On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Cowries. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Cowries meaning
- plural of cowrie
- plural of cowry
Using Cowries
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of cowrie | plural of cowry
Context around Cowries
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cowries
- In this selection, "cowries" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, plaster, shells and asset stand out and add context to how "cowries" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adorned with cowries shells and director of cowries asset management. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cowries" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cowries
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The jaws were removed and the faces covered with plaster; cowries were used as eyes. (15 words)
She said the witch-hunter wore red clothes with white lines on the trouser and he was holding a horn which was adorned with cowries' shells. (26 words)
The Managing Director of Cowries Asset Management Limited, Mr Johnson Chukwu has said that the agricultural sector drove Nigeria’s economic performance in the year 2018. (26 words)
The brief said a search conducted on them led to the retrieval of one pump action gun, two single barrel guns, one long knife, 80 live cartridges, some talismans and cowries. (31 words)
She said the witch-hunter wore red clothes with white lines on the trouser and he was holding a horn which was adorned with cowries' shells. (26 words)
The Managing Director of Cowries Asset Management Limited, Mr Johnson Chukwu has said that the agricultural sector drove Nigeria’s economic performance in the year 2018. (26 words)
Example sentences (4)
The brief said a search conducted on them led to the retrieval of one pump action gun, two single barrel guns, one long knife, 80 live cartridges, some talismans and cowries.
She said the witch-hunter wore red clothes with white lines on the trouser and he was holding a horn which was adorned with cowries' shells.
The Managing Director of Cowries Asset Management Limited, Mr Johnson Chukwu has said that the agricultural sector drove Nigeria’s economic performance in the year 2018.
The jaws were removed and the faces covered with plaster; cowries were used as eyes.