How do you use Ferreted in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Ferreted meaning
simple past and past participle of ferret
Using Ferreted
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of ferret
- In the example corpus, ferreted often appears in combinations such as: ferreted out.
Context around Ferreted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ferreted
- In this selection, "ferreted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, troops and once stand out and add context to how "ferreted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include fox has ferreted out a and ground troops ferreted out enemy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ferreted" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ferreted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But Fox has ferreted out a way to remove these barriers in Vermont. (13 words)
The B-1 thus became a form of flying artillery orbiting overhead, on-call as ground troops ferreted out enemy positions and marked them for destruction. (26 words)
In the story, the protagonist notes that he once ferreted out a German spy during World War II because of the spy's knowledge of the third verse, which is virtually unknown by Americans. (34 words)
In the story, the protagonist notes that he once ferreted out a German spy during World War II because of the spy's knowledge of the third verse, which is virtually unknown by Americans. (34 words)
The B-1 thus became a form of flying artillery orbiting overhead, on-call as ground troops ferreted out enemy positions and marked them for destruction. (26 words)
But Fox has ferreted out a way to remove these barriers in Vermont. (13 words)
Example sentences (3)
But Fox has ferreted out a way to remove these barriers in Vermont.
The B-1 thus became a form of flying artillery orbiting overhead, on-call as ground troops ferreted out enemy positions and marked them for destruction.
In the story, the protagonist notes that he once ferreted out a German spy during World War II because of the spy's knowledge of the third verse, which is virtually unknown by Americans.
Common combinations with ferreted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: