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Explore Collies through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Collies in a sentence

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Collies | Collie

Collies meaning

plural of collie

Using Collies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of collie
  • In the example corpus, collies often appears in combinations such as: border collies.

Context around Collies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

border 2× raising 1× rescue 1×

Often after:

named 1× elvis 1× boomer 1×

Sentence patterns with Collies

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

bring their collies along 1× experience with collies would be 1× that the collies were the 1× two border collies named trip 1× two rescue collies elvis and 1× were border collies boomer and 1× with raising collies 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

angela and her 1× at home she 1× experience with collies 1× jess and marcus 1× mr young tried 1× participants are invited 1×

Common sentence endings:

and patsy cline 1× best geese chasers 1× mp alex norris 1× protect the sheep 1× their collies along 1× with raising collies 1×

Words around Collies

Just before it in the word index:

colliery 55 collierville 16 colliers 52 collieries 12 collier 231 collie 67

Just after it in the word index:

colligan 3 collignon 5 collimate 2 collimated 14 collimation 6 collimator 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Collies

  • In this selection, "collies" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, border, raising, rescue, named, elvis and boomer stand out and add context to how "collies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bring their collies along and experience with collies would be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "collies" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with collies

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

Experience with collies would be beneficial. (6 words)

Participants are invited to bring their collies along. (8 words)

Mr. Young tried different breeds before deciding that the collies were the best geese chasers. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Jess and Marcus Gray use two Border Collies, named Trip and Dot, to herd their flocks as well as having a Great Pyrenees named Myra live with the flock in order to protect the sheep. (35 words)

The winners of the main category, which was judged by representatives from the two organisations, were border collies Boomer and Corona, owned by Nottingham North Labour MP Alex Norris. (29 words)

Angela and her husband, Klaus, now live and work in Sleepy Eye with their two rescue collies, Elvis and Patsy, named after Elvis Presley and Patsy Cline. (27 words)

Example sentences (7)

Experience with collies would be beneficial.

Jess and Marcus Gray use two Border Collies, named Trip and Dot, to herd their flocks as well as having a Great Pyrenees named Myra live with the flock in order to protect the sheep.

Mr. Young tried different breeds before deciding that the collies were the best geese chasers.

At home, she had a hobby farm for many years, which consisted of rabbits, chickens, goats, sheep, dogs, cats, birds, along with raising Collies.

Angela and her husband, Klaus, now live and work in Sleepy Eye with their two rescue collies, Elvis and Patsy, named after Elvis Presley and Patsy Cline.

Participants are invited to bring their collies along.

The winners of the main category, which was judged by representatives from the two organisations, were border collies Boomer and Corona, owned by Nottingham North Labour MP Alex Norris.

Common combinations with collies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "collies" in a sentence?
An example: "Experience with collies would be beneficial." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "collies" from authentic English texts.
What does "collies" mean?
Collies means: plural of collie
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "collies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.