Explore Dogfish through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like grindle or shark. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dogfish in a sentence
Dogfish meaning
- Any of various small sharks
- Especially those from the family Squalidae
Using Dogfish
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various small sharks | Any of various small sharks | Especially those from the family Squalidae
- Useful related words include: bowfin, grindle, amia calva, ganoid.
- In the example corpus, dogfish often appears in combinations such as: dogfish head, the dogfish.
Context around Dogfish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dogfish
- In this selection, "dogfish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, based, smooth, sufferfest, head and inn stand out and add context to how "dogfish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include catch spiny dogfish in uk and delaware based dogfish head brewery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dogfish" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dogfish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton,is launching an online run club. (11 words)
Dogfish Head flying its indy flag with new 60 Minute IPA. (11 words)
Another aisle away, samples of Dogfish’s distilled beverages were being offered. (12 words)
Common species around the city’s beaches include the smooth dogfish — which lack the sharp teeth that could harm humans — as well as black tipped and juvenile white sharks, who survive almost exclusively on fish. (35 words)
Now, as demand for “functional” beer swells and companies like Sufferfest, Dogfish Head, and Harpoon lead in product development, the fact that other breweries are following seems less like copying than joining a united front. (35 words)
Until recently it was illegal to catch spiny dogfish in UK waters, but if it accidentally finds its way into nets used to catch other fish it can now be sold as 'bycatch'. (33 words)
Example sentences (12)
In 2012, Delaware-based Dogfish Head Brewery and Hawaii’s Maui Brewing Company collaborated on a beer called Liquid Breadfruit, an imperial golden ale brewed with Maui breadfruit and toasted papaya seeds.
Common species around the city’s beaches include the smooth dogfish — which lack the sharp teeth that could harm humans — as well as black tipped and juvenile white sharks, who survive almost exclusively on fish.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton,is launching an online run club.
Dogfish Head flying its indy flag with new 60 Minute IPA.
Dogfish was one of a few craft brewers selected to offer specialty beers at BWW.
It has a full production brewery in Milton, the Dogfish Inn in Lewes, and restaurants in Rehoboth Beach.
Now, as demand for “functional” beer swells and companies like Sufferfest, Dogfish Head, and Harpoon lead in product development, the fact that other breweries are following seems less like copying than joining a united front.
Until recently it was illegal to catch spiny dogfish in UK waters, but if it accidentally finds its way into nets used to catch other fish it can now be sold as 'bycatch'.
Another aisle away, samples of Dogfish’s distilled beverages were being offered.
Reports of a suspicious person in the Dogfish Head Brewery this morning caused a response several local and state police departments.
Dogfish have the longest known gestation period of any shark, at 18 to 24 months.
The viper dogfish has teeth it can point outwards to strike and capture prey that it then swallows intact.
Common combinations with dogfish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: