How do you use Fleas in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Fleas meaning
plural of flea
Using Fleas
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of flea
- In the example corpus, fleas often appears in combinations such as: fleas and, the fleas, of fleas.
Context around Fleas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fleas
- In this selection, "fleas" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, see, carry, ticks, kelley and feeding stand out and add context to how "fleas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include authorities collected fleas from the and bites from fleas or rodents. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fleas" sits close to words such as abrogation, agnew and airman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fleas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
How can you treat fleas? (5 words)
You can tell they're infested with fleas," Kelley said. (10 words)
Or maybe just an abundance of common sand fleas, or chiggers. (11 words)
Following the closure, head teacher Kelly Hill said: “At the end of last week some of our pupils and staff reported having what appeared to be insect bites and we suspected there may be an outbreak of fleas at the school affecting certain areas. (44 words)
I would like to reassure and advise everyone that firstly they do not carry fleas that jump onto your pets or carpets, their fleas are hedgehog specific and rescuers like myself always have sprays etc to eradicate them and make the hedgehog comfy. (43 words)
It's unclear how the man caught the disease, though it is typically spread to humans through bites from fleas or rodents, as well as exposure to other dead animals. (30 words)
How can you treat fleas? (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
I would like to reassure and advise everyone that firstly they do not carry fleas that jump onto your pets or carpets, their fleas are hedgehog specific and rescuers like myself always have sprays etc to eradicate them and make the hedgehog comfy.
Move your hand against the direction of your dog’s coat and you may see fleas or dark specks, called “flea dirt,” which is a sign of fleas.
And others come in with painful sores, caused by fleas and mites.
Following the closure, head teacher Kelly Hill said: “At the end of last week some of our pupils and staff reported having what appeared to be insect bites and we suspected there may be an outbreak of fleas at the school affecting certain areas.
Food rich in omega fatty acids, as we mentioned above, can help to create a barrier on your dog's skin that fleas and ticks cannot penetrate.
If left untouched, they would have made a significant reduction in the rat population that carried the fleas which transmitted the disease.
Kinda like setting your dog on fire to get rid of fleas.
The salt water is believed to have medicinal properties that help rid the animals of ticks, fleas and other parasites.
You can tell they're infested with fleas," Kelley said.
According to Weardale Vets in County Durham: "Fleas are small parasites that commonly infest homes, feeding on both pets and humans.
All of the puppies had a hunched posture, appearance of curved spines and malnourishment and some live fleas were visible in their coats.
A pest control company is coming Wednesday to eradicate the fleas, she said, a day when the office is regularly closed.
A significant 39% aren't frequently treating fleas, 45% won't regularly worm their pet, and 58% aren't providing tick treatment.
Health authorities collected fleas from the animals, believing that they could have hopped from the hogs to the girl and caused the infection.
How can you treat fleas?
In severe cases, smaller animals such as kittens or puppies, can even die from anaemia due to the blood loss caused by the fleas feeding.
I see fleas and worms pretty much on a daily basis, so making sure he's covered is really important.
It's unclear how the man caught the disease, though it is typically spread to humans through bites from fleas or rodents, as well as exposure to other dead animals.
More recently, when predominantly Muslim councillors quit Labour in disgust at the party’s position on Israel’s unfolding genocide, one official briefed it was “shaking off the fleas”.
Or maybe just an abundance of common sand fleas, or chiggers.
Common combinations with fleas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fleas and 17×
- the fleas 10×
- of fleas 8×
- with fleas 6×
- fleas or 5×
- infected fleas 5×
- fleas that 3×
- see fleas 3×
- by fleas 3×
- fleas which 3×