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Elvers | Elver

Elvers meaning

plural of elver

Using Elvers

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of elver
  • In the example corpus, elvers often appears in combinations such as: elvers are, the elvers.

Context around Elvers

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Elvers

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

also called elvers are likely 1× catch the elvers on that 1× eels or elvers in nova 1× shipment of elvers or baby 1× the elvers are always 1× those elvers that escaped 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

authorities also seized 1× baby eels also 1× fishermen catch the 1× sproul and the 1× the elvers are 1× those elvers that 1×

Common sentence endings:

has emboldened poachers 1× march to may 1× scallops or salmon 1× the industry said 1× the yellow eel 1× worth 112 000 1×

Words around Elvers

Just before it in the word index:

elverna 2 elver 12 elvenking 2 elvenes 2 elven 41 elveden 2

Just after it in the word index:

elvert 2 elverum 4 elverys 2 elves 233 elvia 5 elvidge 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Elvers

  • In this selection, "elvers" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also called elvers are likely and catch the elvers on that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "elvers" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with elvers

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

Fishermen catch the elvers on that migration up rivers from March to May. (13 words)

Authorities also seized a shipment of elvers, or baby eels, on April 5 at the Halifax airport worth $112,000. (20 words)

Those elvers that escaped our nets that night will have soon begun transforming again into their third version, the yellow eel. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound basis - worth orders of magnitude more money at the docks than lobsters, scallops or salmon. (34 words)

The elvers are always extremely valuable, but they are fetching an especially high price this year because eel fisheries had unproductive years in other parts of the world, members of the industry said. (33 words)

Sproul and the MPs say DFO's mishandling of the fishery for baby eels or elvers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick this spring has emboldened poachers. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

Authorities also seized a shipment of elvers, or baby eels, on April 5 at the Halifax airport worth $112,000.

Sproul and the MPs say DFO's mishandling of the fishery for baby eels or elvers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick this spring has emboldened poachers.

Baby eels, also called elvers, are likely the most valuable fish in the United States on a per-pound basis - worth orders of magnitude more money at the docks than lobsters, scallops or salmon.

Fishermen catch the elvers on that migration up rivers from March to May.

Those elvers that escaped our nets that night will have soon begun transforming again into their third version, the yellow eel.

The elvers are always extremely valuable, but they are fetching an especially high price this year because eel fisheries had unproductive years in other parts of the world, members of the industry said.

Common combinations with elvers

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "elvers" in a sentence?
An example: "Authorities also seized a shipment of elvers, or baby eels, on April 5 at the Halifax airport worth $112,000." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "elvers" from authentic English texts.
What does "elvers" mean?
Elvers means: plural of elver
How many example sentences with "elvers" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "elvers", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.