Explore Fur through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like pelt or coat. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Fur in a sentence
Related words
Fur meaning
- The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
- The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.
- An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
Fur vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Fur
- The main meaning on this page is: The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick. | The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing. | An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
- Useful related words include: pelt, animal skin, coat, pelage.
- Possible Dutch translations are: voering.
- In the example corpus, fur often appears in combinations such as: the fur, fur and, their fur.
Context around Fur
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fur
- In this selection, "fur" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, used, explorers, white, products, traders and sales stand out and add context to how "fur" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 40 the fur trade was and a peculiar fur rim. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fur" sits close to words such as clarified, earl and expelled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fur
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fur better or fur worse. (5 words)
The ban excludes fur worn for religious or tribal purposes, and used fur. (13 words)
HBC also sold its Canadian fur-auction business to Hudson's Bay Fur Sales Canada (now North American Fur Auctions ). (20 words)
Maria Reich, 43, chief executive of Reich Furs, a Manhattan-based manufacturer of fur coats, said a ban on fur sales would have a drastic impact on the 20 or so people she directly employs and an additional 30 contractors she uses to create her pieces. (46 words)
Sickening footage showing a cannibalised mink, a decomposing fox and shivering cubs at fur farms in Finland has exposed the horrifying nature of the fur industry that sells millions of pounds worth of pelts to the UK every year. (39 words)
Talking about her preference for real fur over fake, she claimed: "Fake fur is not environmentally safe as it fills up our landfills and does not biodegrade even after hundreds of years. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fur traders, trappers and explorers Fur trappers, often working for fur traders, followed nearly all possible streams looking for beaver in the years (1812–40) the fur trade was active.
All species of lynx have white fur on their chests, bellies and on the insides of their legs, fur which is an extension of the chest and belly fur.
HBC also sold its Canadian fur-auction business to Hudson's Bay Fur Sales Canada (now North American Fur Auctions ).
He tries to save a picture on the wall of a woman wearing a fur hat, fur scarf, and fur muff.
Fur better or fur worse.
But the most interesting part about Law’s original outfit was his iconic fur hat, which had a different design with a peculiar fur rim.
Talking about her preference for real fur over fake, she claimed: "Fake fur is not environmentally safe as it fills up our landfills and does not biodegrade even after hundreds of years.
In Poland, another large mink fur exporter, the ruling right-wing coalition and the opposition are deeply divided over a new law that would ban fur farms.
Julie Waldroup, another activist with DxE, argued that fur products contain “toxic, carcinogenic chemicals to keep the skin” from rotting, and questioned the claim that fur had any environmental benefits.
Maria Reich, 43, chief executive of Reich Furs, a Manhattan-based manufacturer of fur coats, said a ban on fur sales would have a drastic impact on the 20 or so people she directly employs and an additional 30 contractors she uses to create her pieces.
Moreover, they contend, faux-fur products now resemble real furs, providing alternatives for consumers seeking a fur look for coats, stoles, boot trim, purses or other products.
Sickening footage showing a cannibalised mink, a decomposing fox and shivering cubs at fur farms in Finland has exposed the horrifying nature of the fur industry that sells millions of pounds worth of pelts to the UK every year.
That’s probably why they actually have more questions about the logistics of the cat characters themselves (including why some of them have fur coats on top of their fur bodies).
The ban excludes fur worn for religious or tribal purposes, and used fur.
The ban excludes used fur and taxidermy, in addition to religious items and fur products used by Native American tribes.
The crowd swells to about 50. Locals and organisers have brought extra outerwear for the uninitiated: parkas trimmed with wolverine fur, sealskin mittens, polar-bear-fur pants.
After the market there will be a "Fur Ball" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., where people are encouraged to wear their best fur items.
Also in storage are stoles made of mink, red fox, beaver and raccoon fur and numerous suits with fur collars and cuffs.
Long, long ago, my samoyed (more fur than dog) had a nasty infected spider bite (how the spider got through the fur is beyond me).
Others try to promote nutria fur, which is what got Louisiana into this mess in the first place, as a sustainable fur option.
Common combinations with fur
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: