perry, and an accomplice, Dustin Collie, were charged along with Eatmon, 40.

The tree surgeon continued: “A collie normally goes at 100% all the time but hadn’t been to the toilet and hadn’t eaten and was just acting ill.

The two-year-old Collie Greyhound cross had never before been scared of fireworks - but the intensity of the loud bang, which was followed by a number of other explosions, spooked the pooch as it slipped its collar and ran off.

Zest, a Border Collie, and owner, Nicola Wildman from Preston won The Kennel Club Singles Agility intermediate final.

A 3-year-old border collie named Floki.

And, Hercules, the working Border Collie and the Airport Wildlife Patrol dog will join the Kanawha County Public Library and the community in celebration of his 7th birthday.

Bottom right: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese inspects the Collie facility.

Collie had five receptions for 105 yards during the first two quarters in the Colts’ 31-17 win over the Jets that season, sending Indianapolis to the Super Bowl, where it lost to the New Orleans Saints.

DNA My Dog identified Leininger as 40 per cent Border Collie, 32 per cent Cane Corso and 28 per cent Bulldog, according to the report.

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Common combinations with collie

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "collie" in a sentence?
An example: "If you’ve opted for an adorable Border Collie then personalised gift site can help – they’ve surveyed thousands of their customers to come up with the most popular names people choose for their loveable Border Collie." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "collie" from authentic English texts.
What does "collie" mean?
Collie means: Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs
What are synonyms of "collie"?
Common synonyms of "collie" include: shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog.
How many example sentences with "collie" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "collie", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.