Explore Cygnets through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cygnets meaning
plural of cygnet
Using Cygnets
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of cygnet
- In the example corpus, cygnets often appears in combinations such as: cygnets are, the cygnets.
Context around Cygnets
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cygnets
- In this selection, "cygnets" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, eight, five and became stand out and add context to how "cygnets" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cygnets are captured and fit the cygnets with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cygnets" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cygnets
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cygnets are captured and weighed as part of the process. (10 words)
They fit the cygnets with a ring bearing identification numbers, and then release them back into the water. (18 words)
In a similar incidence of cruelty against swans, five cygnets and their parents were found shot and killed, wrapped in a plastic bag, and thrown into a stream early this year. (31 words)
Previously, a cygnet had a "brick dropped on it" a year and a half ago and a female swan with eight cygnets became seriously injured, and later had to be put to sleep, after having a stone thrown at her, a local resident said. (44 words)
The parents nest in the marsh at the East end of the lake, and going back there by canoe would be an invasion that would not be well tolerated when the cygnets are young and vulnerable. (36 words)
In a similar incidence of cruelty against swans, five cygnets and their parents were found shot and killed, wrapped in a plastic bag, and thrown into a stream early this year. (31 words)
Example sentences (5)
Cygnets are captured and weighed as part of the process.
Previously, a cygnet had a "brick dropped on it" a year and a half ago and a female swan with eight cygnets became seriously injured, and later had to be put to sleep, after having a stone thrown at her, a local resident said.
They fit the cygnets with a ring bearing identification numbers, and then release them back into the water.
In a similar incidence of cruelty against swans, five cygnets and their parents were found shot and killed, wrapped in a plastic bag, and thrown into a stream early this year.
The parents nest in the marsh at the East end of the lake, and going back there by canoe would be an invasion that would not be well tolerated when the cygnets are young and vulnerable.
Common combinations with cygnets
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: